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Collapsible Free Weight BenchFinal ReportME 4182June 2, 1999Team MaxPowerRyan HaldimannRoni IsraelovJason BlairNeha GandhiMiki StowersJames Nichols
Executive SummaryCurrently, there are no collapsible home workout units that incorporate the usageof free weights in the marketplace. Most collapsible home workout systems use eitherelastic bands or flexible fiberglass rods for resistance. This is a significant problem toserious weightlifting enthusiasts. Serious weightlifters want to feel the burn that can onlybe attained by using free weights.MaxPower believes that this lack of a ‘real’ workout unit provides an excellentopportunity for an innovative concept in the marketplace. It is important that this unit iscapable of supporting the most common exercises, which include decline, incline, andflat bench. This unit should be completely adjustable so that it can meet the needs ofpeople of all sizes. Finally, this unit should be able to fold into a compact unit that can betransported quickly for easy storage.Important criteria for the design were selected and include weight, cost, collapsedsize, ease of use, and accommodation of selected exercises. Several subsystems forconceptual designs were considered and include structural support, adjustment system,collapsing system, and transportation system. Several design concepts were created andthe best design was chosen using a qualitative selection process. Finally, structuralanalysis was performed on the unit to ensure that it can properly support the necessaryloads.This report discusses the procedures taken during the development of the workoutunit and presents and explains the resulting design. The justification and results of eachprocedure are explained and the final design is described with the aid of part drawingsand diagrams.
Page 4 and 5: Table of ContentsIntroduction . . .
Page 6 and 7: Figure 1: Top view of Final DesignF
Page 8 and 9: 40000 psi =FS y= 4DtF4(0.5")(0.125"
Page 10 and 11: ConclusionsThe goal of this project
Page 12 and 13: Figure A2: Detail - Bench SeatFigur
Page 14 and 15: Figure A6: Detail - Bench Decline A
Page 16 and 17: Figure A10: Detail - Bench Incline
Page 18: Figure 13: Solid Model of Extend-o-

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