Portable Fitness Bench With Integrated Storage Container
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable fitness benches face challenges in space efficiency and portability, as they often require significant storage space and are difficult to move due to their design, limiting the range of exercises and storage for additional fitness tools.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible fitness bench with an integral hinged container for storing free weights, resistance cables, and other equipment, featuring a lower platform, affixed container, upper platform, legs, wheels, and a handle for easy transport and storage, allowing for a full range of exercises while minimizing space usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a fitness bench is designed with increased portability and collapsibility, then ease of moving and storage is improved, but the range of exercises and effectiveness are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The fitness bench is divided into multiple independent components: a base unit with storage container, an adjustable backrest, and separate leg supports. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall portability through selective assembly and disassembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The backrest incorporates an adjustable mechanism that allows it to pivot and lock at multiple angles, enabling the bench to adapt to different exercise requirements. This dynamic adjustment capability expands the range of exercises possible without compromising the compact folded structure for portability.
2Reliability
If a fitness bench is designed with traditional structure, then stability and exercise effectiveness are improved, but difficulty in moving and storage space increase
Solution Approach 1:
The bench structure is segmented into a stable base unit and separate adjustable components. The base unit incorporates a container for storing weights and accessories, consolidating multiple functions into one stable platform that can be easily moved as a single unit or disassembled when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage container is integrated into the base structure of the bench, merging the storage function with the support function. This combination maintains stability by keeping the center of gravity low and centered, while the unified structure reduces the number of separate components to manage during transport.
3Ease of operation
If fitness equipment is stored separately, then accessibility is improved, but space efficiency and organization deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The container is merged with the bench structure, combining the storage function with the support function. This integration keeps all fitness accessories organized in one location that is easily accessible during exercise, eliminating the need for separate storage areas while maintaining quick access to equipment.
Solution Approach 2:
The base unit serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for the bench, acts as a storage container for weights and accessories, and serves as a transport unit with integrated handles. This multi-functionality reduces the total volume of equipment needed while maintaining accessibility to all components.
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AI summary
A portable fitness bench is provided. The device includes a lower platform. A container is affixed to an upper surface of the lower platform. The container includes a base portion hingedly affixed to a lid portion defining an interior volume. An upper platform is affixed to the lid portion, wherein the upper platform rests along a plane parallel to a plane of the lower platform when the container is in the closed position. A bench support is affixed to an upper side of the upper platform. A first leg is affixed to a lower surface of the lower platform at a first end thereof and a second leg is affixed to the lower surface of the lower platform at a second end thereof. A pair of wheels are affixed to the second end of the lower platform, and a handle is affixed to the first end of the lower platform.