Folding Exercise Chair with Resistance Mechanisms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional workout devices are limited in their ability to provide a full-body workout, often focusing on single muscle groups and using high-impact systems that can damage joints, while also restricting the range of motion during strength and resistance training.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible exercise chair equipped with resistance training mechanisms, including pulleys and retractable cord reels, allowing users to perform a variety of exercises in both sitting and standing positions, engaging multiple muscle groups with low-impact resistance bands or cables, thus offering a versatile and safe workout solution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional workout devices are used, then single muscle groups can be targeted, but the range of motion is restricted and joints may be damaged due to high impact
Solution Approach 1:
The exercise chair integrates multiple resistance training mechanisms including cable systems with pulleys, resistance bands, and retractable cord reels into a single piece of equipment. This allows users to perform over 50 different exercises targeting various muscle groups, replacing multiple dedicated workout devices while providing both sitting and standing exercise options
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces low-impact resistance bands and cables as intermediary elements between the user and the resistance force. These flexible resistance mechanisms replace high-impact mechanical systems, reducing stress on joints and ligaments while still providing effective resistance training through controlled tension
2Reliability
If dedicated single-task workout devices are used, then isolated muscle groups can be worked, but the device complexity and space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The exercise chair combines multiple previously separate workout devices into one integrated structure. The frame supports both cable systems with pulleys and resistance band mechanisms, while the seat serves as both an exercise surface and a structural anchor point. This consolidation maintains workout effectiveness while reducing overall equipment complexity and space requirements
Solution Approach 2:
Each component of the exercise chair is designed to serve multiple functions. The cable system can be configured for both sitting and standing exercises, the resistance bands provide variable resistance for different muscle groups, and the retractable cord reels offer both assisted and resisted movement options, allowing one device to replace many specialized equipment
3Strength
If high impact exercise systems are used, then muscle building can be achieved, but the risk of joint and ligament damage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses resistance bands and cables as intermediary elements that provide smooth, controlled resistance force. These flexible resistance mechanisms eliminate the jerky, high-impact forces associated with traditional weight machines while maintaining sufficient tension for muscle building through continuous, joint-friendly resistance
Solution Approach 2:
The exercise chair allows users to vary resistance parameters through different band tensions, cable weights, and reel spring forces. This enables progressive overload for muscle building while maintaining low-impact conditions by adjusting resistance levels to match individual fitness levels and avoiding sudden force spikes
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables a comprehensive full-body workout with over 50 exercises, minimizing joint stress, accommodating various fitness levels, and providing efficient muscle building and weight loss results in a short time, while being compact and easy to store.
Implementation Method 1
The present invention uses a plurality of resistance training mechanisms including pulleys and retractable cord reels
Implementation Method 2
The present invention uses a plurality of resistance training mechanisms including pulleys and retractable cord reels
Data Source
AI summary
A folding exercise chair for resistance training has a collapsible chair frame, a pair of resistance mechanisms, and a padded cross-brace. The collapsible chair frame has a seat and a height-adjustable backing. The height adjustable backing is an assembly that enables a user to modify the height of the collapsible chair frame's backrest. The padded cross-brace is connected offset from the seat and across the collapsible chair frame to support the user's back and add comfort while the user is exercising. Each of the pair of resistance mechanisms is a device used to facilitate resistance training exercises. To that end, each of the pair of resistance mechanisms is positioned on either side of the collapsible chair frame.