Glider Glove Assembly for Low-Friction Multi-Surface Exercise
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional exercise equipment is limited in versatility, requiring multiple types and setups, posing challenges for users engaging in varied muscle groups and motions, and can be dangerous or damaging outside gym settings.
Innovation Solution
An exercise device comprising a glider and a glove that reduces friction, allowing for versatile exercises by sliding on various surfaces, including a soft or hard floor, with the glove engaging the glider to prevent separation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional exercise equipment is used to target specific muscle groups, then exercise effectiveness is improved, but device complexity and the need for multiple equipment types increases
Solution Approach 1:
The exercise device combines multiple functional elements into a single unit: a glider for sliding movements, gloves for grip and stability, and resistance bands for variable resistance training. This allows users to perform multiple exercises targeting different muscle groups with one device, eliminating the need for separate equipment for each exercise type while maintaining exercise effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is divided into separable components (glider, gloves, resistance bands) that can be independently adjusted or removed. This segmentation allows the single device to adapt to different exercise requirements, providing versatility without requiring multiple complete equipment sets.
2Reliability
If traditional exercise equipment is set up for different exercises, then specific muscle groups can be targeted, but loss of time for setup and transitions increases
Solution Approach 1:
The exercise device incorporates dynamic elements including adjustable resistance bands that can be quickly reconfigured between exercises, and a glider that transitions smoothly between different movement planes. The gloves with grip surfaces allow immediate engagement without adjustment, enabling users to switch between targeting different muscle groups without setup time.
3Ease of operation
If traditional exercise equipment is used outside gym settings, then exercise accessibility is improved, but harmful factors such as surface damage and user injury increases
Solution Approach 1:
The glider utilizes a smooth, flexible bottom surface that reduces friction when sliding on various floor surfaces (hardwood, tile, carpet) while protecting them from damage. The gloves cover the user's hands to provide grip and protect both the user and the floor surface during exercise movements outside gym settings.
Solution Approach 2:
The gloves provide protective coverage before contact with surfaces occurs, preventing direct impact between the user's hands and potentially harmful surfaces. The glider's design anticipates surface interaction by using materials that minimize both friction for movement and damage to the underlying surface.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables deeper muscle engagement and fluid exercise movements across different surfaces without the need for multiple equipment setups, enhancing safety and versatility.
Implementation Method 1
a user can add fluidity and versatility to exercise movements by reducing friction between the user (e.g., a user's foot) and a surface
Data Source
AI summary
An exercise device includes a glider and a glove that covers at least a portion of the glider. The glove includes a grip disposed on an inner surface of the glove that engages with the glider. The glider and the glove can slide along a surface responsive to a force applied to the glider.