Tree-Mounted Workout Station With Adjustable Base

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a lack of commercially available tree-mounted workout stations that allow for the performance of pull-ups and other exercises, limiting options for individuals who want to utilize trees as a mounting point for their workouts.

Innovation Solution

A tree- or pole-mounted workout station with a 90-degree angle base that can be securely fastened at any height, featuring a main body, main beam, bar, and mounting fasteners to support users, utilizing ratchet straps and lag bolts for stability and adjustable components for user safety and comfort.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a workout station is mounted on a tree, then it provides exercise functionality in outdoor locations, but it lacks secure mounting capability and stability

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoutdoor exercise functionalityVSAvoidmounting stability

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The workout station is divided into separate components: a base unit with mounting interface, vertical support, and exercise bar. This segmentation allows the mounting function to be independently optimized with specialized fasteners while maintaining the overall workout functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A base unit serves as an intermediary component between the tree trunk and the workout structure. This base incorporates mounting fasteners that interface with the tree, providing a stable connection point for the vertical support and bar without requiring direct attachment of the entire structure to the tree.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If the workout station is designed to support multiple users, then it increases versatility and usage capacity, but it requires stronger and heavier structural components

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemulti-user capabilityVSAvoidstructural strength

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The workout station utilizes composite construction combining different materials with complementary properties. The base unit and mounting components use materials optimized for attachment strength, while the vertical support and bar use materials balanced for strength-to-weight ratio, allowing multi-user support without excessive overall weight.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

3Adaptability or versatility

If the workout station allows adjustment to any height, then it increases adaptability for users of different heights, but it increases device complexity

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveheight adjustabilityVSAvoidmounting system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting system incorporates adjustable elements that allow the vertical support to be positioned at different heights along the tree trunk. This dynamic adjustment capability is achieved through movable mounting points or adjustable-length components, enabling customization for different user heights while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS11673012B2Tree-mounted workout station

Publication Date: 2023.06.13 BELLAUS JAMES WILLIAM

AI summary

A workout station includes a main body, a main beam, a bar, and mounting fasteners. The main beam extends from the main body. The bar extends perpendicularly through the main beam opposite the main body. The mounting fasteners extend through the main body and fasten the workout station to a vertical substrate. The main body, the main beam, the bar, and the mounting fasteners support a user hanging from the bar. The main body secures the workout station to a tree or pole at a predetermined position.