Corner-Mounted Massage Roller Assembly with Segmented Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional massage rollers are not stationary, making them portable but difficult to secure for fixed self-massage therapy, leading to potential loss and inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A corner-mounted massage roller assembly with a fastening component and roller assembly component, featuring a corner-mount adapter member, axle base, and interchangeable massage heads, allowing secure attachment to any outside corner of a structure for adjustable and rotatable self-massage therapy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional massage rollers are made portable and handheld, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability is worsened due to potential loss and inability to secure for fixed use
Solution Approach 1:
The massage roller system is divided into two separable components: a portable handheld roller and a stationary mounting assembly. This allows the roller to be used portably when needed while also being securely mounted for fixed use, resolving the contradiction between portability and security against loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting assembly includes a releasable mounting mechanism that allows the massage roller to be dynamically switched between a handheld portable state and a securely mounted stationary state. This dynamic capability enables the system to adapt to different usage scenarios, maintaining both portability and security.
2Reliability
If conventional massage rollers are made stationary and fixed, then reliability is improved by preventing loss, but ease of operation is worsened due to lack of portability and flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the massage roller from the mounting assembly, allowing the roller to be easily removed and relocated. This segmentation maintains security when mounted while preserving portability when removed, addressing the contradiction between reliability and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting assembly is designed to be universally applicable to various surfaces and locations, allowing the massage roller to be securely mounted in multiple positions. This multi-functionality enables the system to provide both stationary security and portable flexibility depending on mounting location.
3Device complexity
If a corner mounting system is used, then device complexity is reduced by utilizing existing structure, but adaptability is worsened by requiring specific corner geometry
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly utilizes the asymmetric geometry of corner structures to create a stable mounting position. The L-shaped or right-angle configuration of the mounting brackets is specifically designed to fit corner geometries, reducing the need for additional mounting hardware while maintaining adaptability to different corner locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The corner mounting system is designed to accommodate various corner geometries and surface types through adjustable mounting mechanisms. This universality allows the same basic mounting assembly to be adapted to different corner configurations, maintaining both simplicity and versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a corner mounted massage roller assembly that is structured to fit against and mount to a single outside corner of a structure via one or more fastening components. Particularly, the corner mounted massage roller assembly may include a fastening component having one or more fastening plate members for mounting to the single outside corner of the structure having a first side and a second side intersecting along the single outside corner, and a roller assembly component having an outside corner-mount adapter member that may be coupled to a massage head component by an axle base.