Adjustable Disc-Catching Support Frame With Sliding Chain Wells
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing disc golf targets do not allow for easy adjustment of the target size, making it difficult for players to practice accuracy and control their throws effectively.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable target disc-catching device that allows players to manually slide chains from outer to inner chain wells, altering the target size to facilitate easier or harder throws by expanding or contracting the target area.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the target chains are fixed at a standard maximum width of about two feet across, then the device structure is simple and stable, but the player cannot adjust the target size to practice different levels of accuracy
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the chain position adjustable rather than fixed. The chains can be manually moved between outer chain wells and inner chain wells, allowing the target size to be dynamically changed from a maximum width of about two feet to a smaller width, enabling players to practice different accuracy levels with the same device
Solution Approach 2:
The support frame is segmented into multiple chain wells (outer chain wells and inner chain wells) that can accommodate chains at different positions. This segmentation allows the target area to be divided into different configurations, enabling adjustment between a larger target (chains in outer wells) and a smaller target (chains in inner wells)
2Measurement precision
If the target area is reduced to a smaller width for accuracy practice, then the player can improve putting accuracy, but the target becomes harder to hit and requires more precise throws
Solution Approach 1:
The device allows dynamic adjustment of the target size by moving chains between different chain wells. Players can switch between a larger target area (easier throws) and a smaller target area (harder throws requiring more precision), making the device adaptable to different skill levels and practice goals
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AI summary
An adjustable target disc-catching device allowing a player to manually slide a plurality of chains from outer chain wells to inner chain wells (or vice versa) allowing the player to easily contract or expand the target of the disc-catching device, thereby making a throw-in harder (contracting the chains to a smaller target area) or easier (expanding the chains to a larger target area).