Tackle Shield Segmentation for Collision Training Versatility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current sports training devices for tackle and collision training in rugby and American Football lack versatility, mobility, and effectiveness in targeting specific training effects, and are often costly and inefficient to manufacture.
Innovation Solution
A tackle shield with a body featuring a front contact surface, rear holding surface, and optional design elements such as opposing lugs, an angled or curved profile, and a central holding zone with gripping members, designed to provide a mobile, versatile, and efficient training tool that enhances accuracy and technique in tackle training.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional tackle bags or collision shields are used, then training function is provided, but mobility and versatility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The tackle shield is divided into distinct functional segments: the body providing the contact surface, lugs for positioning, and a separate holding zone with gripping members. This segmentation allows each component to serve its specific function while maintaining overall simplicity and mobility of the device.
2Reliability
If tackle training devices are designed with specific features for targeted training, then training effectiveness improves, but manufacturing cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The shield incorporates localized features at specific positions: lugs are positioned laterally on the body for specific positioning functions, the holding zone is located at the rear surface for gripping, and the body profile is shaped to provide appropriate contact surfaces. These localized features provide targeted training effects without requiring complex overall device design, maintaining manufacturing efficiency.
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AI summary
A tackle shield is provided having a body defining a front contact surface and a rear holding surface. The shield includes one or two or more of the following features of: two opposing lugs laterally disposed on the body; the body having an angled or curved profile such that the front contact surface has an upper forward projection and a lower forward projection and a recess therebetween; or the body has a central portion which has at the rear surface of the central portion, a holding zone in which gripping or holding members are disposed.