Compressible Backpack Container with Partitioned Liner
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Solution Overview
Problem
Backpacking and day adventures face challenges in keeping items organized within limited space, as existing backpack compartments make it difficult to locate and retrieve items efficiently, leading to time-consuming and frustrating processes.
Innovation Solution
A compressible and expandable container with a tubular liner, flexible side wall, and adjustable straps and loops that allows for multiple storage regions, enabling easy access and minimization of size for portability, facilitating organization and storage of items within a backpack.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If items are packed in a traditional backpack compartment, then all items can be stored together, but it becomes difficult to locate and retrieve specific items efficiently
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into multiple storage regions separated by partitions, allowing items to be organized by category or frequency of use. This segmentation enables users to quickly locate specific items without searching through the entire backpack contents.
Solution Approach 2:
Items are organized and placed in specific storage regions before the trip begins. This preliminary organization allows users to access frequently needed items immediately without having to search or reorganize during outdoor activities.
2Ease of operation
If a rigid container is used for storage, then items are protected and organized, but the container occupies excessive space when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The container features a flexible side wall that can be dynamically adjusted between expanded and collapsed states. When expanded, it provides ample storage space with organizational partitions; when collapsed, it minimizes volume to fit efficiently within backpack compartments, eliminating wasted space.
Solution Approach 2:
The container employs a flexible side wall constructed from durable, bendable material that maintains structural integrity while allowing the container to be compressed. This flexible shell enables the container to adapt its volume to available space without compromising its organizational functionality.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the container is made with rigid structure for stability, then items are securely held, but the container cannot be compressed to minimize size
Solution Approach 1:
The container uses a flexible side wall made from durable material that provides structural stability to protect items while simultaneously allowing the container to be compressed when not in use, resolving the contradiction between stability and compressibility.
4Ease of operation
If multiple storage regions are created with partitions, then items can be organized efficiently, but the container structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The container incorporates multiple partitions that divide the interior into separate storage regions, enabling efficient organization of items. While this increases structural complexity, it significantly improves organization efficiency and item accessibility.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The container effectively organizes and stores items, minimizing space usage and allowing for quick access, thereby reducing time spent searching and enhancing the overall outdoor experience by providing efficient portability and accessibility of stored items.
Implementation Method 1
The tubular liner includes a flexible side wall with a door flap defined therein such that the tubular liner is moveable between an expanded state and a collapsed state
Implementation Method 2
at least one of the one of the first and second end straps are cinchable to move the tubular liner to a compressed state
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of a container and method thereof for fitting within a backpack or daypack. The container includes a tubular liner extending between a first end and a second end and defining an axis, the tubular liner including a flexible side wall so that the tubular liner is moveable between a collapsed state and an expanded state. The tubular liner includes multiple partitions defined therein and extends generally orthogonal relative to the axis within the tubular liner. Upon the tubular liner being in the expanded state, the tubular liner includes multiple storage regions defined, at least in part, by the multiple partitions and the flexible side wall. The flexible side wall includes a door flap moveable between an open position and a closed position such that, upon the door flap being in the open position, the door flap facilitates access to the multiple storage regions defined within the tubular liner.