Modular Agility Ladder with Segmented Rungs and Flexible Straps
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing agility ladder training devices are cumbersome and difficult to store, transport, and assemble into various configurations, limiting their versatility and convenience for athletic training.
Innovation Solution
An agility ladder with modular rungs connected by flexible straps and holders with U-shaped bases that allow for easy assembly, disassembly, and connection of multiple segments to form different patterns, enabling compact storage and transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If traditional agility ladders are made with rigid structures and continuous designs, then structural stability is improved, but portability and ease of storage deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The agility ladder is divided into multiple detachable segments that can be connected together. Each segment contains rungs connected by flexible straps, allowing the ladder to be broken down into manageable pieces for easy transport and storage, while maintaining structural integrity when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The ladder incorporates flexible straps instead of rigid connectors between rungs, allowing the structure to adapt dynamically to different configurations and usage conditions. This flexibility enables easy assembly and disassembly while maintaining stability during use.
2Ease of manufacture
If agility ladders are designed as fixed-length structures, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but adaptability to different training configurations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The ladder consists of standardized segments that can be connected in various combinations to create different lengths and configurations. This modular approach allows manufacturers to produce uniform segments while users can assemble diverse training patterns including grids, shifted lanes, and zig-zag courses.
Solution Approach 2:
Each ladder segment is designed with universal connection features that allow them to be assembled in multiple configurations. The same basic segment can be used to create various training patterns and layouts, providing versatility without requiring multiple specialized components.
3Strength
If rungs are connected with rigid connectors, then structural strength is improved, but ease of assembly and disassembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Flexible straps with integrated connectors provide both strength and ease of assembly. The connectors are designed to engage securely with the rungs while allowing simple connection and disconnection operations, eliminating the need for complex fastening mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector design allows users to easily assemble and disassemble the ladder without requiring tools or specialized knowledge. The flexible straps with integrated connectors enable quick attachment and detachment of segments, making the system self-sufficient for user assembly.
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AI summary
An agility ladder exercise device has plural rungs which are connected by spaced flexible straps. Each rung has a left connector and a right connector, the left connector having structure thereon which engages with a right connector of a similar rung in a non-pivoting connection. The one or more ladders may be laid out on a play surface for use in agility exercises where the rungs of each ladder are spaced parallel to one another. Multiple ladders may be connected side to side, and can change lanes, or form a zig zag path. The ladders are stored with the rungs stacked parallel to one another within a holder with a U-shaped base. Each holder has connectors allowing a pair of holders to be releasably connected, and has a necked down region defined by restraint walls that engage with notches in the rungs.