Baseball Base Plate Anchor and Plug Mechanism

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing baseball base devices lack a mechanism to prevent debris from filling holes in the ground when the anchor is not extended, leading to instability and maintenance issues.

Innovation Solution

A baseball base device with a rigid underbody featuring an integrated anchor well and plug recess, where an anchor can be extended into the ground to secure the base and a plug can be inserted into the hole to prevent debris accumulation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If the anchor is extended into the hole to secure the baseball base, then the stability of the base is improved, but the hole becomes exposed and susceptible to debris accumulation when the anchor is retracted

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestability of baseball baseVSAvoiddebris accumulation in hole

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

A plug is introduced as an intermediary element that fills the anchor well when the anchor is retracted, preventing debris from entering the hole. The plug acts as a mediator between the anchor mechanism and the external environment, blocking harmful debris while allowing the anchor to function freely.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The device is segmented into distinct functional components: the anchor for securing the base, the plug for protecting the anchor well, and the integrated storage recess. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently while working together as a unified system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Object-affected harmful factors

If a separate plug component is added to prevent debris accumulation, then debris protection is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedebris preventionVSAvoiddevice structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The plug storage recess is merged into the anchor well structure, creating an integrated system where the plug is stored within the same structural element that houses the anchor. This merging reduces the number of separate components and simplifies the overall device architecture while maintaining debris protection functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The anchor well serves multiple functions: it houses the anchor when extended for securing the base, and it stores the plug when retracted. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate storage structures, thereby simplifying the device while providing comprehensive debris protection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS20250153025A1Baseball base plate assembly

Publication Date: 2025.05.15 PAGE JUSTIN

AI summary

A baseball base plate assembly for securing a baseball base on a baseball diamond includes a baseball base that includes a rigid underbody and a pliable top attached to the rigid underbody. An anchor well is integrated into the rigid underbody and a plug recess is formed into the rigid underbody. An anchor is insertable into the anchor well in the rigid underbody which can be extended into a hole in the ground thereby anchoring the baseball base to the ground. A plug is positionable in the plug recess for storing the plug and the plug can be inserted into the hole in the ground to inhibit the hole in the ground from becoming filled with debris.