Exercise Ball Cradle With Handrails And Foot Restraints
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise ball support devices lack versatility and effectiveness in providing comprehensive support for users, failing to offer integrated handrails, foot restraints, and adjustable inclines to enhance resistance and stability during exercises.
Innovation Solution
A cradle support device with a concave platform assembly that allows for the use of exercise balls or other compressible components, featuring handrails, foot restraints, and adjustable inclines, which can be mounted on a sliding or elevated platform, enabling controlled motion and resistance adjustments for various exercise positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a simple exercise ball support device is used, then the device structure is simple, but it lacks comprehensive support features such as handrails, foot restraints, and adjustable inclines
Solution Approach 1:
The cradle assembly is designed to perform multiple functions: supporting exercise balls, providing handrails for user support, incorporating foot restraints for stability, and enabling adjustable inclines for resistance variation. This multi-functional design allows a single device to replace multiple separate exercise equipment pieces, thereby increasing adaptability while managing complexity through integrated design
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed support structure is used, then the structure is stable, but it cannot provide adjustable inclines for resistance control
Solution Approach 1:
The cradle assembly incorporates an adjustable incline mechanism that allows the support surface to be tilted to desired angles during use. This dynamic adjustment capability enables resistance control for different exercise intensities while maintaining structural stability when locked into position. The mechanism transforms a static structure into a dynamically adjustable one that preserves stability during exercise
3Productivity
If basic ball support is provided, then the device is simple to use, but it lacks controlled motion and resistance adjustments for exercise efficacy
Solution Approach 1:
The cradle assembly is pre-configured with handrails, foot restraints, and incline adjustment mechanisms in positions that facilitate easy access and operation. The handrails are positioned for natural hand placement, foot restraints are accessible for securing feet, and incline adjustments are within easy reach. This preliminary arrangement of components ensures that while the device provides controlled motion and resistance adjustments for exercise efficacy, it remains easy to operate without requiring complex user setup
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AI summary
An cradle to support a person or an exercise ball provides an upwardly-facing, elongated concave working surface to restrict lateral movement of an exercise ball during exercise. The device permits an exercise ball to be rolled along the longitudinal axis of the cradle while providing a user with a handrail, foot restraints, and a headrest. An optional support assembly may be provided to elevate the cradle; to facilitate inclining the cradle; or to permit sliding of the cradle. The user is able to generate body toning, and strengthening by keeping the foot, or feet, or hands in a fixed location on the device while the user's body is supported by the compressible support component.