Ice Skating Support Structure with Closed Loop for Fall Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing skating assist systems lack a support structure that effectively stabilizes users in an upright position on ice and prevents falls, particularly lacking a closed loop and removable strap for additional reinforcement.
Innovation Solution
A support system with equally spaced legs, a closed loop, and a removable strap is designed to stabilize users upright, featuring a brace between legs and a strap for additional support to prevent falls.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a support structure with multiple legs is used to stabilize users on ice, then upright stabilization is improved, but device complexity increases due to the need for additional reinforcement elements like closed loops and braces
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure is divided into multiple independent legs (at least three) that are equally spaced around a vertical center axis, with each leg containing its own closed loop and brace. This segmentation allows each leg to independently contribute to stability while maintaining overall structural integrity, resolving the contradiction between stabilization and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Each leg is equipped with specific local reinforcement elements (closed loops for handholding and braces for structural support) rather than requiring the entire structure to be uniformly reinforced. This localized approach improves upright stabilization at critical points without proportionally increasing overall device complexity.
2Reliability
If a removable strap is added to prevent falls, then safety is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to the additional step of attaching and detaching the strap
Solution Approach 1:
The strap is designed as a removable component that can be dynamically attached or detached from the legs based on user needs. This dynamic configuration allows the system to adapt between different operational states (with or without fall prevention), balancing reliability and ease of operation by allowing users to activate fall prevention only when needed.
3Stability of the object's composition
If equally spaced legs with closed loops are implemented, then upright stabilization is enhanced, but manufacturing precision requirements increase to ensure proper spacing and positioning
Solution Approach 1:
While the legs are equally spaced around a vertical center axis, each leg can be manufactured as an identical modular unit with standardized dimensions. This approach allows for symmetric overall geometry (improving stability) while using asymmetric manufacturing techniques for individual leg components, reducing the need for high-precision custom fabrication of each unique position.
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AI summary
An ice skating assist system for facilitating skating on a sheet of ice includes a sheet of ice and a support to facilitate upright stabilization of a person on the sheet of ice. The support includes a plurality of legs equally spaced laterally from each other and from a vertical center axis about which the plurality of legs is positioned. The support further includes a plurality of feet and a closed loop attached to each of the legs. A brace is coupled to each of the legs to reinforce a position of the legs with respect to each other. A strap is removably attached to the support and for inhibiting the person from falling on the sheet of ice.