Adjustable Wallet With Cord System For Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional wallets are bulky, uncomfortable to carry, and prone to wear, making them difficult to use and secure for personal items.
Innovation Solution
A wallet design featuring adjustable plates and straps with a cord system that allows for customizable volume, providing a low-profile, durable, and lightweight solution with optional RFID blocking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If traditional wallets are made to securely hold personal items, then they become bulky and hard to carry, but if they are made thin and low profile, then they cannot securely hold items
Solution Approach 1:
The wallet employs dynamic adjustment mechanisms including laces, straps, and buckles that allow the user to modify the wallet's volume and compression force. This enables the wallet to transition between a compact low-profile state for comfort and an expanded state for secure item holding, resolving the contradiction between thinness and security.
Solution Approach 2:
The wallet's physical parameters (volume, compression force, shape) are made changeable through adjustable lacing systems and flexible materials. By changing these parameters based on usage needs, the wallet can simultaneously achieve low-profile comfort and secure item containment when required.
2Ease of operation
If traditional wallets are made to securely hold personal items, then they become uncomfortable to carry in pockets, but if they are made thin and low profile, then they may not securely hold items
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable lacing and strapping system allows the wallet to dynamically adapt its compression and volume based on contents, providing secure holding when needed while maintaining a thin low-profile form factor for comfortable pocket carrying during normal use.
3Reliability
If traditional wallets are made to securely hold personal items, then they wear out over time, but if they are made lightweight and adjustable, then durability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The wallet combines lightweight materials (flexible fabric, thin rigid plates, paracord) with strategic reinforcement at high-stress points through stitching and overlapping construction. This composite approach achieves both lightweight portability and enhanced durability, resolving the contradiction between weight and durability.
4Ease of operation
If traditional wallets are made to securely hold personal items, then they become hard to carry in front or rear pockets, but if they are made thin and low profile, then they may not securely hold items
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable lacing system enables the wallet to dynamically adjust its volume and compression based on contents size and user needs, allowing it to remain thin and easy to carry in pockets while maintaining the capability to securely hold items when the lacing is tightened.
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AI summary
An adjustable wallet is provided. The wallet has a first plate and a second plate spaced from and overlying the first plate. A cord couples the distal ends of the plate together a predetermined, adjustable distance apart. A first strap selectively couples the proximal ends of the plates together to secure the wallet in a closed position. A second strap having an adjustable body length secures the personal items of a user to the second plate.