Adjustable Bouncing Shoe Holder with Resilient Fastening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bouncing shoes lack adjustable sizing, leading to potential ankle injuries due to improper fit, and lack safety features to prevent damage from excessive force or sudden collapse, compromising user safety and balance during exercise.
Innovation Solution
A bouncing shoe-holder with a detachable shoe cavity, a resilient bouncing unit with adjustable fastening to ensure balanced force distribution, and integrated safety features such as a light indicator and over-bend limiter to enhance visibility and prevent sudden collapse.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed size boot is used, then the structure is simple, but the user cannot adjust the size to fit their feet, leading to potential ankle injuries
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the boot size adjustable through a sizing adjustment mechanism. The boot includes a sizing adjustment member that can be rotated to change the circumference of the boot, allowing it to adapt to different foot sizes. This transforms the static fixed-size boot into a dynamic adjustable structure, resolving the contradiction between simplicity and adaptability.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the fastening body increases the distance between force exerting point and force bounding point, then the boot structure is more stable, but the bouncing force is unevenly exerted, causing user imbalance and ankle sprains
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by optimizing the geometric parameters of the fastening body. The fastening body is designed with specific dimensional relationships where the distance between the force exerting point and force bounding point is controlled within an optimal range. Additionally, the bouncing force distribution is adjusted by modifying the fastening body's structural parameters to ensure uniform force transmission, resolving the contradiction between structural stability and user safety.
3Reliability
If no safety device is provided, then the device is simpler, but the springy body can break when it cannot withstand foot exerting force, causing injury without protection
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by incorporating a safety protection device that includes a buffer member and a protection member. The buffer member is positioned to absorb and cushion the impact when the springy body fails under excessive force, preventing direct injury to the user's foot. This pre-positioned protective mechanism resolves the contradiction between device simplicity and safety reliability.
4Adaptability or versatility
If a bigger size boot is purchased for growing feet, then the boot accommodates growth, but unwanted foot movement occurs, allowing easy ankle sprains
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves this contradiction by applying the dynamics principle through an adjustable sizing mechanism. Instead of purchasing progressively larger boots, the boot includes a sizing adjustment member that allows the circumference to be dynamically changed. This enables the boot to maintain a tight, secure fit on the user's foot as it grows, preventing unwanted foot movement and ankle sprains while accommodating growth without requiring size upgrades.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a safe and adjustable bouncing shoe-holder that minimizes ankle sprains by ensuring a proper fit and balanced force distribution, while the safety features enhance user safety and visibility during use.
Implementation Method 1
the bouncing unit comprises an upper resilient member and a lower resilient member coupled with the upper resilient member in an end-to-end manner... the bouncing unit is directly coupled at the bottom side of the shoe holder
Data Source
AI summary
A bouncing shoe-holder includes a shoe holder for holding a shoe worn by a user, a bouncing unit and a fastening unit. The bouncing unit includes an upper resilient member having a downward curving configuration and a lower resilient member having an upward curving configuration coupled thereto in an end-to-end manner to define a bouncing cavity therebetween. The fastening unit includes a fastening member supported within the bouncing cavity to directly fasten the bouncing unit at a bottom side of the shoe holder.