Multi-Use Gym Mounting Bracket for Mixed Rigging Sizes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gym equipment mounting brackets are typically designed for specific sizes and configurations, making them incompatible with different rigging sizes, leading to the need for multiple brackets and accessories, increased costs, and clutter in gyms, as well as susceptibility to malfunction under upward forces.
Innovation Solution
A multi-use mounting bracket with a face plate and side flanges featuring multiple pairs of holes and an extension that can be configured to fit various gym rigging configurations, including 2×2, 2×3, and 3×3 rigging, with a gusset and support rod for enhanced mechanical support, allowing secure attachment and resistance to both downward and upward forces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single mounting bracket design is used for all gym rigging configurations, then device complexity is reduced and cost is lowered, but adaptability to different rigging sizes (2×2, 2×3, 3×3) deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is designed with multiple hole patterns on the face plate that correspond to different rigging configurations (2×2, 2×3, 3×3). This allows a single bracket design to serve multiple functions by selecting the appropriate hole pattern for each rigging type, eliminating the need for multiple specialized brackets while maintaining full compatibility across all configurations
2Device complexity
If traditional mounting brackets are used without internal support structures, then manufacturing cost and complexity are reduced, but reliability under upward forces deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
A support rod is nested within the extension tube of the mounting bracket. This internal support structure provides reinforcement against upward forces without adding external complexity. The support rod is positioned concentrically within the extension, creating a nested configuration that strengthens the bracket while maintaining a compact profile and avoiding additional external components
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AI summary
Described herein are methods of manufacturing multi-use mounting brackets having an extension with an internal support rod configured to support gym accessories. A single multi-use mounting bracket fits gym rigging or gym racks of different sizes and hole configurations. This accomplished by including multiple pairs of holes that are sized and positioned to be compatible with different gym rigging configurations. The multi-use mounting brackets described herein are advantageously designed to resist both downward and upward forces.