Bag Carrier with Segmented Hooks and Removable Ring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bag carriers do not efficiently transition between hand-carried and hands-free modes, and fail to keep multiple shopping bag handles organized and attached without requiring frequent adjustments or removal of components.
Innovation Solution
A bag carrier design featuring a strap with an integrated ring and hooks that allows easy attachment and detachment of bag handles, enabling hands-free carrying while maintaining handle organization, and allowing the carrier to be removed from the ring while bags remain attached, with adjustable components for user comfort and ergonomic distribution of weight.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the carrier is permanently attached to the strap, then hands-free carrying is enabled, but the user cannot easily transition to hand-carried mode or adjust for sit-down/vehicle use
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment system is divided into separate components: a hook on the carrier and a ring on the strap. This segmentation allows the carrier to be easily attached and detached from the strap, enabling transition between hands-free and hand-carried modes without permanent attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment mechanism transitions from a static permanent connection to a dynamic removable connection. The hook-and-ring design allows the user to easily attach and detach the carrier from the strap based on carrying needs, providing adaptability between different carrying modes.
2Productivity
If multiple bag handles are attached to the same hook, then hands-free carrying of multiple bags is enabled, but the handles become tangled and disorganized
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using a single hook for multiple bags, the design provides multiple separate hooks on the carrier. Each bag handle can be attached to its own dedicated hook, preventing tangling and maintaining organization while enabling carrying of multiple bags simultaneously.
3Ease of operation
If the strap is removed when not in use, then storage space is reduced, but the user must repeatedly attach and detach the strap
Solution Approach 1:
The ring on the strap serves multiple functions: it can be worn around the waist when the carrier is attached, or removed and worn around the neck when the carrier is detached. This multi-functionality eliminates the need to completely remove the strap, reducing repeated attachment/detachment operations.
4Ease of manufacture
If the carrier design is simplified to reduce manufacturing cost, then production expense is reduced, but the ability to transition between modes and organize handles is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The design uses simple segmented components (hook, ring, multiple hooks) that are inexpensive to manufacture individually but provide sophisticated functionality when combined. This segmentation allows for low manufacturing cost while maintaining adaptability between carrying modes and handle organization capabilities.
Data Source
AI summary
A bag carrier having an adjustable shoulder strap affixed to a ring positioned at about the user's hips. The carrier has a clip that removably attaches to the ring. The carrier has one or more hooks to support the handles of a shopping bag. The hooks may have protrusions to hold the shopping bags better on the hooks. One or more surfaces of the carrier may have recesses to lighten the bag carrier.