Baggage Clasp System Using Segmented Rim and Aperture Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for securing baggage items, such as purses and backpacks, are complex and difficult to use, necessitating an improved securement method.
Innovation Solution
A clasp system comprising a first clasp element with a rim and elongated aperture, and a second clasp element with a base, shaft, and pivotable handle, allowing reconfiguration from an unclasped to a clasped configuration to securely attach two articles of a baggage item to each other or a structure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing securement systems are used, then baggage items can be secured to structures, but the systems are complicated and difficult to use
Solution Approach 1:
The securement system is divided into two separate clasp elements: a first clasp element with a rim and aperture that attaches to one article, and a second clasp element with a shaft and handle that attaches to another article. This segmentation allows each element to be simple and easy to operate individually, while together they provide reliable security.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the complex mechanism from traditional securement systems and replaces it with a simplified clasp system that uses basic mechanical elements (rim, aperture, shaft, handle) to achieve the same security function with much greater ease of use.
2Reliability
If existing securement systems are used, then baggage items can be secured, but the systems are relatively complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into two independent clasp elements with simple geometries. The first element has a rim with an aperture, and the second element has a shaft that passes through the aperture. This segmentation eliminates complex mechanisms while maintaining security through the interlocking geometry of the simplified components.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using a complex locking mechanism that requires multiple components and steps, the patent inverts the approach by using a simple aperture-and-shaft geometry where the security function emerges from the basic shapes and their spatial relationship, rather than from complex mechanical interactions.
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AI summary
A clasp system includes a first clasp element that is carried by a first article of a baggage item. The first clasp element includes a rim and an elongated aperture is defined within the rim. The clasp system further includes a second clasp element that is carried by a second article of the baggage item. The second clasp element includes a base, a shaft, and a handle. The handle is movable through the aperture. The first clasp element and the second clasp element are reconfigurable from an unclasped configuration to a clasped configuration and vice versa. In the unclasped configuration the first clasp element and the second clasp element are disposed apart from each other. In the clasped configuration the base is disposed on a first side of the rim, the shaft extends through the aperture, and the handle is disposed on a second side of the rim.