Character Disk and Rod Assembly for Durable Seed Phrase Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for storing cryptocurrency seed phrases are inadequate in terms of permanence and compactness, with risks of loss, forgetting, or exposure due to insecure storage methods.
Innovation Solution
A kit comprising rods and disks with non-round cross-sections and non-round holes, allowing for secure assembly of characters, including alphanumeric and blank space characters, to form words or word fragments, which can be displayed in a durable and compact form.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If seed phrases are stored on a computer connected to the internet, then accessibility and ease of retrieval are improved, but security and risk of hacking exposure deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the seed phrase from digital storage and physical it onto durable disks, removing it from the vulnerable internet-connected environment while maintaining retrievability through physical assembly of the disks in the correct sequence
2Object-affected harmful factors
If seed phrases are kept in cold storage on a flash drive or paper, then security is improved, but reliability and permanence deteriorate due to inadvertent disabling or destruction
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses composite construction with disks made from multiple layers including metal substrates, protective coatings, and embedded characters, creating a material composition that resists fire, water, corrosion, and physical degradation while maintaining long-term permanence
3Object-affected harmful factors
If seed phrases are committed to memory, then storage security is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to forgetting or loss upon death or disability
Solution Approach 1:
The invention creates a physical copy of the seed phrase encoded on durable disks that can be retrieved and assembled by any person with the corresponding disk set, eliminating the need for human memory while maintaining secure storage
4Device complexity
If traditional storage methods are used, then simplicity is maintained, but compactness and security deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The invention nests multiple disks within a compact cylindrical container, with each disk containing a portion of the seed phrase, allowing the entire seed phrase to be stored in a small, portable form factor that is both secure and compact
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AI summary
A kit for storing a string of characters, and method for using the kit, such as for storing a cryptocurrency seed phrase. The kit includes at least one rod having a length and a non-round cross-sectional geometry, a plurality of disks each having a hole defining a non-round geometry dimensioned to receive the rod in a plurality of orientations, and a mechanism for securing a selected subset of the disks on the rod. A plurality of characters are visibly disposed on the outer periphery of each disk such that when mounted on the rod, a selected one of the characters is non-rotatably oriented facing a predetermined radial direction. The kit may include a rack for holding multiple rods.