Removable Exercise Bar Brackets for Angled Frames
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current exercise equipment lacks the ability to be easily and quickly reconfigured or adapted for different exercises, particularly for pull-up or dip stations, as existing solutions are not sturdy enough to support user weight and are difficult to mount or reconfigure.
Innovation Solution
The exercise bar apparatus features a pair of brackets that can be removably attached to angled support members, such as an A-frame, allowing for easy attachment and detachment, with the brackets having an included angle matching the support member angle, enabling secure support for user weight during exercises like pull-ups or dips.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If exercise equipment is made sturdy to support user weight, then reliability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in mounting and reconfiguring
Solution Approach 1:
The exercise bar apparatus is divided into separate components: the bar itself and the attachment brackets. The brackets are further segmented with movable arms that can independently engage with the support members. This segmentation allows the equipment to be easily assembled and reconfigured while maintaining structural integrity when assembled, resolving the contradiction between sturdiness and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment brackets incorporate movable arms that can transition between engaged and disengaged positions. The arms are designed to flexibly engage with the support members during assembly and then provide rigid support when engaged. This dynamic capability allows easy reconfiguration while ensuring reliable weight support during exercise, directly addressing the technical contradiction.
2Ease of operation
If exercise equipment is designed for easy reconfiguration, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to insufficient sturdiness
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the attachment system into separate brackets with movable arms, the design achieves both easy reconfiguration and reliable support. The segmented structure allows quick assembly and disassembly while each segment is designed to provide robust support when engaged, counteracting the typical trade-off between ease of reconfiguration and sturdiness.
Solution Approach 2:
The movable arms are designed to self-lock into position when engaged with the support members, providing automatic securing without requiring additional fasteners or complex assembly steps. This self-service mechanism ensures reliable weight support while maintaining ease of reconfiguration, as users can quickly engage and disengage the arms without specialized tools or procedures.
3Reliability
If exercise bars are made permanently fixed, then reliability is improved, but adaptability deteriorates due to inability to reconfigure for different exercises
Solution Approach 1:
The movable arms transition from a static, permanently fixed design to a dynamic system that can be easily engaged and disengaged. When engaged, the arms provide stable, reliable support equivalent to permanent fixation. When disengaged, they allow quick reconfiguration for different exercises or removal entirely. This dynamic capability resolves the contradiction between reliability and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment brackets are designed to work with various support member configurations and angles, making the exercise bar apparatus universally applicable to different frame structures. The movable arms can accommodate different engagement positions, enabling the same apparatus to be used for multiple exercise types (pull-ups, dips, etc.) while maintaining structural stability, thus achieving both reliability and adaptability.
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AI summary
A device and method is described that can easily provide removable exercise bars from the angled portions of a structure and provide a pair of approximately horizontal bars for exercising. The method includes placing an attachment device having a pair of brackets onto co-planar and non-parallel support members. The attachment device brackets include opening for placing, removing, and securing the attachment to the support members. The height of the bars is provided according to the spacing the brackets and the support members.