Bag equipped with deployable chair

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Solution Overview

Problem

In various spaces, especially for long distances or uneven terrain, users, particularly the elderly or disabled, face discomfort due to the lack of accessible seating areas and the inconvenience of carrying additional seating products, which can strain their bodies and increase travel time.

Innovation Solution

A deployable chair integrated into a bag with a variable support unit that adjusts to different ground inclines, allowing for on-demand seating and storage of personal items like water bottles and umbrellas, ensuring comfort and convenience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a separate seating product is carried to provide seating space, then seating availability is improved, but the number of items to be carried increases and user convenience deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveseating availabilityVSAvoidnumber of items to carry
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines a seating unit with a bag by integrating the seating unit into the bag structure. The seating unit includes a seat portion and support legs that can be stored within the bag and deployed when needed, merging the functions of carrying items and providing seating into a single integrated product.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The support legs are designed to be nested within the bag when not in use. The legs can be collapsed and stored inside the bag's interior space, allowing the seating function to be compacted into a portable form that fits within the existing bag structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

2Ease of operation

If seating spaces are provided in various locations, then user comfort is improved, but the distance between resting spaces increases and travel time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser comfortVSAvoidtravel time between resting spaces
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The integrated bag-seating unit allows users to create their own resting spots anywhere along their journey. Instead of relying on pre-existing seating locations, users can deploy the seating unit from their bag at any location, making them self-sufficient for resting needs during travel.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If the seating unit is deployed on uneven or inclined ground, then seating functionality is improved, but the complexity of adjusting to different ground conditions increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveseating functionality on various terrainsVSAvoidadjustment mechanism complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The support legs are designed with adjustable length capabilities to adapt to different ground conditions. The legs can be extended or retracted to compensate for uneven surfaces or inclines, providing stable seating support on varied terrains while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS11871837B2Bag equipped with deployable chair
Publication Date: 2024.01.16 PARK YEONHA
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AI summary

The present invention provides a bag equipped with a deployable chair. The bag comprises: a main body unit having a space therein, a seating unit rotatably coupled to the main body unit and configured to rotate so as to provide a seating space, and a support unit configured to have a variable length from the main body unit toward the ground and support the seating space.