Animal Goggle Strap Dynamics for Jaw Freedom
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Solution Overview
Problem
Working animals, such as dogs and horses, face eye protection challenges in extreme conditions due to the need for eyewear that remains secure during intense activities without obstructing their vision or movement, and existing solutions often interfere with natural behaviors like breathing and jaw functions.
Innovation Solution
Animal goggles with a multi-directional adjustable strap and contoured frame that securely fit around the animal's face, allowing for unobstructed vision and movement, featuring a unitary lens and strap assembly with customizable sizes and adjustable segments to ensure a snug fit without inhibiting jaw movement or field of vision.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing eye protection is provided for working animals, then eye protection is achieved, but the eyewear shifts on the animal's head during intense activity
Solution Approach 1:
The strap assembly incorporates dynamic elements including elastic portions and stretchable materials that allow the goggles to adapt to the animal's head movements and jaw motions. The elastic strap segments provide resilient tension that maintains secure positioning during intense activity while accommodating natural head movements and breathing actions.
Solution Approach 2:
The strap assembly is divided into multiple segments including first, second, third and fourth strap segments with elastic portions. This segmentation allows different parts of the strap to perform different functions - some segments provide tension while others allow movement, resolving the contradiction between secure fit and movement freedom.
2Reliability
If existing eye protection is provided for working animals, then eye protection is achieved, but the eyewear is incidentally removed by the animal
Solution Approach 1:
The dynamic elastic strap assembly maintains constant tension that adapts to the animal's movements, making it difficult for the animal to remove the goggles incidentally during activities like barking or biting. The resilient tension provides continuous securing force that overcomes the animal's attempts to remove the eyewear.
3Reliability
If existing eye protection is provided for working animals, then eye protection is achieved, but the eyewear interferes with the animal's full range of activities including open mouth breathing, drinking, barking, biting, and panting
Solution Approach 1:
The frame design provides eye protection coverage where needed while leaving other areas open for natural behaviors. The contoured frame and strategic opening configurations protect the eyes while allowing open mouth breathing, drinking, barking, biting, and panting by not encroaching on the animal's mouth and nose areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic strap assembly dynamically adjusts to accommodate the animal's jaw movements and head positions during various natural behaviors. The resilient tension maintains secure fit during activities like open mouth breathing and panting without restricting these natural movements.
4Reliability
If a secure fit is provided for eye protection, then the goggles remain secured during movement, but the fit may obstruct the animal's vision or field of view
Solution Approach 1:
The contoured frame design provides secure positioning around the eyes while maintaining strategic openings and configurations that preserve the animal's field of view. The frame secures the lens in position without encroaching on the visual field, achieving both stability and visual access.
Data Source
AI summary
An animal goggle is described that centers and rests upon the maxilla and forehead of the animal. The goggles include a frame, strap system, and a unified interchangeable lens that provides an active animal a full vie and range of motion. The straps are non-obtrusive, also allowing the animal unrestricted movement of the jaw while securely holding the frame against the maxilla and forehead of the animal. The frame includes filtration media and ventilation to reduce condensation and fogging on the lens. The lens allows a full field of view for an active animal while blocking foreign objects such as dust, debris, and ultra violet rays.