Exercise Bench Coupler for Apparatus Resistance Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current weight training benches are limited in the types of exercises, training options, and resistance amounts they can provide, particularly failing to effectively perform exercises like leg presses and squats.
Innovation Solution
A versatile exercise bench with a movable component and coupler system that integrates with an exercise apparatus, allowing for a wide range of exercises by removably securing to a resistance device cable, enabling movement of the resistance device through the bench's connector cable during exercises.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional weight training bench is used, then the bench provides basic exercise support, but the types of exercises, training options, and resistance amounts are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The bench is designed with multiple functional components including an adjustable backrest, seat, and footrest that can be positioned at various angles and heights. The bench can accommodate multiple exercise types (leg presses, squats, chest presses, etc.) using the same basic structure, allowing one device to serve multiple exercise purposes without requiring separate equipment for each exercise type.
Solution Approach 2:
The bench incorporates adjustable and movable components such as the backrest angle adjustment mechanism, seat position adjustment, and footrest elevation. These dynamic elements allow the user to reconfigure the bench for different exercises and resistance levels, transforming a static structure into an adaptable training platform that responds to varying exercise requirements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the bench is designed with more exercise options and resistance mechanisms, then exercise versatility improves, but the device complexity and space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The bench design nests multiple functional components within a compact frame structure. The adjustable backrest, seat, and footrest are integrated into the main bench frame, with storage compartments and adjustment mechanisms nested within the overall structure. This nesting approach allows multiple exercise functions to be housed in a single space-efficient unit without requiring separate equipment for each function.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the bench integrates with a resistance device cable system, then resistance training capability improves, but the ease of operation and setup decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The bench incorporates cable attachment points and guide rollers that act as intermediaries between the user's body movements and the resistance device weights. The cable system is pre-configured with attachment points at strategic locations on the bench frame, allowing users to easily connect cables to perform different exercises without complex routing or adjustment. The guide rollers automatically direct the cables along optimal paths, reducing setup complexity while maintaining full resistance training capability.
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AI summary
This disclosure describes an exercise bench that is positioned near, at, or attached to an exercise apparatus. A cable can be removably coupled between a cable/pulley system of the exercise apparatus and a coupler of the exercise bench. With this example configuration, during an exercise routine, a user of the exercise bench can utilize (i.e., move) a resistance device (e.g., a weight stack) of the exercise apparatus. The exercise bench and exercise apparatus may be implemented in an exercise system.