Adjustable Firearm Support Base for Space-Efficient Upright Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage solutions for firearms and accessories often result in wasted space due to insufficient accommodation of different types and sizes, particularly in space-constrained environments like ships or transport vessels, and lack flexibility to adjust for varying dimensions.
Innovation Solution
A modular support arrangement with a base and adjustable support members that can be securely fastened and repositioned using slots and fasteners, allowing for the secure upright storage of firearms and accessories, accommodating different types and sizes by varying the position and orientation of support members.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a cabinet or rack is fitted with components to store a specific type of firearm in an upright orientation, then the firearm is securely stored, but space is wasted when there are not enough firearms of that type to fill the cabinet
Solution Approach 1:
The support members are made adjustable and reconfigurable rather than fixed, allowing the storage system to dynamically adapt to different firearm types and quantities. The support members can be repositioned along the base and reoriented to accommodate various storage scenarios, transforming a static wasted-space problem into a dynamic solution.
Solution Approach 2:
The support members are designed to serve multiple functions and accommodate multiple types of firearms through adjustment mechanisms. A single base with adjustable support members can store different types of firearms (rifles, shotguns, machine guns) in various configurations, replacing the need for dedicated fixed components for each firearm type.
2Ease of operation
If fixed support components are provided for specific firearm types, then upright storage is achieved, but the system lacks flexibility to accommodate different types and sizes of firearms
Solution Approach 1:
The support members incorporate adjustment mechanisms that enable them to be repositioned and reoriented according to different firearm dimensions and types. This dynamic capability allows the same support structure to maintain upright storage ease while adapting to rifles, shotguns, machine guns, and related accessories.
Solution Approach 2:
The support system is divided into modular components (base and multiple adjustable support members) that can be independently positioned and configured. This segmentation allows each support member to be adjusted to specific positions along the base to accommodate different firearm lengths and configurations.
3Device complexity
If traditional fixed racks are used, then simple construction is maintained, but space utilization is inefficient in space-constrained environments
Solution Approach 1:
The system maintains relatively simple construction through the use of adjustable support members that can be repositioned along the base, avoiding the need for complex fixed structures. The adjustment mechanism allows the same simple base design to efficiently utilize space by adapting to different storage needs in space-constrained environments.
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AI summary
A support for the lower ends of elongated articles stored in an upright position, such as the lower ends of firearms contained within a storage cabinet. The support includes a base, and one or more support members are releasably engageable with the base. Each support member receives and secures the lower end of a firearm relative to the base. Each support member is releasably engaged with the base via one or more releasable fasteners that extend through openings in the base and the support member. The base may include a series of slots, within which the fasteners are movable to adjust the position of the support members on the base. The one or more support members may be a single support member that supports the lower end of each firearm, and a series of support members are mounted along the length of the base to support the lower end of a series of articles. Alternatively, the one or more support members may be a pair of support members that cooperate to define the upwardly facing recess within which the lower end of the firearm is received, and which may be moved together and apart in the slots to accommodate differently dimensioned firearms.