Single Strap Dorsal Spine Support for Hands-Free Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a device that can assist in achieving a desired spinal posture during yoga or exercise sessions without requiring assistance from a third party, allowing for hands-free use and easy adjustment and securing without external help.
Innovation Solution
A dorsal spine support device comprising a single strap with a closure assembly and optional pouch and pad, which can be adjusted and secured by the user for personalized fit and comfort, allowing for improved spinal alignment and posture maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional spinal support device is used, then spinal posture support is provided, but the device requires assistance from a third party for donning and adjustment
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separate modular components: a pouch assembly containing the pad, an extensible strap with closure assembly, and crisscross connectors. This segmentation allows the user to don each component independently and adjust them separately, eliminating the need for third-party assistance while maintaining support functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The strap incorporates an extensible portion that allows dynamic adjustment of the device to fit different body sizes and shapes. The closure assembly enables the user to dynamically adjust the tightness and positioning, providing ease of operation without requiring complex fixed structures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the device allows hands-free use, then user freedom to perform poses is improved, but the device must be securely fastened without external help
Solution Approach 1:
The closure assembly is designed to be operated by the user themselves without assistance. The crisscross connectors and strap configuration enable the user to secure the device independently, achieving hands-free usability while maintaining ease of operation through self-service fastening mechanisms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the device provides personalized fit, then comfort and effectiveness are improved, but the device requires multiple adjustment points
Solution Approach 1:
The single extensible strap with closure assembly serves multiple functions: it provides the primary securing mechanism, allows for size adjustment, and enables positional adjustment of the pouch. This multi-functionality achieves personalized fit without requiring multiple separate adjustment mechanisms, thereby limiting device complexity.
4Device complexity
If the device uses a single strap configuration, then device simplicity is improved, but the strap must intersect itself at multiple points requiring precise geometry
Solution Approach 1:
The crisscross connectors introduce a third spatial dimension to the strap configuration, allowing the strap to intersect itself at controlled points without requiring precise flat-plane geometry. This dimensional approach simplifies the manufacturing precision requirements while maintaining the single-strap simplicity.
Data Source
AI summary
A dorsal spine support device has a support element that is a single strap with a closure assembly. The single strap intersects itself in exactly three discrete locations. The single strap has a first end and a second end. The closure assembly has a buckle with a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the buckle is connectable to and disconnectable from the second portion of the buckle. The first portion of the buckle can be secured to the first end of the single strap and the second portion of the buckle can be secured to the second end of the single strap. A pad can be positioned in a pouch. The pouch can be secured to the strap.