Backpack-Carried Multiuse Stool Structure for Outdoor Versatility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable outdoor equipment, such as foldable chairs and benches, often require multiple devices for different activities and lack integrated solutions for portability and versatility, leading to inconvenience and inefficiency in outdoor and sports-oriented settings.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional device that can be used as a stool, table, bench, or toilet, with adjustable accessories like a back rest, shooting stick, umbrella, hunting blind attachment, and toilet paper holders, designed for carrying on one's back with integrated functionality for propping elongate items like rifles or fishing poles, utilizing Velcro straps and snap fittings for easy assembly and disassembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate portable devices are used for different outdoor activities, then each device can be optimized for its specific function, but the user must carry and manage multiple devices separately
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate outdoor devices (chair, table, toilet, shooting rest) into a single integrated portable structure. The base unit includes a seat pan with integrated leg supports that can function as a chair, while attached panels can serve as tables when extended. A rear support structure provides both toilet functionality and a rest surface for shooting or fishing activities. This merging eliminates the need to carry multiple separate devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal portable device that performs multiple functions through a single structure. The seat pan serves as both a chair seat and toilet base. The leg supports function as structural elements for the chair and as supports for the table panels when extended. The rear support structure provides both toilet backrest and a platform for propelling shooting sticks or fishing poles. This multi-functionality allows one device to replace several specialized devices.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple devices are packed together for portability, then all necessary equipment can be carried, but the packing and preparation process becomes time-consuming and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
By merging multiple functions into a single integrated device, the patent eliminates the need to pack and unpack multiple separate items. The chair, table, toilet, and shooting rest all become part of one unified structure that can be carried as a single unit. This integration dramatically reduces preparation time and the effort required to organize equipment before outdoor activities.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is designed with pre-configured components that are already positioned and connected for immediate use. The leg supports are pre-attached to the seat pan, the table panels are pre-positioned on the leg supports, and the rear support structure is pre-integrated. This preliminary arrangement means no assembly or packing is needed at the site - the device is ready for immediate deployment upon arrival.
3Ease of operation
If a single device integrates multiple functions, then portability and convenience are improved, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the integrated device into distinct functional modules: a seat pan module, leg support modules, table panel modules, and a rear support module. Each module is designed as a separate component that can be independently manufactured and assembled. This segmentation reduces structural complexity by breaking down the complex integrated structure into manageable, standardized parts that are easier to produce and maintain.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a nested arrangement where smaller components are integrated within or attached to larger structural elements. The table panels nest against the leg supports when not in use. The toilet components are integrated within the rear support structure. This nesting minimizes the overall footprint and simplifies the external structure while maintaining all functional capabilities, thereby improving portability without proportionally increasing structural complexity.
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AI summary
Multifunctional device can be used, inter alia, as a stool, table, bench, or toilet, and can be carried on one's back. There are also many accessories that, in embodiments, are added to the basic structure, such as a back rest, a shooting stick with adjustable height, an umbrella, a hunting blind attachment, a privacy skirt, and toilet paper holders. The basic structure contains, in embodiments, shaped functionality for propping elongate items, e.g., a rifle or fishing pole.