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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing products lack a versatile carrying device that efficiently groups and facilitates quick setup and teardown of oversized or odd-shaped items like collapsible chairs, umbrellas, and sports equipment, while also serving multiple functions such as a picnic blanket or shade device.
Innovation Solution
An open-ended bag system designed to accommodate collapsible chairs, umbrellas, and sports equipment, which can be used as a carrying tote and picnic blanket, providing easy access and setup, and includes stabilization bars for structural integrity and gription strips to prevent items from sliding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional individual drawstring bags are used to carry each chair and umbrella, then each item can be carried separately, but the setup and teardown process becomes time-consuming and frustrating
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate carrying bags (for chairs, umbrellas, etc.) into a single integrated carrier bag that can hold multiple items simultaneously. This merging eliminates the need to handle multiple separate bags during setup and teardown, directly reducing the time and effort required for these operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrier bag is designed as a multi-functional device that not only carries chairs and umbrellas but also serves as a picnic blanket when unfolded. This universal design consolidates multiple previously separate items (carrier bags and blanket) into one, streamlining the setup process.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate carrying devices are used for chairs, umbrellas, and blankets, then each item can be carried independently, but the overall device complexity and number of items to pack increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functions of multiple separate carrying devices into a single integrated carrier bag that can accommodate chairs, umbrellas, and other equipment. This reduces the total number of devices from multiple separate bags to one unified carrier, directly addressing the complexity issue.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrier bag is designed to perform multiple functions: carrying various recreational items, serving as a picnic blanket, and providing organizational structure through internal compartments. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate dedicated carriers for each item type.
3Reliability
If traditional packaging is used for each item, then items are protected during transport, but the packaging becomes waste and adds to the burden of what to pack and unpack
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier bag serves dual purposes: it protects items during transport through its structured design and compartments, and it serves as a reusable picnic blanket afterward. This eliminates the need for disposable packaging, as the carrier itself becomes the protective and functional element.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of discarding traditional packaging after use, the patent recovers and reuses the carrier bag itself as a functional item (picnic blanket). This transforms what would be waste packaging into a valuable reusable resource, directly addressing the packaging waste issue.
Data Source
AI summary
The embodiments herein relate in general to a carrier of oversized and odd shaped items such as outdoor collapsible folding chairs, while also serving as a multi-purpose tool to be used as a mat, shade device, and multipurpose carrier.