Speed Bag Support with Lateral Aperture for Agility Training

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing speed bag training systems lack the ability to provide lateral movement of the speed bag at the Gimbal bearing attachment, which is essential for enhancing hand-foot coordination and agility, as they typically require a rigid and damped surface for optimal performance, but do not allow for the necessary lateral movement.

Innovation Solution

A selectable speed bag support apparatus featuring a rigid planar element with an elongated aperture and a means for suspending and moving the speed bag, allowing for lateral movement while maintaining the necessary rigidity and dampening, ensuring the speed bag's kinetic energy is conserved for effective rebounding.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a rigid planar surface is used for speed bag rebound, then the speed bag can rebound effectively with kinetic energy conserved, but the speed bag cannot move laterally at the Gimbal bearing attachment

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverebound effectivenessVSAvoidlateral movement capability

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The rigid planar element is segmented by incorporating an elongated aperture through it, allowing the speed bag to move laterally within the aperture while the surrounding rigid structure maintains rebound effectiveness. The aperture acts as a controlled pathway that separates the lateral movement function from the rebound surface function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The elongated aperture acts as an intermediary element between the rigid planar surface and the speed bag's Gimbal bearing attachment. It mediates the contradiction by providing a pathway for lateral movement while the rigid planar element surrounding the aperture maintains the necessary rigidity and dampening for effective rebounding.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If the speed bag is allowed to move laterally, then hand-foot coordination and agility are enhanced, but the kinetic energy may be lost and rebound effectiveness reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecoordination training capabilityVSAvoidkinetic energy conservation

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

Different regions of the rigid planar element have different functions: the elongated aperture region allows lateral movement for coordination training, while the surrounding rigid planar surface with rebound surface maintains high rigidity and dampening properties to conserve kinetic energy during rebounding. This local differentiation resolves the energy loss concern.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

3Device complexity

If a fixed rigid support structure is used, then the structure is simple and stable, but it cannot provide the dynamic movement needed for advanced boxing training

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesupport structure simplicityVSAvoiddynamic movement capability

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The support structure transitions from a completely fixed rigid structure to a dynamic structure by incorporating the elongated aperture that allows the speed bag to move laterally within it. The rigid planar element itself remains stable and simple, but the aperture provides the necessary dynamic movement capability for advanced boxing training.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This solution enables the speed bag to move laterally, challenging the boxer's coordination and agility by allowing the speed bag to move arbitrarily while remaining adjacent to a rigidly mounted and damped surface, maximizing the speed bag's rebound energy and improving multi-tasking abilities.

Implementation Method 1

typically made of leather and being suspended at the small end on a Gimbal type bearing (omni directional pivot) that is adjacent to a flat surface that the large end of the bag bounces or rebounds against

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectGimbal: Gimbal

Implementation Method 2

ensuring the speed bag's kinetic energy is conserved for effective rebounding

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectElastic rebound: Elastic Recovery

Data Source

PatentUS10357689B2Selectable speed bag support apparatus

Publication Date: 2019.07.23 MCCOY TERRI L

AI summary

A selectable support apparatus for a speed bag includes a rigid planar element having first and second end portions with a longitudinal axis therebetween, the rigid planar element also includes a first and second margins with a transverse axis therebetween. The rigid planar element having a rebound surface for the speed bag and an opposing work surface with a centerline axis therebetween. The rigid planar element also includes an elongated aperture that is disposed therethrough the rigid planar element wherein the elongated aperture is positioned parallel to and along the longitudinal axis. The elongated aperture extends for a portion of the rigid planar element as between the first and second end portions. Also, the elongated aperture extends from the rebound surface to the work surface along the centerline axis. In addition, the work surface includes a mechanism for suspending and moving the speed bag therethrough and along the elongated aperture.