Flexible Wrapping Device for Muscle Activation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing muscle activation and exercising devices, such as weighted apparatuses, lack variability in size and location, often causing unwanted movement and inability to fit snugly around objects with small circumferences, limiting their effectiveness and usability.

Innovation Solution

A device with a sturdy but flexible inner material, encased in a more flexible outer material, providing a frictional fit that allows for secure attachment to objects of varying sizes and locations without the need for additional fixing mechanisms, featuring a force fit connection and adjustable weight distribution.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If existing weighted apparatuses are used for muscle activation and exercise, then muscle strengthening can be achieved, but the devices lack variability in size and location, causing unwanted movement and inability to fit snugly around objects with small circumferences

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability to objects of varying sizes and locationsVSAvoidstability during use

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The weight apparatus is designed with a flexible outer material covering that can dynamically adapt to different circumferences and locations. The flexible cover allows the device to conform to various object shapes and sizes while maintaining a secure, stable fit during use, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and stability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The device enables variable positioning along the length of sports equipment or on body parts by changing the placement parameters. The flexible design allows the same apparatus to be effectively positioned at different locations and on objects of varying circumferences, achieving both adaptability and reliability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of operation

If weights are held in hands to activate and exercise arm and upper body muscles, then muscle activation is achieved, but additional hand and finger muscles are activated and hands are not free for other purposes

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefreedom of hand useVSAvoidmuscle activation effectiveness

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The weight apparatus is segmented into a modular design with a flexible outer cover and internal weight components. This segmentation allows the device to be wrapped around different body parts (wrists, ankles, limbs) or sports equipment, enabling hands-free operation while maintaining effective muscle activation through variable placement locations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Adaptability or versatility

If weighted apparatuses are attached to limbs or sports equipment, then muscle exercise is enhanced, but the weights tend to move in undesirable ways and lack variable positioning capability

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevariable positioning capabilityVSAvoidweight position stability

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The apparatus employs a flexible outer material covering that acts as a conforming shell. This flexible cover allows the device to adapt to different circumferences and positions while maintaining stable attachment during use, preventing unwanted movement and enabling variable positioning along the length of sports equipment or on body parts.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables effective muscle activation and exercise with reduced movement and discomfort, allowing for variable placement and size accommodation, enhancing athletic performance and tremor reduction while maintaining ease of use and flexibility.

Implementation Method 1

an even more flexible outer material that has an exterior surface that can engage with the surface of an object around which the device is to be attached (e.g., wrapped), at least a partially, by creating a frictional fit with the object

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectFriction: Friction

Data Source

PatentUS11673016B2Pliable object wrapping device for activating and exercising muscles and method of activating and exercising

Publication Date: 2023.06.13 LACEUP ATHLETICS LLC

AI summary

A muscle activating and exercising device and a method of activating and exercising muscles of the human body. The device includes an outer material and at least one flexible inner material. The device is an elongated device that is pliable enough to be wrapped around an object. The device also has an outer surface that creates a frictional fit between the device and the wrapped object. The wrapped object could be, for example, a wrist or ankle on a human limb or a location on a portion of sports equipment (e.g., a lacrosse stick, baseball bat, hockey stick, golf club or tennis racket). The method includes a method of activating muscles using the device. Through such a method, a user can, for example. build muscle strength and/or reduce muscle tremors.