Elliptical Crawler Device for Compact Home Cardio and Strength Training
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for home exercise devices that can provide both muscle strengthening and cardio training in limited spaces, as personal home exercise has become popular post-pandemic but is constrained by available options.
Innovation Solution
An elliptical crawler device with adjustable front support, an assembly of elliptical rowing body, and optional back support, featuring extendible arm and foot supports that allow for synchronized elliptical rowing motions, along with a workout control unit for customizable workouts and networking capabilities for competitive sessions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate exercise devices are used to provide both muscle strengthening and cardio training, then comprehensive workout capability is improved, but device complexity and space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines cardio training and muscle strengthening functions into a single integrated elliptical crawler device. The elliptical motion mechanism simultaneously provides cardiovascular exercise while the resistance system enables muscle strengthening, eliminating the need for multiple separate devices and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The elliptical crawler is designed as a multi-functional device that can perform both cardio training through continuous elliptical motion and muscle strengthening through adjustable resistance. The same mechanical structure serves dual purposes, making the device universally applicable for different workout objectives without requiring additional equipment.
2Productivity
If traditional exercise machines are designed for full body engagement, then workout effectiveness is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to coordination requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The elliptical crawler utilizes the user's own body weight and natural elliptical motion instincts to drive the workout. The device requires minimal external control or complex coordination - users simply move in natural elliptical patterns while the resistance and support mechanisms automatically engage, making the system self-regulating and easy to operate.
Solution Approach 2:
The device employs smooth curved surfaces and rounded geometries in its design, including the elliptical motion path and contoured support surfaces. This eliminates sharp edges and complex angular movements, allowing users to glide naturally through the exercise motion without needing to coordinate precise angular transitions, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining full-body engagement.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides an elliptical crawler. The elliptical crawler includes a front support having an adjustable height and an assembly of elliptical rowing body having two extendible arm supports and two foot supports. Methods of making and using the elliptical crawler are also disclosed.