Quickbox is a solution to a problem I encountered while teaching parkour in school. In the when there is no playground or outdoor area available for class we would bring in equipment and set up in the school gym, cafeteria, or wherever there was space. At the end of each class we would have to pack up this equipment and but it in some corner, closet, or storage space. Extra storage space is rare at schools and sometimes parkour equipment can be large. We are trying to replicate walls, railings, and the outdoor environment. We use wooden boxes which have a footprint of ~2ftx4ft and are 2-4ft tall. These take up a lot of space and schools rarely have enough space for one never mind multiple of these boxes. I designed and prototyped a box that is cut on a CNC router from plywood and can be assembled for use and disassembled storage or transportation. It is strong enough to jump and climb on and light enough that i can be moved by one person. The initial prototype was developed during my Fab Academy course. See the details here.
I’ve refined the prototype further with a second iteration. The main problem of the fist prototype was that the straps weaving in and out of the sides and top of the box tended to pull the center of each piece in but the edges out. It was stable enough but imperfect. The second version adds a central rib that the straps all pull towards so each piece is firmly pulled to the center of the box. Scroll through the images and video below to see the assembly and disassembly. It takes about 5 minutes to set it up and about 2 minutes to break it back down again.
