Telescoping Workout Apparatus With Multi-Axis Pivot Mounts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise devices are limited by bulky designs that hinder collapsibility and stowability, and lack efficient locking mechanisms capable of restricting movement in multiple directions, making them less portable and less versatile for various workouts.
Innovation Solution
A portable exercise device with telescoping legs connected to a crossbar, featuring a pivot mount and adjuster pin system that allows height adjustment and multiple axis rotation, enabling compact folding and easy storage, along with a locking mechanism that secures the device at desired heights and angles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If workout apparatuses are made sturdy to support heavy weights and forces, then strength and stability are improved, but the device becomes bulky which limits collapsibility and stowing capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The legs are divided into telescoping sections that can be segmented and folded relative to each other. The crossbar is also segmented to allow folding connections, enabling the structure to be divided into collapsible segments that maintain strength when assembled but reduce volume when stored.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus transitions from a static rigid structure to a dynamic collapsible structure through hinge connections and telescoping mechanisms. The legs can extend and retract, and the crossbar can fold, allowing the device to adapt its volume while maintaining structural integrity during use.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional telescoping legs with internal spring pin locks are used for height adjustment, then height adjustability is achieved, but the locking mechanism can only restrict movement in a single direction and requires repeated depression of the pin
Solution Approach 1:
A pin mechanism serves as an intermediary element that engages with apertures in the telescoping legs. The pin can be depressed to disengage from apertures, allowing height adjustment, and when released, it automatically locks into position to restrict movement in multiple directions, simplifying the adjustment process.
3Volume of moving object
If known foldable apparatuses with single axis rotation are used, then partial collapsibility is achieved, but the device cannot be rotated about multiple axes and is limited in compact folding
Solution Approach 1:
The crossbar connections incorporate multi-axis rotation capability, allowing the structure to fold and rotate about multiple axes rather than being limited to a single axis. This enables the apparatus to collapse into a more compact configuration by rotating components in multiple dimensions.
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AI summary
A workout apparatus having a crossbar with a first end and a second end, with each end of the crossbar engaging a pivot mount. The workout apparatus having four legs, with each pivot mount further engaging two legs therefore allowing the legs to be selectively rotatable around each of the pivot mounts in both a lateral axis and longitudinal axis of the crossbar. The workout apparatus having a first position where each pair of legs engaging each pivot mount at an angle greater than zero relative to each other and supporting the crossbar. The workout apparatus having a second position where the four legs are adjacent to the crossbar and positioned within the longitudinal plane of the crossbar.