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Testing On these Testing pages I will be talking and showing how each functional component of my product wo rks and if it works effectively or has any draw

backs. I will discuss any problems and offer modification solutions to make them better if manufact uring this product. This will also contain images of
the likely places the product will be stored and how the size of it will impact on storage and pack aging.
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I went to Ipswich rugby club and tested the Storage
fitting of the product on the posts. All the The product when fully put together can fit into the back of a car or
posts at the club were different in size, van. At a squeeze it is small enough to fit into the back of a 4 door car
ranging from 100+mm to 76mm. I tested my but will take up all seats. The cars used in these photos are a Land
product on the 76mm thick posts as they Rover Discovery so it is a large car with space in the boot and a VW
were the only ones that would fit, as seen in Polo, which is small, yet the product still fits in the back seats. This
the photo, the product leans forward due to proves that this product is handy and can fit in most spaces when put
the posts being too skinny for my proto-type.
I attached the straps around both the main part and back part to together. As it is also made up of separate parts, it can be
position them together. Once they were secured I fastened the Therefore, when manufacturing my product, I disassembled and made small to fit any space if needed.
straps and they held together firmly and worked well. need to offer a variety of post clip sizes.

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The theraband has to go in between the blocks as This video shows the two ‘arms’ in motion and the
it is a loop band therefore it can’t be put round successful lifting of the lid which will show uncover the
the both of parts without having to be put over rugby ball. The drawback is however, that the lid does not
Unfortunately, having to drill the holes in the lid very close to the edge of the
plywood in order to get the best pivot point, cracks emerged due to stress on the the top of the posts which are too high to do so. close on the way back down. Therefore, it needs to be
folded down again manually which isn’t totally efficient.
point and this has caused a problem as further stress will cause it to snap and This takes away a lot of potential tension that the
break. band could give, therefore an alternative
resistance object could be beneficial. Never the
less the theraband still provides some form of
resistance.
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