Portable Multi-Exercise Device with Adjustable Band Platforms
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a portable exercise device that can be easily assembled and disassembled for use with resistance bands, allowing for multiple exercises to be performed without the need for weights or barbells, and can be transported between home and remote locations such as hotels or Airbnb settings.
Innovation Solution
A portable multi-exercise device with parallel tracks, laterally adjustable band attachment platforms, step platforms, and a rowing bar, coupled with resistance bands that can be quickly assembled and disassembled, featuring adjustable resistance levels and configurations for various exercises.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a portable exercise device is designed with multiple exercise capabilities and adjustable components, then versatility and functionality are improved, but device complexity and assembly difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separate modular components including a frame assembly, resistance band assembly, step platform assembly, and rowing bar assembly. Each assembly can be independently packaged, transported, and assembled, reducing overall complexity while maintaining multiple exercise capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates multiple exercise functions within a single portable system, allowing users to perform resistance band exercises, step exercises, and rowing exercises without requiring separate equipment. The adjustable components enable one device to serve multiple purposes.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the device includes adjustable resistance band attachment platforms and step platforms for multiple exercises, then adaptability is improved, but ease of assembly and disassembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable platforms are designed as separate assemblies that can be quickly attached and detached from the frame. The resistance band assembly and step platform assembly are distinct modules that can be independently configured and reconfigured for different exercises without requiring complex assembly procedures.
3Ease of operation
If the device is designed for portability and quick assembly, then ease of transport is improved, but exercise functionality and versatility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The device is packaged as separate compact assemblies that can be easily transported in a bag or container. The frame assembly, resistance band assembly, step platform assembly, and rowing bar assembly can be individually packed to maximize portability while maintaining full exercise functionality when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates adjustable and movable components that allow users to reconfigure the equipment for different exercises. The laterally adjustable resistance band attachment platforms and step platforms enable the same portable device to adapt to various exercise needs without requiring multiple separate pieces of equipment.
Data Source
AI summary
A portable multi-exercise device includes a pair of parallel tracks each being elongate and linear. The exercise device includes a pair of band attachment platforms positioned across the parallel tracks respectively proximate to ends of the parallel tracks, the band attachment platforms having at least two laterally spaced apart resistance band attachment structures and themselves being laterally positioned along the parallel tracks. Each band attachment platform may include a set of three spaced apart planks defining a slot therebetween in which band fasteners are positioned. The exercise device includes a pair of step platforms atop which a user stands when grasping resistance bands during exercise, the step platforms being laterally adjustable along the parallel tracks. The exercise device includes a rowing bar coupled to the pair of parallel tracks intermediate the band attachment platforms and having fasteners for attachment to the resistance bands.