Single-Post Weight Bar Hooks for Stable Short-Bar Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing weightlifting racks are unable to stably support intermediate-sized weight bars that are too short to span between hooks mounted on spaced-apart posts, leading to instability during exercises.
Innovation Solution
A weight bar holding apparatus with two hooks spaced apart by a considerable distance, mounted on a single upright post, featuring adjustable mounting locations and anti-tip mechanisms to securely hold weight bars, allowing for stable support of intermediate-sized bars.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If hooks are mounted on spaced-apart posts, then weight bars can span between hooks for stable support, but intermediate-sized weight bars that are too short cannot be supported
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus segments the support function by providing multiple hooks on a single post at different elevations and horizontal positions. This allows the system to support weight bars of various lengths by selecting appropriate hook combinations, resolving the contradiction between fixed hook spacing and variable bar length requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus introduces a vertical dimension to hook placement on a single post, in addition to horizontal spacing. This multi-dimensional arrangement enables intermediate-sized bars to be supported by using hooks at different heights and positions, effectively solving the limitation of traditional single-level hook mounting.
2Stability of the object's composition
If two hooks are spaced apart by a considerable distance on a single post, then intermediate-sized weight bars can be supported stably, but the mounting structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus merges multiple mounting functions into a single integrated bracket assembly that attaches to one post. The bracket incorporates multiple hooks at different positions and elevations, providing stable support for intermediate-sized bars while maintaining a compact, unified structure rather than requiring multiple separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket is designed as a universal attachment that can accommodate multiple hook configurations on a single post. This multi-functional design allows the same bracket to support various weight bar lengths and types by utilizing different hook combinations, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining versatility.
3Ease of manufacture
If hooks are positioned close to the post, then mounting is simple, but weight bars may tip during exercise
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus applies local quality by positioning hooks at specific optimized locations on the bracket - some closer to the post for stability and others extended outward for proper weight bar contact. This differentiated hook positioning provides both mounting simplicity and anti-tip protection, as the extended hooks prevent bar movement while the bracket's attachment to the post maintains structural stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket design incorporates preliminary anti-action by extending hooks outward from the post at strategic positions before the weight bar is even placed. This pre-positioned geometry creates inherent anti-tip geometry that passively prevents bar tipping during exercise, eliminating the need for additional active anti-tip mechanisms while maintaining ease of mounting.
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AI summary
A weight bar holding apparatus supports a weight bar on an upright post of exercise equipment. The apparatus has a mounting bracket securable to the post with two pins through cooperating apertures of multiple mounting locations at spaced positions on the bracket to secure the bracket at an adjustable spacing to the post. Two hooks protrude from the bracket on the post at a lateral spacing between the hooks that is more than twice a corresponding width of the upright post to provide stable support to a weight bar on a singular post of a weightlifting rack. A stop may be provided above the upper surface of each hook to prevent the weight bar from lifting off the hook when weighted unevenly during loading and unloading of weights onto the bar.