Compact Gym Tower with Internal Weight Stack and Cable Pulley System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional gym equipment is typically bulky and discrete, limiting home gyms to accommodate only one type of apparatus, restricting users' exercise options due to space constraints.
Innovation Solution
A compact gym tower design featuring a base, vertically stacked internal weights, a frame, a spine, main and secondary pulleys, and cables, allowing for various exercises with adjustable weights and handles, enabling multiple exercise types without the need for multiple stations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple discrete gym units are used to provide variety of exercises, then exercise versatility is improved, but space requirement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple gym equipment functions (weight stack, pulley system, cable attachments, and exercise stations) into a single integrated tower structure. This merging allows users to perform various exercises including cable crossovers, lat pulldowns, and chest presses within one compact unit, eliminating the need for multiple separate gym machines while maintaining exercise versatility
Solution Approach 2:
The tower is designed with universal functionality to support multiple exercise types through adjustable components. The cable system with various attachments, adjustable pulley heights, and configurable weight stacks enable the same structure to perform different exercises, making it a multi-functional apparatus that replaces several discrete gym units
2Area of stationary object
If compact gym equipment is used to save space, then space efficiency is improved, but exercise variety is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The weight stacks are vertically nested within the tower structure, with multiple weight plates stacked one on top of another in a compact arrangement. This nesting allows significant weight capacity to be achieved within a limited vertical footprint, maintaining space efficiency while providing sufficient resistance for various exercise intensities
Solution Approach 2:
The tower incorporates dynamic, adjustable components including movable pulleys that can be repositioned to different heights, adjustable cable attachments, and configurable weight selections. These dynamic elements allow the compact structure to adapt to multiple exercise configurations, ensuring exercise variety is not compromised by the compact design
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The compact gym tower allows for a variety of exercises in a limited space, providing a versatile and space-efficient workout solution by enabling users to adjust weights and configurations, enhancing the user's gym experience without the need for multiple equipment units.
Implementation Method 1
a main pulley connected to the top plate and a main cable is fed through the main pulley
Data Source
AI summary
A gym tower which includes a base and a plurality of internal weights vertically stacked on the base. A frame is connected to the base and extends upward from the base to engage with the plurality of internal weights. A top plate is connected to the frame, so that the base and the plate enclose the plurality of internal weights within the frame. The tower also includes a spine is adapted to selectively engage the plurality of internal weights. A main pulley is connected to the top plate and a main cable is fed through the main pulley. The main cable is connectable to the spine at a first end and includes a connector device at a second end. The tower also includes a rod adapted to engage with the spine and to select an internal weight and is adapted to secure to external weights.