Canoe Platform Assembly with Telescopic Arms and Tethers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing canoe connecting and stabilizing devices do not effectively allow for the secure attachment and parallel orientation of canoes in a catamaran configuration, lacking a robust and versatile solution for varying canoe sizes and stability needs.
Innovation Solution
A platform with a framework and telescopic arms, equipped with tethers, that securely engages canoes by wrapping around their braces, allowing for adjustable attachment and foldable design for easy transportation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a rigid fixed-structure connecting device is used, then structural strength is improved, but adaptability to various canoe sizes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs telescopic arms with adjustable lengths that can be extended or retracted to match different canoe widths. The arms include telescopic sections with locking mechanisms that allow dynamic adjustment of the connecting platform's width, enabling the same device to adapt to various canoe sizes while maintaining structural integrity through its rigid framework construction.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a non-foldable connecting device is used, then structural stability is improved, but ease of transportation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting device is divided into separate modular components including the platform, arms, and support structures that can be detached and folded. The arms can be collapsed parallel to the platform, and the entire structure can be disassembled into manageable sections for transportation, while maintaining full structural stability when assembled and deployed.
3Ease of operation
If simple attachment mechanisms are used, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability of canoe attachment deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces tethers as intermediary elements that connect the arms to the canoes. These tethers wrap around the canoe braces and secure the canoes to the platform, providing reliable attachment while allowing for easy adjustment and release. The tethers act as a flexible intermediary that distributes attachment forces and simplifies the connection process.
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AI summary
A canoe and platform combination assembly includes a platform that has a top side, a bottom side, a front edge, a rear edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. A plurality of arms is attached to the platform. The arms engage canoes positioned adjacent to the first and second lateral sides such that the canoes are orientated parallel to each other. A plurality of tethers is provided. Each of the arms has one of the tethers positioned thereon. Each of the tethers is positioned around one of a plurality of braces of the canoes.