Rope Training Device with Movable Handle Anchor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing rope training devices are complex, difficult to use, and lack versatility, making them ineffective for enhancing and maintaining human muscle fitness and balance.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional rope training device with a frame, pulleys, pedals, and adjustable handles that allows for various exercises by utilizing the user's weight as resistance, with optional accessories for enhanced training options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If traditional rope training devices use fixed upper pulleys connected to heavy counterweights, then resistance force is provided, but device complexity and weight increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses the user's body weight as a counterweight to provide resistance force. The pulley system redirects the user's downward pull to lift the user's body weight, creating resistance without requiring external counterweights. This eliminates heavy metal counterweights and complex mechanisms while maintaining effective resistance for training.
Solution Approach 2:
The device uses the user themselves as the source of resistance through their body weight. The system is self-contained, requiring no external power source, counterweights, or complex mechanical systems. The user's own weight provides the necessary resistance force, simplifying the overall device structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional rope training devices use fixed handle positions, then structural stability is maintained, but adaptability and versatility decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The handle anchor is designed to be movable along the vertical frame rather than fixed at a single position. This dynamic element allows the handle attachment point to be adjusted vertically to accommodate different user heights and exercise requirements, enhancing versatility while maintaining structural integrity through controlled mobility.
Solution Approach 2:
The vertical frame is divided into multiple segments or positions where the handle anchor can be attached. This segmentation allows flexible configuration of handle height without compromising the overall structural stability of the frame, enabling adaptation to different user needs while maintaining a stable base structure.
3Ease of operation
If traditional rope training devices are designed for permanent installation, then structural stability is ensured, but ease of movement and repositioning is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The device incorporates movable components including the handle anchor that can be adjusted along the vertical frame, and the entire device is designed to be repositionable rather than permanently fixed. This dynamic design allows easy movement and reconfiguration while maintaining structural stability during use through a stable base and secure attachment mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device provides a simple, lightweight, and versatile training solution that effectively enhances muscle fitness, balance, and reduces neck and shoulder pain, suitable for use in various settings including homes, schools, and gyms.
Implementation Method 1
a first and second upper pulley attached to the upper part of the vertical frame; a first and second lower pulley attached to the lifting arms or to the pedals
Implementation Method 2
The pedals are arranged to pivot and/or to be lifted by attaching the upper pulling handle or the lower pulling handle of a pulling rope to the handle anchor and by pulling the free upper pulling handle or lower pulling handle of the same pulling rope
Implementation Method 3
a first and second pedal attached to the lower part of the vertical frame or to the horizontal frame pivotally and/or elevationally in relation to the vertical frame, via a first and a second lifting arm
Implementation Method 4
utilizing the user's weight as resistance
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AI summary
The object of the invention is a rope training device and a method for controlling the operation of the rope training device. A handle anchor (35) is attached to a vertical frame (2, 8) of the rope training device movably in a vertical direction, which handle anchor has handle attachment means for detachably attaching upper pulling handles (30, 38) and lower pulling handles (33, 34) of pulling ropes (31, 32) to it. A pedal (24, 25) of the rope training device is pivoted and/or lifted as follows: - the upper pulling handle (30, 38) or the lower pulling handle (33, 34) of the pulling rope (31, 32) is attached to the handle anchor (35), and thereafter; - the free upper pulling handle or lower pulling handle of the same pulling rope is pulled.