Back-Mounted Ski Carrier With Adjustable Buckles

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing solutions for carrying skis and ski boots lack mobility and storage capabilities, often restricting users' ability to bend or transport all necessary equipment simultaneously, especially in cold weather conditions.

Innovation Solution

A sling carrier design that allows skis and ski boots to be carried across the back with adjustable buckles and a pocket for storage, enabling balanced mobility and easy transport of all ski equipment, including poles, with features like separable buckles for cold weather functionality.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If ski equipment is carried using traditional methods (walking with boots on and carrying skis/snowboards), then no external carrying equipment is needed, but the person cannot bend down or forward without the skis touching the ground and cannot transport boots with the skis

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to bend and transport boots with skisVSAvoidmobility and balance

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple carrying functions into a single integrated system. The carrier simultaneously holds skis/snowboards in the main compartment and boots in the boot compartment, while the waist belt and shoulder straps work together to provide stable support that enables bending and walking without equipment contact with the ground.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The carrier is designed to universally accommodate different types of winter sports equipment (skis, snowboards, boots, poles) and perform multiple functions including carrying, bending accommodation, and balanced load distribution, replacing the need for multiple separate carrying methods.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If ski equipment is carried across the back with straps, then boots can be transported with skis, but the orientation of the equipment makes it difficult to move through doors and the straps make transportation of boots difficult

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to transport boots with skisVSAvoidmobility through doors and balance

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transitions from horizontal/shoulder-based carrying to a vertical/back-based carrying system. The skis/snowboards are positioned vertically in the main compartment and the boots in the boot compartment, allowing the equipment to be carried close to the body's center of gravity, improving balance and door passage capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The carrier incorporates adjustable and flexible elements including the waist belt, shoulder straps, and compartment positioning that allow the user to adapt the carrier's configuration for different movements such as bending, walking, and passing through doors, making the system dynamic rather than rigid.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Ease of operation

If ski equipment is carried in a pocket secured onto a belt, then one end of the skis is supported, but the orientation of the skis does not allow for transportation of the boots with the skis

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesupport for ski endsVSAvoidability to transport boots with skis

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the carrying system into distinct segments: the main compartment for skis/snowboards, the boot compartment for boots, the waist belt for stability, and the shoulder straps for load distribution. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function while working together to enable both ski and boot transportation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

4Adaptability or versatility

If ski equipment is slung diagonally across the back, then transportation of ski equipment is allowed, but there is no pocket or pouch to transport the carrier after use

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransportation of ski equipmentVSAvoidstorage mechanism for carrier

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a nesting design where the shoulder straps can be detached and stored within the main compartment, and the boot compartment can be collapsed or stored within the overall carrier structure. This allows the carrier to be compacted for easy transport after use without requiring separate storage pockets.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Data Source

PatentEP3204130B1Sling carrier for skis and ski boots

Publication Date: 2020.03.11 STEELE DEVIN

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AI summary

Improvements in a sling carrier for skis, snowboard and boots to be able to carry the skies and or snowboard across the back of the wearer is disclosed. The ability to sling the equipment over the back of a user allows the user to have full mobility walk. A user can tighten the sling to adjust the location of the equipment in their back. Having the equipment supported on their back allows the user to walk in a more balanced stance and the user just needs to bend forward or backward to accommodate the load or the terrain. The carrier uses pockets for the equipment and for transportation of the carrier equipment. This also leave the hand of the user free while transporting equipment. The carrier uses Buckles that allow the user to just "squeeze" elements together to release the straps.