Free-Standing Fitness Device With Combined Pull-Up And Fly Movement
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Current fitness devices fail to effectively support compound motions that work multiple muscle groups simultaneously, such as the abdominal, chest, intercoastal, latissimus dorsi, rhomboid, deltoid, bicep, forearm, oblique, and gluteus maximus muscles, due to the complexity required in machine design.
Innovation Solution
A free-standing or wall/door mountable fitness device that enables a combined pull-up and fly movement, featuring a horizontal pull-up bar pivotally connected to a central support, allowing resistive movement adjustment and supporting various resistance types, including free weights, pulley systems, and pneumatic systems, to accommodate multiple muscle groups.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If compound motions are supported by fitness machines to work multiple muscle groups simultaneously, then the effectiveness of muscle exercise is improved, but the complexity of machine design increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple exercise functions (pull-up, rowing, fly movements) into a single integrated device with a central vertical support and multiple attachment points. The handles can be positioned at different locations and angles on the vertical support, allowing one device to perform multiple compound motions that target different muscle groups simultaneously, thereby reducing the need for separate exercise machines.
Solution Approach 2:
The fitness device is designed with universal applicability through adjustable handle positions and multiple attachment points on the central vertical support. The same basic structure supports various exercise configurations including pull-ups, rowing motions, and fly movements, enabling a single device to serve multiple exercise purposes and accommodate different muscle groups without requiring separate specialized equipment.
2Ease of operation
If advanced compound motions are implemented to parallel natural body movement, then the effectiveness of muscle engagement is improved, but the structural complexity and number of components increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device segments the exercise motion into distinct phases (pull-up phase, rowing phase, fly phase) that can be performed sequentially or combined, with each phase targeting specific muscle groups. The handles can be independently positioned to facilitate different motion segments, allowing users to perform advanced compound motions that parallel natural body movement patterns without requiring overly complex mechanical structures.
Data Source
Figure 1~2
Figure 3~4B
Figure 5
AI summary
The present invention relates to an improved fitness device; specifically, the present invention relates to a stationary fitness machine designed to strengthen multiple muscle groups including the abdominal, chest, intercoastal, latissimus dorsi, rhomboid, deltoid, bicep, forearm, oblique and gluteus maximus muscles using a unique, advanced, combined pull-up, fly movement.