Webbing Loop Sleeve for Multi-Planar Exercise Resistance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional strength training equipment fails to effectively simulate and load fundamental movement patterns such as rotational and lateral movements essential for ground-based sports, lacking adjustability and providing only single-plane resistance.
Innovation Solution
A cable attachment with a structural connector, sleeve, and webbing loop that allows adjustable resistance through a sliding mechanism, accommodating rotational and lateral movements by adjusting the webbing loop's length and providing resistance to movements like squatting, lunging, and rotating through the hips and trunk.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional strength training equipment is used, then single-plane resistance is provided, but multi-planar movement patterns cannot be accommodated
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into distinct functional components: a structural connector for mounting, a webbing loop for resistance application, and a sliding sleeve for adjustment. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while maintaining overall adaptability for multi-planar movements without excessive complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The webbing loop with sliding sleeve mechanism serves multiple functions: it provides adjustable resistance, accommodates various movement planes (rotational, lateral, forward), and works with different body parts. This multi-functionality enables a single device structure to replace multiple specialized equipment pieces
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed-length webbing loop is used, then simple structure is maintained, but adjustability for different users and exercises is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The webbing loop transitions from a static fixed-length design to a dynamic adjustable-length design through the sliding sleeve mechanism. The sleeve can slide along the webbing to change the effective length, providing adaptability for different users and exercise variations while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure
Solution Approach 2:
The sliding sleeve acts as an intermediary component between the user's hands and the webbing loop. It provides the adjustment function without requiring complex mechanisms like buckles, clips, or multiple attachment points, thus adding minimal complexity while achieving the desired adaptability
3Ease of operation
If no padding is provided on webbing fabric, then device complexity is reduced, but user comfort during rotational and lateral movements is decreased
Solution Approach 1:
Padding is applied locally to specific areas of the webbing loop where it contacts the user's body during rotational and lateral movements, rather than covering the entire webbing. This targeted approach enhances comfort in critical contact zones while minimizing the added complexity and material requirements
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables users to perform multi-planar movement patterns with adjustable resistance, enhancing the simulation of ground-based sports movements and providing effective training for rotational and lateral movements.
Implementation Method 1
friction between the sleeve and the webbing fabric maintains the desired length during an operation period when the user performs the fundamental movement patterns
Data Source
AI summary
A cable attachment that accommodates fundamental movement patterns of a user. The cable attachment includes a structural connector with a mounting aperture, a sleeve forming a first aperture at one end and a second aperture at an opposite second end and a webbing loop. The webbing loop having a webbing fabric with opposing first and second surfaces extending from a sewn end to a sleeve end. The webbing fabric is fixed to itself proximate the aperture for a sewn length. At the opposite end of the webbing fabric it is fixed to the second aperture of the sleeve. The sleeve surrounds the webbing fabric and slides along the webbing fabric to allow adjustment of the length of the webbing fabric to accommodate the fundamental movement patterns of the user.