Rotating Cube Exercise Device for Multi-Function Home Workouts

Solution Overview

Problem

Current exercise devices for home use are often large, cumbersome, and limited to single exercise movements, occupying excessive space and being costly when multiple devices are required to accommodate various workouts, with no compact solution allowing multiple exercise movements efficiently.

Innovation Solution

A cube-shaped exercise device with multiple interchangeable components, including bars, a stepper, twist board, and flat surface, that can be rotated and configured for various exercises such as push-ups, dips, stepping, twisting, and plyometric movements, also serving as furniture when not in use.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple different exercise devices are acquired to enable various exercise movements, then exercise versatility is improved, but device complexity and space occupation increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveexercise movement varietyVSAvoidstorage space

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The exercise device incorporates multiple exercise means (stepper, balance board, push-up stand, twist board) integrated into a single rotatable frame structure, allowing one device to perform multiple exercise functions that would otherwise require separate devices

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The frame is designed to be rotatable between different positions, enabling the user to access different exercise means on different sides of the frame. This dynamic reconfiguration allows a single stationary device to provide the functionality of multiple separate exercise devices

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple different exercise devices are acquired to enable various exercise movements, then exercise versatility is improved, but cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveexercise movement varietyVSAvoidnumber of devices

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The exercise device incorporates multiple exercise means (stepper, balance board, push-up stand, twist board) integrated into a single rotatable frame structure, allowing one device to perform multiple exercise functions that would otherwise require separate devices

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

Multiple exercise means that would traditionally be separate devices are merged into a single integrated structure with a common frame, reducing the total number of devices needed while maintaining exercise variety

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Area of stationary object

If exercise devices are made compact to save space, then storage space is reduced, but exercise functionality is limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage spaceVSAvoidexercise movement variety

Core Design Contradiction:

Area of stationary objectVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The frame is designed to be rotatable between different positions, enabling the user to access different exercise means on different sides of the frame. This dynamic reconfiguration allows a single stationary device to provide the functionality of multiple separate exercise devices

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

Multiple exercise means are arranged in a compact cubic frame structure where different exercise components are positioned on different sides or levels of the same space-efficient frame, maximizing functionality within a compact footprint

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Data Source

PatentUS11338165B2Multiple movement exercise device

Publication Date: 2022.05.24 HIGH STREET TV GRP

AI summary

An exercise device for allowing multiple exercise movements is provided. The device includes a substantially cube-shaped frame, and a unit for doing exercise movements on at least one side of the frame.