False Grip Assistance Device for Exercise Rings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current exercise ring devices do not provide adequate support for the false grip technique, leading to significant tension and strain on the wrist and elbow joints, which can result in pain and injury during upper body, lower body, and mid-body functional exercises.
Innovation Solution
A false grip assistance device that increases the surface area of exercise rings or bars by attaching a crescent-shaped device with a groove and thumb shelves, distributing weight more evenly across the arm and reducing pressure on joints, available in various configurations and attachment methods to accommodate different user needs and exercise levels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a standard exercise ring is used with false grip technique, then the user can perform exercises like muscle-ups and iron crosses, but significant tension is placed on the wrist and elbow joints causing pain or injury
Solution Approach 1:
The exercise ring is segmented into multiple functional zones: a flat top surface for wrist support, curved sides for finger grip, and thumb shelves for thumb placement. This segmentation allows different parts of the hand and wrist to rest on different surfaces, distributing the load and reducing joint tension while maintaining exercise effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The flat top surface acts as an intermediary between the wrist joint and the circular ring structure. By providing a flat intermediate surface for the wrist to rest on, it transforms the concentrated point contact into a distributed surface contact, reducing the harmful tension on the wrist and elbow joints.
2Force
If the wrist is positioned above the ring in false grip, then leverage is improved and transition to support position is easier, but the majority of body weight is supported by the wrist and elbow joints
Solution Approach 1:
The invention adds a vertical dimension to the traditional horizontal ring grip by creating a flat top surface that extends upward. This allows the wrist to transition from a point contact below the ring to a surface contact on the top surface, distributing weight vertically across the wrist and hand while maintaining the improved leverage position.
Solution Approach 2:
The device merges the benefits of a traditional circular ring (for finger grip and leverage) with the benefits of a flat bar (for wrist support and weight distribution). By combining these two geometries into a single structure with a flat top surface and curved sides, it allows simultaneous optimization of both leverage and joint stress reduction.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the surface area of the exercise ring is increased to distribute weight, then joint tension is reduced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of uniformly increasing the entire ring's diameter, the invention applies local quality changes by adding a flat top surface and thumb shelves only at specific locations where weight bearing occurs. This localized modification increases surface area for weight distribution exactly where needed (on the wrist and thumb contact points) without unnecessarily increasing overall device complexity.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a device which increases the functionality of standard exercise rings. This device allows the user to maintain a better grip on the rings with decreased strain on joints and muscles. It can be used in a multitude of upper body, lower body and mid-body functional exercises. This device is used in conjunction with exercise rings or other exercise bars use in sports such as cross-fit, and gymnastics.