See-Through Game Table with Channel-Like Space for Indoor Leg Exercise
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of indoor game equipment designed for exercising legs through playing ball games, particularly for individuals with limited leg mobility or restricted ability to stand, as existing equipment is either too space-intensive or hazardous for indoor use and primarily focused on hand-based games.
Innovation Solution
A game table with a see-through table top surface and channel-like game space that allows players to play ball games with their legs while preventing the ball from escaping, featuring adjustable and detachable side walls and support structures to accommodate various player configurations and mobility levels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional indoor game equipment is used for hand-based games, then the game can be played indoors, but it does not provide leg exercise functionality
Solution Approach 1:
The game table is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides a surface for traditional hand-based games while simultaneously enabling leg exercise through integrated channels and openings. The table top structure with channels allows balls to be rolled along the surface using legs, combining exercise functionality with game play in a single device.
Solution Approach 2:
The table top is segmented into distinct functional zones including channels for ball movement, openings for leg access, and exercise areas. This segmentation allows different parts of the table to serve specific purposes - some areas for hand games, others for leg exercise, enabling versatile functionality without compromising ease of operation for either type of play.
2Area of stationary object
If large space is provided for ball games, then players can move freely, but it becomes dangerous and space-intensive for indoor use
Solution Approach 1:
The game space is merged with the table structure itself. Channels are integrated into the table top, and side walls are incorporated as part of the table framework. This merging creates a compact game environment that provides sufficient space for ball movement and leg exercise while maintaining indoor safety by containing the play area within the table boundaries.
Solution Approach 2:
The side walls forming the channels may be made from flexible or resilient materials that can absorb impacts and prevent dangerous collisions. These flexible barriers contain the ball within the game space while reducing the risk of injury from ball or leg movements, enabling safe indoor play with adequate movement space.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the table top surface is solid and opaque, then the structure is simple and stable, but players cannot see through it to the underside
Solution Approach 1:
The table top surface has different optical properties in different areas. Certain portions are made transparent or translucent to allow visibility through the table, while other areas remain opaque for structural stability. This local differentiation enables players to see through the table for exercise feedback while maintaining overall structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The table top is constructed using composite materials that combine transparent and opaque sections. This allows the table to simultaneously provide structural stability through opaque support areas and visual feedback through transparent game areas, resolving the contradiction between stability and visibility requirements.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the game table is designed for full mobility, then it accommodates able-bodied players, but it excludes people with limited leg mobility
Solution Approach 1:
The game table incorporates adjustable and movable components including height-adjustable legs, removable side walls, and flexible channels. These dynamic features allow the table configuration to be adapted to different mobility levels - able-bodied players can use the standard configuration while players with limited mobility can adjust the height and access through modified configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The table allows changes in key parameters such as height, channel configuration, and side wall positioning. By adjusting these parameters, the game table can accommodate various mobility levels - lower heights for wheelchair users, modified channel angles for limited leg movement, and adjustable openings for different body positions, thereby improving accessibility while maintaining versatility.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a game table (2) and to a game equipment (6) for playing a ball game with legs. The game table (2) comprises a table top structure (20) with a see-through table top surface. The table top structure (20) has a first and second table top ends (27, 29) and a first and second table top sides (24, 26) extending between the first and second table top ends (27, 29). The game table (2) further comprises a first table side wall (30) and a second table side wall (32) extending downwards from the table top structure (20). The first and second table side walls (30, 32) being arranged to form a channel-like game space (100) together with the table top structure (20), the channel-like game space (100) having a first opening (102) and a second opening (104) at opposite ends of the channel-like game space (100).