Wearable Resistance Loop for Portable Glute Bridge Training
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional resistance training equipment for targeting the gluteus maximus muscles is bulky, expensive, and not portable, making it difficult to exercise effectively outdoors or while traveling without access to a gym.
Innovation Solution
A wearable resistance loop made of stretchable material with foot openings that can be adjusted for different resistance levels, allowing users to perform glute bridge exercises anywhere without the need for heavy machinery, by securing feet within the loop and adjusting resistance through foot positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional resistance training equipment is used to target gluteus maximus muscles, then effective resistance training can be achieved, but the equipment becomes bulky, expensive, and not portable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential function of resistance training from bulky gym equipment by using a simple elastic band that can be easily carried. The elastic band is the minimal element needed to provide resistance, eliminating all unnecessary heavy components of traditional resistance training machines while maintaining the core training effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a flexible elastic band instead of rigid mechanical structures. This thin, flexible component provides the necessary resistance through elastic deformation, replacing heavy metal frames, pulleys, and weight stacks with a lightweight elastic membrane that maintains training effectiveness while dramatically reducing weight and bulk.
2Force
If weighted bars or weight machines are used for glute bridge exercises, then resistance can be applied to hips and waist area, but the equipment becomes expensive and requires home gym or corporate gym
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic band is designed to be self-securing through foot insertion, eliminating the need for complex adjustment mechanisms, fasteners, or setup procedures. The user simply inserts their feet into the band, and the elastic nature automatically secures it in place, making the equipment completely self-service and eliminating all complexity associated with traditional resistance machines.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of applying resistance through a bar on the hips (traditional method), the patent inverts the approach by anchoring the resistance device to the feet and allowing the elastic band to wrap around the hips. This inversion simplifies the mechanism while achieving the same resistance application to the hip and glute region.
3Weight of moving object
If elastic band is used for resistance training, then portability is improved, but the band may retract and strike the user's posterior during exercise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary anti-action by positioning the elastic band to wrap around the front of the hips rather than allowing it to retract toward the posterior. The band is configured to maintain tension in a direction that prevents harmful retraction, and the foot insertion mechanism pre-positions the band to avoid contact with sensitive posterior areas during the exercise range of motion.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Provides a portable, convenient, and adjustable resistance training solution that allows for effective gluteus maximus muscle engagement without the need for bulky equipment, accommodating various foot sizes and resistance levels, while preventing chafing and discomfort.
Implementation Method 1
a loop, band, strap, or belt (collectively defined herein as a loop) of a stretchable material
Data Source
AI summary
An exercise device is provided. The exercise device is formed of a resistance loop wearable over the waist and feet to provide resistance for performing glute bridge exercise. The resistance loop is light weight and portable and allows resistance glute bridge exercise to be performed anywhere a glute bridge exercise may be performed.