Disc Golf Basket Chain Groups for Disc Slip and Bounce Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Discs in disc golf often change orientation upon impact with traditional chain targets, leading to slipping between chains or bouncing out, resulting in reduced scores and player frustration.
Innovation Solution
The disc golf basket incorporates multiple chain groups with vertically and horizontally oriented chains, coupled by rings to the central pole, ensuring discs are retained regardless of orientation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional vertical chains are used in disc golf baskets, then the structure is simple, but discs can slip between chains or bounce out when changing orientation
Solution Approach 1:
The chain system is divided into multiple chain groups (first, second, third, and fourth chain groups) with different orientations. Each chain group contains chains arranged in specific patterns (vertical, horizontal, diagonal) to cover different disc flight orientations. This segmentation allows the basket to handle discs thrown at various angles effectively, preventing slips and bounces that occur with traditional single-orientation chains.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces chains in multiple spatial dimensions - not just vertical chains but also horizontal chains, diagonal chains, and chains at various angles. This multi-dimensional chain arrangement creates a three-dimensional catching network that intercepts discs regardless of their orientation upon impact, solving the problem of discs slipping through gaps in traditional vertical-only chain arrangements.
2Reliability
If multiple chain groups with different orientations are added, then disc retention improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple chain groups with different orientations are merged into a single integrated basket structure. The first, second, third, and fourth chain groups are all attached to the same basket frame and work together as a unified system. This merging allows the complex multi-orientation chain arrangement to function as a cohesive disc-retention system rather than separate components, managing the complexity through integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The chain system is designed to be universal in its functionality, handling discs thrown at various orientations (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) with the same basket structure. Each chain group serves multiple purposes - for example, vertical chains catch horizontally thrown discs while horizontal chains catch vertically thrown discs. This multi-functionality justifies the increased complexity by providing reliable disc retention across all throwing scenarios.
Data Source
AI summary
A disc golf basket may include a pole member. The disc golf basket may include a chain rack with an outer annular member coupled to a centrally disposed receptacle via a plurality of supports. The disc golf basket may include a first plurality of chains that are coupled to the chain rack and to a first ring disposed around the pole member. The disc golf basket may include a plurality of chain groups extending radially from the pole member, each chain group including a second plurality of chains extending substantially parallel to the pole member and a third plurality of chains oriented substantially perpendicular to the second plurality of chains. The second plurality of chains may be coupled to the chain rack each chain of the third plurality of chains may be coupled to two chains of the second plurality of chains.