Modular Exercise Bench With Attachment Hooks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional exercise benches with resistance bands or weights often lack versatility and flexibility in accommodating different user sizes and workout preferences, limiting the variety and effectiveness of exercises that can be performed without requiring multiple weights or frequent adjustments.
Innovation Solution
The exercise bench features a modular design with a seat frame, inclined back, and multiple attachment hooks and bars that allow resistance bands to be attached at various angles and points, enabling users to customize the resistance and angle of the bands for different muscle groups, facilitating a wide range of exercises with minimal equipment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional exercise benches use fixed mounting positions for resistance bands, then the structure is simple, but the versatility and adaptability for different exercises and user sizes is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The bench is divided into modular frame sections with standardized attachment points distributed throughout the structure. This segmentation allows users to configure different exercise setups by selecting specific attachment points without requiring a completely different bench design.
Solution Approach 2:
The bench incorporates multiple attachment points that serve universal functions across various exercises. The same attachment points can be used for different resistance band configurations, cable machine setups, and exercise variations, eliminating the need for exercise-specific mounting hardware.
2Ease of manufacture
If the bench is designed as a single rigid structure, then manufacturing is simpler, but transportation and storage become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is constructed from separate tubular sections that can be easily disconnected and reconnected. This modular construction maintains manufacturing simplicity while enabling the bench to be disassembled into manageable pieces for transportation and storage.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the bench provides fixed resistance levels, then the equipment is simpler, but users of varying sizes cannot easily adjust to their needs
Solution Approach 1:
The bench transitions from fixed resistance levels to a dynamic configuration system where users can adjust resistance band attachment points to different locations on the frame. This allows customization of resistance and exercise angle without requiring multiple pre-configured resistance mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
An exercise bench may include a first, forward portion having a seat and a second, rearward portion having a plurality of attachment hooks to which resistance bands may be attached. A plurality of attachment bars may also be attachable to the exercise bench.