Pushup Exerciser Board With Color-Coded Handle Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pushup exercise apparatuses lack a secure and organized method for maintaining handle positions, leading to variability and instability during exercises, which can affect muscle development and user experience.
Innovation Solution
A pushup exerciser apparatus featuring a planar board with post receptacles and color-coded indicia to securely position handle units at specific angles, ensuring consistent and repeatable hand positions for targeted muscle groups.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing pushup exercise apparatuses are used, then basic pushup exercise functionality is provided, but secure and organized handle positioning is lacking leading to variability and instability during exercises
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus is segmented into distinct functional components: a base structure with multiple receptacles, separate handle units with posts, and color-coded indicia systems. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while maintaining overall simplicity, resolving the contradiction between reliability and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediary elements such as the receptacles that receive the posts, and the color-coded indicia that mediate between the user's positioning intent and the actual handle placement. These intermediaries provide secure, organized positioning without requiring complex mechanical constraints.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple hand positions are provided for targeted muscle development, then exercise versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus provides preliminary action by pre-configuring multiple receptacles at predetermined positions and angles on the base, each marked with color-coded indicia. Users can directly place handles into the appropriate receptacles without requiring complex adjustments or calculations, achieving versatility through pre-planned positioning options.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs color-coded indicia on the receptacles and corresponding indicators on the handles to visually distinguish different hand positions and angles. This color-coding system provides an intuitive, easy-to-use interface for selecting targeted muscle groups without increasing mechanical complexity.
3Measurement precision
If repeatable and consistent hand positions are ensured, then muscle development precision is improved, but ease of operation may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus enables self-service operation through its design: the color-coded indicia automatically guide users to the correct receptacles for desired hand positions, and the receptacles themselves provide mechanical guidance for accurate handle placement. This self-guiding system achieves precision without requiring complex measurement tools or complicated adjustment procedures.
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AI summary
A pushup exerciser includes a supporting board formed of a pair of joined board sections each defining an upper surface having a plurality of post receptacles formed therein. The post receptacles are arranged in pairs with each pair suitably spaced for receiving attachment posts of a handle unit. Each post receptacle pair includes a color indicia. The color indicia are selectively colored to provide association between handle unit positions in accordance with a selected theme such as muscle group emphasis. A pair of handle units suitable for gripping during pushup exercise are locatable and attachable to the board surface at positions and angular orientations defined by the post receptacle pairs.