Hockey Goalie Blocker Pad with Hook Surface for Ball Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Training hockey goalies with a racket ball on the blocker side is challenging due to the ball's tendency to bounce and roll off, requiring a second person to retrieve it and disrupting the training focus.
Innovation Solution
A hockey goalie blocker pad with a curved bottom surface and hook material on the top surface, designed to fit snugly with the goalie's blocker, featuring a connector belt and adjustable straps for secure attachment, and a skirt member for a snug fit, using materials like plastic, foam, or gel to prevent rolling, and a hook surface for interaction with practice hockey balls.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a racket ball is used for training the blocker side, then the goalie can practice reflexes, but the ball bounces and rolls off in all directions requiring a second person to retrieve it
Solution Approach 1:
The harmful bouncing and rolling behavior of the ball is extracted and eliminated by replacing the free-rolling ball with a ball that has loop material on its surface, which interacts with the hook material on the blocker pad to prevent unwanted motion
Solution Approach 2:
The loop material on the ball serves as an intermediary that enables controlled interaction between the ball and the blocker pad's hook material, allowing the ball to be held in place during training exercises without requiring constant retrieval
2Ease of operation
If a second person is used to retrieve the ball, then the ball can be recovered, but the focus on training exercise is disrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The training system becomes self-sufficient by designing the blocker pad with hook material that automatically holds the ball in place, eliminating the need for external intervention (a second person) to retrieve the ball and maintain training continuity
3Reliability
If the blocker pad is made to fit snugly with the blocker, then the ball can be held in place, but the pad requires secure attachment mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment mechanism is made adjustable and adaptable through the belt with male and female connectors, allowing the pad to be securely fitted to different blocker sizes and shapes while maintaining simplicity in the connection method
Solution Approach 2:
The skirt member with drawstring provides a flexible, form-fitting coverage that adapts to the blocker's shape, securing the pad in place without requiring complex rigid attachment structures
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables effective training by eliminating the need for a second person to retrieve the ball, allowing goalies to focus on their reflexes without interruptions, as the blocker pad securely holds the ball in place.
Implementation Method 1
a hook surface including hook material thereon and adapted to interact with a surface of a practice hockey ball having loop material thereon
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AI summary
A hockey goalie blocker pad for use with a hockey goalie blocker. The blocker pad has a substantially rectangular volume having four sides, a top surface, and a bottom surface opposite the top surface; the bottom surface has a curved shape adapted to coincide with the curved shape of a top surface of the goalie blocker, to thereby fit snugly there against. The top surface is substantially flat and includes a hook surface including hook material thereon and adapted to interact with a surface of a practice hockey ball having loop material thereon, and a connector member adapted to securely and removably attach the blocker pad to the blocker.