Pivot-Based Athletic Training Aid for Dynamic Route Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users unfamiliar with sports like football may struggle to receive sufficient instructions for performing tasks, as verbal and action-based guidance alone may not be enough, necessitating a visual aid to demonstrate specific movements effectively.
Innovation Solution
An athletic training aid comprising a body section with pivot points and a coupling device that allows segments to rotate and be configured into various shapes, enabling users to practice specific routes and tasks, such as football moves, on different surfaces like grass, ice, or water, while being secured to the ground or floating on water.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If verbal and action-based instructions are used alone, then the training method is simple and easy to implement, but users unfamiliar with the sport cannot sufficiently understand specific movements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a flexible training aid that can be physically shaped to copy or represent specific movement routes and patterns. The aid is molded or bent into configurations that visually replicate the desired athletic movements, allowing users to see and trace the correct paths without complex verbal instructions
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from two-dimensional verbal/demonstration instructions to a three-dimensional physical representation that users can interact with. The flexible aid creates tangible spatial configurations that add a physical dimension to the instruction method, helping users better comprehend movement patterns
2Productivity
If a fixed training aid configuration is used, then setup is quick and simple, but multiple users cannot practice different routes simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The training aid is designed with flexible segments that can be dynamically reconfigured between different routes and patterns. Users can bend, shape, and adjust the aid to create various configurations on demand, allowing rapid transitions between different training scenarios without requiring multiple fixed aids
Solution Approach 2:
The aid consists of multiple flexible segments or sections that can be independently positioned and connected. This segmentation allows different parts of the aid to represent different portions of various routes simultaneously, enabling multiple users to practice different configurations at the same time
3Adaptability or versatility
If the training aid is designed for specific surfaces only, then performance on that surface is optimized, but the aid cannot be used in various environments like grass, ice, or water
Solution Approach 1:
The training aid is designed with universal characteristics that allow it to function effectively across multiple environments including grass, ice, water, and indoor surfaces. The flexible material and configuration system enable the same aid to be used in diverse conditions without sacrificing its training effectiveness or stability
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AI summary
The present technology may relate to an athletic training aid to assist in training a user to perform tasks. Various embodiments of the athletic training aid may comprise a body section having a plurality of pivot points disposed between a first end of the body section and a second end of the body section. The plurality of pivot points may be configured to form the body section into a first shape. A coupling device may be configured to couple a first segment of the body section to a second segment of the body section. The coupling device may be configured to couple a first pivot point to a second pivot point to allow the second segment to rotate with respect to the first segment. The coupling device may further comprise a through hole to create an opening through the first and second pivot points.