Backpack Garden Waste Bag for Ergonomic Carrying
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing garden waste bags are laborious to carry due to their design, requiring manual handling and lack of ergonomic features for comfortable transport.
Innovation Solution
A garden waste bag designed with shoulder straps, optionally with hip belts and chest straps, allowing it to be carried like a backpack, along with adjustable lengths and padding for comfort, and featuring a compartment with a lid and optional shaping reinforcement for stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If garden waste bags are designed with traditional carrying handles only, then they are simple in structure, but they are laborious to carry and transport
Solution Approach 1:
The carrying system is segmented into multiple independent components: shoulder straps with adjustment mechanisms, hip belts, chest straps, and traditional carrying handles. Each component serves a specific function and can be independently adjusted or removed, transforming the simple handle design into a multi-component ergonomic carrying system that distributes weight effectively.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrying approach transitions from two-dimensional hand-carrying (single point contact) to three-dimensional body distribution (multiple contact points across shoulders, hips, and chest). This dimensional change allows the bag to be supported by the entire body structure rather than just the hands, significantly reducing labor and improving comfort.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed-length shoulder straps are used, then the design is simpler, but it cannot be adapted to people of different heights
Solution Approach 1:
The shoulder straps incorporate dynamic adjustment mechanisms that allow the length to be modified according to different user heights and preferences. This transforms the static, fixed-length design into a dynamic system that can adapt to various body types, enhancing versatility while maintaining reasonable structural complexity through standardized adjustment components.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a portable garden waste bag (10, 11) comprising two shoulder straps (3).