Outdoor Workout Station With Leveling Platform And Weather Canopy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Outdoor workout equipment faces challenges such as unpredictable weather, difficulty in stabilizing and leveling heavy equipment, puddles, and slippery ground, which can lead to safety hazards.
Innovation Solution
A stable outdoor workout station with a platform and canopy assembly, featuring adjustable legs for leveling and a frame that supports exercise structures, along with a canopy to shield from weather elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If heavy weight lifting equipment is placed directly on the ground outdoors, then the equipment can be used in open outdoor spaces, but it becomes difficult to stabilize and level the equipment on uneven ground
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a platform as an intermediary structure between the ground and the exercise equipment. This platform provides a stable, level surface that mediates the instability of uneven outdoor ground, allowing heavy equipment to be properly supported and stabilized without requiring modification to the equipment itself or the ground.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is divided into separate functional components: the ground-level foundation, the elevated platform with leveling legs, and the exercise equipment. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function - the platform handles stabilization while the equipment focuses on exercise functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If outdoor workout equipment is exposed to open outdoor environment, then users can exercise in natural settings, but users are exposed to inclement weather such as rain and intense sunlight
Solution Approach 1:
The canopy structure is installed in advance over the platform to create a protective shelter before weather events occur. This preliminary protective measure allows users to exercise outdoors during rain or intense sunlight by providing advance coverage, eliminating the need to relocate equipment or users when weather changes.
3Adaptability or versatility
If exercise equipment is placed on ground that allows water accumulation, then equipment can be positioned on various outdoor surfaces, but puddles accumulate around the equipment after rain
Solution Approach 1:
The platform is designed to elevate the exercise equipment above the ground level, creating an equipotential surface that prevents water from accumulating around the equipment. By raising the equipment to a higher elevation, the platform eliminates the depression effect that causes puddle formation, allowing water to flow away from the equipment area.
4Adaptability or versatility
If exercise equipment is placed on outdoor ground, then equipment can be positioned in various locations, but slippery ground creates safety hazards especially when lifting heavy weights
Solution Approach 1:
The platform serves as an intermediary between the slippery outdoor ground and the exercise equipment. It provides a controlled, non-slippery surface with proper traction that mediates the safety hazards of outdoor ground, allowing users to perform heavy weight lifting safely while maintaining the flexibility of outdoor placement.
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AI summary
A novel outdoor workout station includes a platform, an exercise structure, and a canopy assembly. The exercise structure is disposed on and fixed to the platform, and the canopy assembly is disposed over both the exercise structure and the platform. The arrangement of support beams of the platform corresponds to a footprint of the exercise structure. In a particular embodiment, the platform includes adjustable legs that facilitate the leveling of the platform. In another particular embodiment, the canopy assembly is mounted directly to the platform.