Dumbbell Bench Holders for Safer Heavy-Weight Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Exercise routines involving dumbbell bench pressing are tedious and prone to shoulder and knee injuries, especially when handling heavy weights, necessitating a safer and more efficient workout apparatus.
Innovation Solution
A dumbbell bench with a base, stationary poles, dumbbell holders, and a body receiving portion that allows for secure placement and adjustment of dumbbells, reducing the need for awkward lifting and minimizing injury risk.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a person performs dumbbell bench pressing manually without assistance, then the workout can be completed, but the likelihood of shoulder and knee injuries increases severely
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mechanical intermediary system consisting of a bench surface and dumbbell holders that mediate between the user and the heavy dumbbells. The bench provides a stable platform and the holders guide and support the dumbbells during the pressing motion, reducing the risk of injury by eliminating the need for manual lifting assistance.
Solution Approach 2:
The dumbbell holders are pre-positioned on the bench at the correct height and angle before the user begins the exercise. This preliminary arrangement ensures that the dumbbells are already in the optimal position for pressing, eliminating the need for awkward manual lifting and reducing injury risk before the actual exercise begins.
2Productivity
If heavy dumbbells are lifted from the knees to a fixed starting position, then the exercise can be performed, but the task becomes tedious and challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The dumbbell holders are pre-positioned on the bench at the correct height and angle before the user begins the exercise. This preliminary arrangement ensures that the dumbbells are already in the optimal position for pressing, eliminating the need for awkward manual lifting and reducing injury risk before the actual exercise begins.
Solution Approach 2:
The bench surface and dumbbell holders serve as mechanical intermediaries that facilitate the transfer of the dumbbells from the floor to the pressing position. The holders guide the dumbbells along a controlled path and provide support during the transition, making the positioning process smoother and less tedious.
3Ease of operation
If proper form is maintained during dumbbell bench pressing, then muscle targeting is improved, but the complexity of the exercise increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bench and dumbbell holders act as mechanical guides that mediate the exercise execution. The holders are positioned at specific angles and heights that automatically guide the user into the correct form, reducing the cognitive and physical complexity of maintaining proper technique while still achieving the desired muscle targeting.
Solution Approach 2:
The bench surface is designed to provide a stable, level base that equalizes the starting position for both dumbbells. This equipotential foundation ensures that both arms begin at the same height and angle, simplifying the exercise execution and making it easier to maintain proper form throughout the movement.
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A dumbbell bench to hold dumbbells thereupon, the dumbbell bench including a base, including a floor contacting portion to be disposed on a floor, a plurality of stationary poles connected to opposing side portions of the floor contacting portion, such that the plurality of stationary poles are substantially parallel to each other and are substantially perpendicular with respect to the floor contacting portion, a plurality of dumbbell holders disposed at top portions of the plurality of stationary poles, and a plurality of dumbbell platforms disposed at top portions of each of the plurality of dumbbell holders to hold the dumbbells thereupon, and a body receiving portion disposed above and connected to the base to allow a user to lay thereupon.