Archery Bow Support with Adjustable Jaws and Legs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Archery bows face challenges in safe and damage-free positioning when not in use, especially during heavy use periods like hunting or tournaments, and existing solutions fail to be universally compatible with various bow types and easy to transport.
Innovation Solution
An archery bow support with adjustable legs and jaws made of hard rubber, allowing for secure and adjustable positioning of the bow, easy attachment and release, and compatibility with different bow sizes, utilizing a pivot assembly for stability and adjustability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a bow support device is made small and portable for easy transportation, then ease of operation is improved, but the supporting strength and stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The bow support device is divided into multiple collapsible legs that can be folded together for compact storage and deployed for use. This segmentation allows the device to be small and portable when not in use, yet provide sufficient supporting strength when expanded and configured to support the bow.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a bow support device is designed to fit a wide variety of bow types, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bow support device incorporates adjustable components including movable jaws that can clamp onto different bow types and adjustable legs that can be positioned at various angles and lengths. This adjustability allows a single device design to accommodate multiple bow types without requiring multiple specialized devices, managing complexity through versatile adjustable mechanisms.
3Strength
If the bow support uses hard gripping surfaces to securely hold the bow, then holding strength is improved, but the risk of damage to the bow increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gripping surfaces of the jaws are made from rubber material that provides sufficient friction and holding strength to securely grip the bow, while the softer rubber material prevents damage to the bow's surface. This local quality change in the gripping surfaces resolves the contradiction between holding strength and bow protection.
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AI summary
An archery bow support has adjustable or movable jaws and adjustable legs to a permit a releasable attachment to a plurality of different types of bows for positioning the bow during a downtime or brief period of non use during a period of heavy use for the bow, to assist the archer with a rest period.