Exercise Device With Extendable Neck And Resistance Assemblies
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Solution Overview
Problem
Many individuals face challenges in participating in regular swimming due to the expense and maintenance of home pools, geographic and meteorological limitations, space requirements, and self-consciousness about using public pools, which can hinder their ability to engage in effective and low-impact exercise.
Innovation Solution
A compact and portable exercise device that simulates swimming strokes without entering water, featuring a support assembly, extendable neck, and resistance assemblies, allowing users to engage in various exercises from a supine position, providing resistance for arms and legs to mimic swimming motions while being usable at home or in fitness facilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a home pool is owned for regular swimming exercise, then effective low-impact exercise is achieved, but expense and maintenance burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a land-based copy of swimming exercise mechanics using a support assembly with extendable neck and resistance assemblies that replicate the resistance and motion patterns of water swimming without requiring actual water or a pool
Solution Approach 2:
The exercise device uses inexpensive, replaceable resistance assemblies (such as elastic bands or springs) that can be easily replaced when worn, avoiding the large ongoing maintenance costs associated with home pools while providing comparable exercise benefits
2Reliability
If a home pool is owned for regular swimming exercise, then effective low-impact exercise is achieved, but space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The resistance assemblies are designed to be stored within or attached to the support assembly structure, with the extendable neck collapsing into a compact configuration that minimizes storage space when not in use
Solution Approach 2:
The extendable neck provides dynamic adjustment of the exercise range and resistance positioning, allowing the device to adapt to different exercise intensities and user needs within a compact footprint
3Reliability
If public pools are used for swimming exercise, then exercise benefits are achieved, but self-consciousness and cleanliness concerns increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device enables completely private, self-directed exercise at home, eliminating the need to interact with public facilities or other people, thereby removing all psychological discomfort and hygiene concerns associated with public pools
4Reliability
If travel to pool facilities is required for swimming exercise, then exercise benefits are achieved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device brings the swimming exercise capability directly to the user's home environment, eliminating all travel time to and from pool facilities while maintaining the exercise benefits
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables users to achieve the benefits of swimming, including muscle conditioning and cardiovascular exercise, in a space-efficient and self-directed manner, improving total body fitness and core strength without the need for a pool, while being portable and versatile for different exercises.
Implementation Method 1
one or more resilient first resistance assemblies secured to the extendable neck
Implementation Method 2
The support assembly supports the user relative to the support surface
Data Source
AI summary
An exercise device for use by a user on a support surface comprises a support assembly, an extendable neck, and one or more resilient first resistance assemblies. The support assembly supports the user relative to the support surface. The support assembly includes a support body that is engaged by the user, and a support base that supports the support body, the support base resting on the support surface. The extendable neck is movably coupled to the support assembly. More particularly, the extendable neck is selectively movable relative to the support assembly between a retracted position and an extended position. The one or more resilient first resistance assemblies are secured to the extendable neck.