Exercise Slide Board with Adjustable Backstops and Floor Grip
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional exercise slide boards lack versatility and safety features for joint-friendly workouts, particularly in home fitness settings, as they do not offer adjustable backstops and secure footing options for diverse exercises.
Innovation Solution
The exercise slide board features a main board made of high-density polyethylene with adjustable backstops and a floor grip unit, providing a low-friction surface and secure attachment options, including Velcro fabric grips and non-slip materials, to facilitate various exercises while minimizing joint stress.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional exercise slide boards are used, then basic sliding exercise is possible, but versatility for diverse exercises is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The slide board is designed to perform multiple exercise functions through adjustable components. The backstops can be positioned at different locations and angles to enable various exercise types including sliding, lunges, and resistance training, allowing one device to serve multiple workout purposes
Solution Approach 2:
The backstops are made adjustable and repositionable rather than fixed, allowing users to dynamically change the exercise configuration. The backstops can be moved to different positions on the board and adjusted to different angles, enabling adaptation to different exercise requirements and user preferences
2Reliability
If conventional exercise slide boards are used, then exercise capability is provided, but safety features for joint-friendly workouts are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The slide board incorporates a non-slip surface treatment on the sliding area that provides friction control before exercise begins. This pre-applied surface treatment ensures joint-friendly sliding resistance without requiring additional safety devices during exercise
Solution Approach 2:
Different portions of the slide board have different surface properties. The sliding surface has a non-slip treatment for controlled friction, while other areas have different textures or properties to provide secure footing and prevent slipping, addressing safety needs in specific locations
3Ease of operation
If conventional exercise slide boards are used, then basic exercise function is provided, but secure footing options are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The slide board features different surface characteristics in different areas. The sliding portion has a non-slip surface treatment for controlled friction, while the standing areas have textured or elevated surfaces that provide secure footing and prevent slipping, addressing safety needs in specific locations
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enhances the versatility and safety of workouts by allowing adjustable backstops and secure footing, making it suitable for diverse exercises and reducing the risk of injury, thus providing a challenging yet low-impact aerobic workout.
Implementation Method 1
a main board made of high-density polyethylene with adjustable backstops and a floor grip unit, providing a low-friction surface
Implementation Method 2
including Velcro fabric grips and non-slip materials, to facilitate various exercises while minimizing joint stress
Data Source
AI summary
An exercise slide board is disclosed having a main board, a pair of backstops and a floor grip device. The main board has a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface is smooth and low friction to allow a user wearing low-friction footwear to easily slide across the board. The first and second backstops are positioned at or near a first end of the main board and a second end of the main board, respectively. The first and second backstops may have a base surface configured to abut against the top surface of the main board. The first and second backstops may also have a strike surface facing toward a center of the main board and extending away from the top surface of the main board at an angle away from the center of the board. The floor grip device is affixed on the bottom surface of the main board. The floor grip device is configured to grip both a hard flooring surface and a carpeted flooring surface. A non-slip mesh may be used. The floor grip device may grip the flooring surface so as to create a frictional force to secure the main board relative to the flooring surface in response to and against lateral forces applied in a direction planar to the flooring surface and transverse to and against the strike surfaces of the backstops.