Free-Standing Exercise Base with Adjustable Resilient Members
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise equipment using cantilevered, resilient members for resistance training is limited by dependence on mounting surfaces, uni-directional resistance, and lack of adjustability, restricting the range of exercises and muscle groups that can be effectively targeted.
Innovation Solution
A free-standing exercise apparatus with a base that allows resilient members to be mounted at various locations and orientations, enabling multi-directional resistance and independent or simultaneous use of multiple members to accommodate different exercises and muscle groups, and adjustable resistance levels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single cantilevered resilient member is used with a mounting apparatus, then the device can be attached to various surfaces, but the device is not free-standing and depends on mounting surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into a base unit and a resilient member. The base unit contains an elongated cavity that receives and secures the resilient member, allowing the resilient member to be easily attached and removed without complex mounting apparatus. This segmentation enables the resilient member to function independently while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The base unit with its elongated cavity can accommodate resilient members of different sizes, shapes, and stiffnesses. The cavity's geometry is designed to universally secure various types of resilient members, making the device versatile without requiring different mounting apparatus for different applications.
2Ease of operation
If cables are used to connect handle attachment to cantilevered resilient members, then resistance training can be provided, but resistance is uni-directional only because cables cannot transfer compressive forces
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using cables that can only pull, the invention uses a resilient member that can both compress and flex. The resilient member is inserted into the base's cavity and can be pushed against by the user, providing resistance in both pushing and pulling directions. This inverts the traditional cable-pulley approach by eliminating the need for cables and pulleys.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts and eliminates the cables and pulleys from the system. By directly inserting the resilient member into the base unit, the design removes the unidirectional constraint imposed by cables, allowing the resilient member to provide bidirectional resistance through its ability to both compress and flex.
3Device complexity
If the orientation of the resistance member is fixed, then the mounting apparatus is simpler, but the orientation is not readily adjustable
Solution Approach 1:
The resilient member is designed to be adjustable in orientation and position within the base unit's cavity. The cavity's geometry allows the resilient member to be inserted at different angles and positions, enabling dynamic adjustment of resistance orientation without complicating the mounting structure. The resilient member can be removed and repositioned as needed.
4Reliability
If the magnitude of resistance depends on the robustness of the mounting apparatus, then the mounting can be secure, but the resistance magnitude is limited by the mounting surface
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the mounting apparatus from the system entirely. The resilient member is directly secured within the base unit's cavity, eliminating the need for external mounting surfaces or apparatus. This allows the resistance magnitude to be determined solely by the resilient member's properties and the base unit's structural integrity, independent of external mounting surfaces.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables a wide range of exercises for various muscle groups with adjustable resistance, allowing for effective core strength training and versatility in exercise positions, surpassing the limitations of conventional devices.
Implementation Method 1
causing the resilient member to bend in flexure
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AI summary
This description is not intended to limit the scope of the claims herein. An exercise device comprising a base that can be oriented at any angle and that defines a plurality of connection interfaces, each of which is designed to carry and restrain one end of a cantilevered resilient member. Said connection interfaces can be positioned at or adjusted to a widely varying range of locations and angular orientations with respect to the base. The resilient members can be affixed to any of the connection interfaces that the user desires, so that the resilient members can be positioned in a correspondingly wide range of locations and angular orientations relative to the base to enable the user to perform a wide range of exercises on the apparatus by gripping and exerting a force on the resilient members or other handles attached to the resilient members.