Non-linear Exercise Device with Biasing Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise training devices do not effectively assist athletes in achieving proper hand positioning and muscle strengthening, particularly for sports like football, which requires specific hand-eye coordination, hand quickness, and blocking techniques.
Innovation Solution
A training device comprising a housing portion with a biasing device and gripping portions that extend co-axially, allowing users to apply pressure to move from an unflexed to a flexed position, enhancing muscle strength and hand coordination through a non-linear axis extension.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional linear exercise device is used, then the structure is simple, but it cannot effectively simulate sports movements requiring hand-eye coordination and blocking techniques
Solution Approach 1:
The device employs a biasing device that allows the housing portion to dynamically transition between unflexed and flexed positions along a non-linear axis. This dynamic capability enables the device to simulate various sports movements including blocking techniques and hand-eye coordination exercises, while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure through controlled mechanical motion.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a non-linear axis of movement that adds a dimensional aspect to the exercise device. By allowing motion along a non-linear path rather than a simple linear axis, the device can simulate complex sports movements such as diagonal blocking motions and coordinated hand movements, enhancing adaptability without proportionally increasing structural complexity.
2Strength
If a biasing device with non-linear axis movement is added, then muscle strengthening and coordination training are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The biasing device is configured to automatically provide resistance and facilitate the transition between unflexed and flexed positions. This self-service mechanism eliminates the need for additional complex control systems, motors, or electronic components, allowing the device to effectively strengthen muscles through its inherent mechanical design while keeping overall complexity manageable.
3Ease of operation
If the gripping portions are configured for non-parallel pressure application, then hand-eye coordination and hand quickness are improved, but the operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gripping portions are specifically configured to accept pressure applications at various angles relative to the device axis. This parameter change in the accepted force vector directions enables users to perform coordinated hand movements and quickness drills, while the underlying mechanical structure remains relatively simple through the use of a flexible housing and biasing mechanism that naturally accommodates these varied input parameters.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device effectively assists athletes in improving muscle strength, hand-eye coordination, and hand quickness by allowing users to apply pressure in a non-parallel direction, moving the device from an unflexed to a flexed position, thereby simulating the demands of sports like football.
Implementation Method 1
a biasing device disposed within the internal bore of the housing portion. The biasing device and the housing portion extend co-axially... In response to a pressure applied by the first gripping portion and the second gripping portion along a direction that is non-parallel to the axis, the biasing device and the housing portion are configured to move from an unflexed position to a flexed position
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AI summary
An exercise training device includes a housing portion extending between a first end and a second end. The housing portion defines an internal bore. A biasing device is disposed within the internal bore. A first gripping portion is received within the internal bore through the first end of the housing portion. The first gripping portion is attached to a first biasing end of the biasing device. The first gripping portion is gripped by a user. A second gripping portion is received within the internal bore through the second end of the housing portion. The second gripping portion is attached to a second biasing end of the biasing device. The second gripping portion is gripped by the user. In response to a pressure applied, the biasing device and the housing portion are movable from an unflexed position to a flexed position.