Calisthenic Rings With Orthogonal Support Element

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional gymnastic rings lack ergonomic design features, leading to issues such as bending, breaking, skin abrasion, and discontinuity at the attachment points, which can cause discomfort and injury during exercises.

Innovation Solution

The design of advanced calisthenic rings featuring a non-planar substantially annular member with a smooth transition between regions, a support element orthogonal to the main body, and a perimeter edge approximating a lemniscate or teardrop shape, providing a continuous and comfortable grip.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If conventional gymnastic rings are used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the rings lack ergonomic design features causing bending, breaking, and skin abrasion

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesimplicity of structureVSAvoidergonomic design

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The ring incorporates a non-planar substantially annular member with a smooth transition between regions, creating a curved, ergonomic surface that conforms to the hand and wrist anatomy. This curved design eliminates sharp edges and discontinuities while maintaining structural integrity and ease of manufacture.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #14Spheroidality (Curvature)

2Ease of operation

If snap-on attachments are added to conventional rings, then ergonomic features are provided, but bending, breaking, and discontinuity occur at the attachment points

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveergonomic grip featuresVSAvoidstructural integrity at attachment points

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The ergonomic support element is merged with the ring structure through integral formation, eliminating the discontinuity and weak points associated with snap-on attachments. The support element extends seamlessly from the ring body, ensuring continuous structural integrity while providing ergonomic grip features.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The ergonomic support element is pre-formed as part of the ring structure during manufacturing, rather than being added as a separate attachment. This preliminary integration ensures that the ergonomic features are permanently bonded to the ring, preventing bending and breaking at attachment points.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of operation

If the ring structure is modified to include ergonomic features, then user comfort is improved, but the complexity of the ring structure increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser comfortVSAvoidring structure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The ring structure maintains its simple overall form while incorporating localized ergonomic features through the non-planar annular member with smooth transitions. The complexity is confined to specific regions of the ring that contact the user's hand and wrist, while the rest of the structure remains simple and easy to manufacture.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS11331528B2Calisthenic rings

Publication Date: 2022.05.17 AMOROSO KEVIN A

AI summary

An advanced calisthenic ring comprising a substantially annular shape and various contiguous and smoothly interfaced regions within multiple planes to avoid abrading a user's arms when a user is performing a muscle up exercise. In some embodiments the device can also comprise a support element integral with the advanced calisthenic ring to aid a user in adopting a false grip position and/or facilitate performance of a muscle up exercise.