Modular Backpack Game Strap Pivot Frame
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional backpack systems are limited by their fixed capacity and design, requiring multiple bags for different activities, which is inconvenient and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A modular backpack system with interchangeable elements, including a backpack harness, external frame, and accessories, utilizing a coupling mechanism that allows for easy reconfiguration and attachment of various components such as frames, packs, and game straps, enabling adaptable capacity and functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional fixed-capacity backpacks are used, then the backpack structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but multiple bags are needed for different activities which reduces adaptability
Solution Approach 1:
The backpack system is divided into separate modular components including the harness, external frame, and backpack that can be independently attached or detached. Each component serves a specific function and can be reconfigured based on activity requirements, enabling adaptability without requiring multiple complete backpack systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling mechanism is designed as a universal interface that allows different components (harness, frame, backpack) to be interconnected in various configurations. This multi-functional coupling system enables the same basic components to serve different purposes across multiple activities, eliminating the need for separate specialized bags.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate bags are used for different activities, then each bag can be optimized for its specific use, but the user needs to carry and manage multiple bags which increases complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The backpack system transitions from a static, fixed configuration to a dynamic, reconfigurable system. The quick-release coupling mechanisms enable users to rapidly reconfigure the system between different activity modes without assembling or disassembling entire bags, making the system adaptable while remaining simple to manage.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a modular coupling mechanism is implemented, then reconfiguration between different use scenarios is enabled, but the coupling mechanism adds complexity to the backpack system
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling mechanism is extracted as a separate, standardized component that can be independently manufactured and tested. This modular approach allows the coupling system to be optimized for simplicity and reliability without complicating the design of the harness, frame, or backpack components themselves.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling mechanism serves as an intermediary interface between the harness, frame, and backpack components. This standardized mediator simplifies the interaction between components by providing a uniform connection protocol, reducing the overall system complexity despite adding a dedicated coupling component.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus includes an external frame of a backpack system and a game strap. The external frame includes a horizontal and vertical sections. The horizontal section is pivotably coupled to the bottom of the vertical section. The horizontal section rotates between a vertical position and a horizontal position. The horizontal section supports the vertical section in a vertical position when the horizontal section is in the horizontal position. A bottom of the game strap is coupled to an end of the horizontal section of the external frame. The end is distal to where the horizontal section pivotably couples to the vertical section. A top of the game strap is coupled to the vertical section of the external frame. The game strap includes openings sized to accommodate a snout of a head of an animal. The bottom or the top of the game strap are releasably coupled to the external frame.