Rotatable Panel Exercise Board with Removable Handles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing yoga mats lack structural elements that can be gripped and provide resistance during exercises, limiting the types of exercises that can be performed.
Innovation Solution
An exercise board with rotatably coupled panels that form a continuous surface, featuring openings to receive handles, which provide structure for gripping and resistance during exercises.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional yoga mat is used, then it provides a comfortable and portable surface, but it lacks structural elements for gripping and resistance during exercises
Solution Approach 1:
The board is divided into multiple panels that can be separated and reconfigured. The openings in each panel allow for modular attachment of handles at different positions, enabling segmented functional zones for various exercise types while maintaining overall structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The board panels are designed to be movable relative to each other, allowing transition between different configurations. Handles can be attached and detached at various openings to dynamically adjust the board's functionality for different exercise requirements, providing adaptability without permanent structural complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If handles are added to provide gripping structure, then exercise variety is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The board panels incorporate multiple openings that can accommodate different handle types and configurations. The same panel structure serves multiple functions by allowing different handle attachments, enabling a single board to support various exercise types including grip exercises, resistance training, and balance work without requiring multiple specialized devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The handles are designed to be inserted into and nested within the openings of the board panels. When not in use, handles can be stored within the board structure or collapsed configurations, allowing the system to maintain a compact form while providing access to multiple exercise modes when handles are attached.
3Strength
If the board is made rigid to provide resistance, then exercise effectiveness is improved, but portability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The board is constructed from multiple lighter panels rather than a single heavy rigid structure. Each panel maintains sufficient stiffness to provide resistance during exercises, while the segmented design allows the overall board to be folded or collapsed into a more portable configuration when resistance is not required.
Solution Approach 2:
The board transitions between rigid and flexible states depending on configuration. When panels are extended and locked, the board provides rigid resistance for exercises. When collapsed or folded, the same structure becomes more flexible and compact for transport, allowing the system to adapt its mechanical properties to different usage scenarios.
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AI summary
A system including a board having plurality of generally flat panels rotatably coupled together. The board is movable between an extended position wherein the panels are generally co-planar and together form a generally continuous board surface, and a collapsed position wherein the panels are arranged parallel to each other but are not co-planar. At least one of the panels includes a plurality of openings, wherein each opening is configured to removably receive a handle therein.