Multi-Use Mounting Bracket with Universal Rigging Compatibility
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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 a extendable mechanism, allowing it to securely attach to various gym rigging configurations, including 2×2, 2×3, and 3×3 rigging, while resisting both downward and upward forces through strategic hole placement and material design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
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 and configurations within a single device, enabling it to attach to different gym rigging sizes (2×2, 2×3, 3×3) and orientations. This universal design eliminates the need for multiple specialized brackets, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high adaptability across various rigging configurations.
2Strength
If traditional mounting brackets are used, then manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but the ability to resist both downward and upward forces effectively deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket incorporates distinct functional segments including side flanges with hole patterns for attachment, a face plate for mounting surfaces, and reinforcement elements. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function (resisting downward forces, upward forces, or lateral loads) while maintaining manufacturability through modular design and standard fabrication processes.
3Reliability
If multiple specialized brackets are used for different rigging configurations, then adaptability to specific configurations is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket integrates multiple attachment configurations within a single device, providing reliable secure attachment across different rigging types (2×2, 2×3, 3×3) and orientations. This universal design maintains attachment reliability by incorporating multiple hole patterns and reinforcement features, while eliminating the need to manage multiple specialized bracket types, thereby reducing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
Multi-use mounting brackets having an extension configured to support one or more therapeutic apparatuses or other equipment 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 are advantageously designed to resist both downward and upward forces.