Collapsible Exercise Bench with Telescoping Frame and Adjustable Incline

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional incline exercise benches are cumbersome, uncomfortable, and difficult to store due to their rigid structures and gaps between components, limiting portability and ease of use.

Innovation Solution

A collapsible and adjustable incline exercise bench with a fixed bench frame and sliding incline support members that allow for various incline positions without moving the bench frame, featuring a continuous adjustable support frame for enhanced comfort and compact folding mechanisms for easy storage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If traditional rigid structures are used for incline exercise benches, then structural strength is maintained, but portability and ease of storage deteriorate due to cumbersome size and rigid components

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural strengthVSAvoidportability

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The bench is divided into multiple telescoping segments that can extend and retract. The frame consists of nested tubular members that slide within each other, allowing the bench to be collapsed to a fraction of its extended size while maintaining structural integrity when extended for use

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The bench transitions from a static rigid structure to a dynamic telescoping structure. The adjustable support members can slide along the frame members and lock at various positions, enabling the bench to adapt between a compact stored state and a fully extended functional state, significantly improving portability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Ease of manufacture

If traditional rigid structures with gaps between components are used, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but user comfort deteriorates due to discomfort from gaps during exercise

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemanufacturing simplicityVSAvoiduser comfort

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The telescoping frame members are designed to fit tightly within each other, eliminating gaps between components. The support members connect seamlessly to the frame, creating a continuous surface that provides comfort during exercise while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through standardized tubular components

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Stability of the object's composition

If fixed bench frames are used for incline adjustments, then structural stability is maintained, but adaptability deteriorates because the entire bench must be moved to change incline positions

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidincline adjustment flexibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The incline adjustment mechanism is segmented into independent support members that can be adjusted separately from the main frame. These support members slide along the stable frame members and can be positioned at different incline angles, allowing incline changes without moving the entire bench

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Adjustable support members act as intermediaries between the fixed stable frame and the bench surface. These support members can be repositioned along the frame to change the incline angle, providing adaptability while the frame itself remains stable and stationary

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

4Strength

If traditional non-collapsible designs are used, then structural integrity is maintained, but storage efficiency deteriorates due to large storage space requirements

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural integrityVSAvoidstorage volume

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The frame members are designed as nested telescoping tubes, with smaller diameter tubes sliding within larger diameter tubes. When collapsed, the entire bench structure reduces to a compact bundle of nested tubes, occupying minimal storage space while maintaining full structural integrity when extended for use

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The bench structure dynamically transitions between extended and collapsed states. The telescoping members slide smoothly within each other and can be locked in place, allowing the bench to occupy large volume during use but collapse to a small fraction of that volume for storage, dramatically improving storage efficiency

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS20230027387A1Collapsible and adjustable incline exercise bench and portable weight storage container

Publication Date: 2023.01.26 TEMPO INTERACTIVE INC

AI summary

A collapsible and adjustable incline exercise bench comprising a fixed bench frame including a first channel configured to receive a first incline support member and a second channel configured to receive a second incline support member. An adjustable incline support frame adjustably coupled to the fixed bench frame via the first incline support member and the second incline support member, at least a portion of the incline support frame configured to adjustably incline relative to the fixed bench frame via the first incline support member and the second incline support member, the incline support frame including a first portion and a second portion, and wherein the first portion and second portion are contiguous without any gap between the first portion and the second portion. A first pair of folding legs attached to the fixed bench frame. A second pair of folding legs coupled attached the fixed bench frame.