Dual-Function Beach Carrier With Telescoping Location Pole
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Solution Overview
Problem
Carrying multiple items to a beach or similar location can be cumbersome and requires multiple trips, and identifying a group's location from a distance can be difficult, especially when others join in.
Innovation Solution
A dual-purpose product with a telescoping system for carrying items, which can extend to serve as a pole for identifying a location with a flag or pennant, featuring three PVC tubes of varying diameters for strength and stability, and includes shoulder pads for comfort and stabilization using pins and bungee cords.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple items are carried using separate trips, then each trip carries fewer items, but the total time and effort required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple carrying functions into a single integrated carrier structure that can hold beach chairs, bags, coolers, and other items simultaneously. The carrier merges what would otherwise require separate trips into one consolidated load-bearing platform.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrier is designed as a universal platform capable of holding diverse items (chairs, bags, coolers, toys) that would traditionally require different carrying methods or separate trips. This multi-functional design allows all items to be transported together in a single trip.
2Loss of information
If a location marker is not used, then the group can move freely, but others cannot easily find the group's location on the beach
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier serves dual functions: it acts as both the item-carrying platform and the location marker when equipped with the flag/pennant. This eliminates the need for separate marker equipment while maintaining visibility and identification capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the carrying function and the location identification function into a single integrated system. The flag or pennant attached to the carrier combines what would otherwise be separate functions (carrying items and marking location) into one unified solution.
3Quantity of substance
If the carrier is made larger to hold more items, then capacity increases, but the carrier becomes harder to fit in vehicles
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier employs a telescoping design with three adjustable sections that can be extended to maximize carrying capacity at the beach and collapsed to minimize volume for vehicle storage and transport. This dynamic structure adapts between two extreme states to resolve the contradiction between capacity and portability.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrier is divided into three telescoping sections that can be independently adjusted in length. This segmentation allows the overall size to be modified based on needs: extended for maximum capacity at the beach, collapsed for compact vehicle storage.
Data Source
AI summary
A dual function article carrier is converted into a position marker for use within a crowd after carrying the articles to a desired position. A smaller member slides with an intermediate member that slides with a larger base member. The intermediate member with the smaller member extends from the base member as a carrier. As a position marker the smaller member with a ribbon or pennant on top extends from the intermediate member. Members are slid and held together in a storage condition. Lock pins in holes connect the members. A sleeve is centered in a bucket while it is filled with sand. A lid with a hole is connected to the bucket. The sleeve extends upward. A bottom of the large member is held within the sleeve. Garments and towels are held on arms extended through a member.