Collapsible Dip Apparatus with Resistance Band Assistance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dip exercise devices are often bulky, expensive, and lack stability and adjustability, making them unsuitable for home use and users requiring assistance with upper body strength or weight support.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible and portable dip apparatus with support bars and resistance bands that provide upward assistance, featuring adjustable legs and pivotable side structures for reduced footprint and customizable resistance levels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional dip machines with weights and pulleys are used to provide upward assistance, then users with poor upper body strength can perform dips, but the device becomes bulky, expensive, and non-portable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the weight stack and pulley system from the dip apparatus, replacing them with resistance bands that provide the necessary upward assistance. This removes the bulky components while retaining the core functionality of assisted dips through a simpler, more portable design
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces expensive, complex mechanical systems with simpler, more affordable resistance bands. These bands are less durable than metal pulleys but provide sufficient functionality for home use at a fraction of the cost and complexity
2Device complexity
If waist-high stands with parallel bars are used for dips, then the device is less bulky and cheaper, but it lacks stability and provides no support for users needing assistance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements resistance bands attached to the support bars that provide upward counteracting force against the user's body weight. This creates a balanced system where the bands offset gravitational pull, providing both stability and assistance simultaneously
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds resistance bands specifically at the lower body support points (attached to support bars below the gripping bars). This localized application of elastic support provides assistance exactly where needed - at the user's hips or thighs - without requiring complex mechanisms throughout the entire apparatus
3Device complexity
If fixed-footprint dip devices are used, then structure is simplified, but storage and space utilization become problematic
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the side structures pivotable relative to the central support, transforming the apparatus from a static fixed-footprint design to a dynamic collapsible structure. This allows the device to transition between an expanded configuration for exercise and a collapsed configuration for compact storage
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus offers a stable, adjustable, and cost-effective solution for dip exercises, allowing users to adjust resistance and fold for storage, accommodating various user needs and preferences.
Implementation Method 1
one or more resistance bands releasably attachable to the dip apparatus below the gripping bars to assist the user when performing a dip exercise by providing an upward force counteracting at least a portion of the user's weight
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AI summary
An exercise system may include a dip apparatus having gripping bars for a user to grip and one or more resistance bands releasably attachable to the dip apparatus below the gripping bars to assist the user when performing a dip exercise by providing an upward force counteracting at least a portion of the user's weight. To this end, the dip apparatus may include support bars disposed below the gripping bars, where the support bars are structurally configured to engage with one or more resistance bands. More particularly, each of the support bars may include couplers that have a portion structurally configured to receive a resistance band, which may be formed as a continuous loop.