Tempering Table with Symmetrical Receiving Holes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current tempering tables are inadequate for safe and effective muscle tension relief due to insufficient height and weight capacity, leading to practitioner fatigue and instability of weighted tools during the tempering process.
Innovation Solution
A height-adjustable tempering table with symmetrical receiving holes for stable stops that allow weighted rollers to be secured in place without human assistance, providing a comfortable and versatile surface for patients and practitioners.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a solid, flat table is used for tempering, then the table structure is simple, but the table is inadequate for proper tempering due to height and weight capacity limitations
Solution Approach 1:
The table top is segmented into multiple sections with receiving holes that can accommodate different types and numbers of weighted tools. The table includes multiple receiving holes arranged in specific patterns (e.g., four corners, midpoints of sides) to support various tool configurations, allowing the same table structure to adapt to different tempering needs without requiring multiple specialized tables.
Solution Approach 2:
The table is designed with universal features including multiple receiving holes that can accommodate different weighted tool arrangements, adjustable height mechanisms, and a surface that can support various patient positions. The symmetrical arrangement of receiving holes allows the table to function effectively for different body parts and tempering techniques, making one table serve multiple therapeutic purposes.
2Reliability
If practitioners stand and hold weighted cylinders during tempering, then the tools remain stable, but practitioners experience fatigue
Solution Approach 1:
The table is designed with receiving holes and support structures that enable the weighted tools to stabilize themselves without requiring practitioner intervention. The table top includes recesses and receiving holes that physically constrain the tools, allowing them to maintain position autonomously. This self-stabilizing feature eliminates the need for practitioners to continuously hold or adjust the tools, reducing fatigue while maintaining reliability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If weighted tools are placed on repurposed tables or floor, then tempering can be performed, but the working height is unsafe and unproductive
Solution Approach 1:
The table incorporates an adjustable height mechanism that allows the working surface to be dynamically changed to match the practitioner's height and the specific tempering requirements. This dynamic adjustment capability ensures that the table can be optimized for each practitioner-patient interaction, providing safe and productive working heights unlike fixed repurposed tables or floor-based approaches.
4Ease of operation
If practitioners balance weighted cylinders against unstable objects, then tools can be positioned, but the setup is unsafe and ineffective
Solution Approach 1:
The table serves as a stable intermediary structure between the practitioner and the weighted tools. The receiving holes and support surfaces act as intermediaries that securely hold the tools in designated positions, eliminating the need for practitioners to balance tools against unstable objects. The table's rigid construction and purpose-built receiving features provide the stability required for safe and effective tool positioning.
Data Source
AI summary
A tempering table is disclosed. The tempering table includes a base structure and a top surface located atop the base structure. The top surface comprises a body portion and a plurality of receiving holes. At least a first receiving hole of the plurality of receiving holes is located on a first side of the body portion, and at least a second receiving hole of the plurality of receiving holes is located on a second side of the body portion opposite the first side of the body portion. The first receiving hole and the second receiving hole are at least approximately symmetrical across a center line of the body portion between the first side of the body portion and the second side of the body portion.