Cable Wrapping Apparatus Preventing Knotting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for maintaining and storing audio and video cables often lead to knotting and twisting due to improper wrapping and storage, as they fail to prevent the ends of the cables from passing through loops, resulting in substandard cable operation.
Innovation Solution
A handheld cable-wrapping apparatus with a channel that securely holds the cable in place, featuring tension brackets to prevent unwinding and keep loops together, and a hook or hole for easy storage, made from materials like hard plastic to reduce weight and cost.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If cable is wrapped using traditional methods (over-under method or tight binding), then cable can be stored and organized, but cable ends can still pass through loops causing knotting and twisting
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cable wrapping apparatus as an intermediary tool between the user and the cable. This apparatus includes a channel with barriers that guides the cable through the wrapping process and prevents the cable ends from passing through the loops, thereby eliminating knotting and twisting while maintaining ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus is designed to be handheld and manually operated, allowing the user to perform the cable wrapping task themselves with proper guidance from the apparatus structure. The channel and barriers provide self-guiding functionality that ensures correct wrapping without requiring complex mechanisms or additional tools
2Stability of the object's composition
If cable is tightly bound using hook-and-loop or cable ties, then cable loops are secured, but cable ends are not prevented from passing through loops
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus divides the cable wrapping process into distinct functional segments: the channel provides guidance, the side barriers prevent lateral movement, and the top/bottom barriers prevent vertical passage of cable ends. This segmentation of protective functions ensures comprehensive prevention of knotting and twisting while maintaining loop security
3Reliability
If handheld cable wrapping apparatus with channel and barriers is used, then cable ends are prevented from passing through loops, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple protective functions (cable guidance, lateral restraint, and end prevention) into a single integrated handheld apparatus. The channel with its top, bottom, and side barriers merges several protective elements into one cohesive device that prevents knotting and twisting through its unified structure
Data Source
AI summary
A cable-cord wrapping apparatus for promoting optimal wrapping and storage of audio or video cables. The cable-cord wrapping apparatus may primarily feature a handle integrally-connected to two arms running parallel to each other and integrally-connected to each other by a curved base. The arms create a channel within which to insert a cable or cord. Each arm may be tapered to provide optimal flexibility of the arms while maintaining desired structural integrity for securely storing a cable. Additionally, each arm may feature rounded ends which ease insertion of a cable or cord into the channel while also creating a barrier at the open end of the channel.