Oscillating Exercise Bottle with Ball Grip for Shoulder Conditioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing athletic training devices for throwing and swinging sports often fail to simultaneously strengthen, coordinate, and condition the specific muscle sets required for pitching or throwing, and many require anchoring to a grounded structure, limiting their portability and usability.
Innovation Solution
A portable, hand-held exercise device featuring a semi-transparent bottle with varying media capacity and a gripping element, such as a baseball or practice ball, that allows for oscillating workouts to strengthen and condition shoulder and arm muscles without anchoring, incorporating a built-in timer for timed exercises.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If traditional resistive force devices are used, then muscle strengthening is achieved, but muscle coordination and conditioning are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple exercise functions into a single device by integrating a ball attachment with a resistive force mechanism. The device simultaneously provides muscle strengthening through resistive force, muscle coordination through simulated throwing motions, and conditioning through repetitive oscillating workouts, thereby resolving the contradiction between strength development and coordination/conditioning adequacy
Solution Approach 2:
The device is designed to perform multiple functions: it can be used for warm-up exercises, deceleration exercises, stretch exercises, and progressive resistive exercises. The ball attachment and resistive mechanism work together to provide comprehensive muscle development including strength, coordination, and conditioning, making the device universally applicable for various training objectives
2Strength
If devices requiring anchoring to grounded structure are used, then muscle strengthening is effective, but portability and usability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the anchoring requirement from the exercise device by implementing a self-contained resistive force mechanism. The resistive force is generated internally through the ball attachment and oscillating motion rather than requiring external anchoring to a grounded structure, thereby maintaining muscle strengthening effectiveness while significantly improving portability and usability
Solution Approach 2:
The device generates its own resistive force through the oscillating motion of the ball attachment, eliminating the need for external anchoring structures. The device serves itself by creating the necessary resistance internally, allowing it to be used portably without requiring installation or attachment to fixed structures
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device enables effective muscle strengthening, coordination, and conditioning of the specific muscle sets required for throwing or swinging, minimizing wear and tear on the muscular-skeletal structure, suitable for both training and rehabilitation, and can be used indoors or outdoors without requiring any additional assistance.
Implementation Method 1
Other devices in the first category produce a resistive force by stretching elastic material. Typically, those devices include an elastic cord with one end tethered to a grounded surface.
Implementation Method 2
In Biegen Published Application No. 2006-135291, there is shown a foamed structure with aerodynamic drag designed to train and strengthen an athlete's throwing motions.
Data Source
AI summary
A device for throwing and swinging sports comprises a semi-transparent bottle into which varying amounts of a media may be added. One embodiment of that bottle is generally concave in cross-section for better gripping and includes markings on at least one side for showing different filling levels. A gripping element extends from a middle of the bottle sidewall. One such element is a baseball, real or simulated. Other embodiments include a softball, a football-sized element and/or a racket handle. In order to assist the user with timed workouts, an optional cap may include a built-in clock for signaling when to switch from one exercise to another. Methods for exercising with this device are also disclosed.