Collapsible Bugle Tube with Telescopic Sections and Endcap
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional elk calls are cumbersome, lack portability, adjustability, and modularity, and often produce less than realistic sounds, making them ineffective for various hunting scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible bugle tube game call with telescopic tube portions and a modular design, featuring a twist-lock connection system, allowing for adjustable lengths and air passage diameters, and an endcap that enhances sound quality, enabling realistic elk vocalizations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If traditional elk calls use fixed rigid structures, then they produce consistent sounds, but they are cumbersome and lack portability
Solution Approach 1:
The bugle tube is divided into multiple telescopic sections that can slide relative to each other. These segmented sections allow the tube to be collapsed into a compact form for portability while extending to the required length for proper sound production during use.
Solution Approach 2:
The bugle tube transitions from a static fixed structure to a dynamic telescopic structure that can change length. This dynamic capability allows the tube to adapt between a compact stored state for easy carrying and an extended operational state for realistic sound production.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional elk calls use fixed length tubes, then they are simple to manufacture, but they lack adjustability for different hunting scenarios
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic mechanism enables the bugle tube to dynamically adjust its length to accommodate different hunting scenarios and user preferences, transforming from a fixed-configuration device to an adaptable one.
Solution Approach 2:
The tube length parameter can be changed by extending or retracting the telescopic sections. This parameter adjustment allows users to optimize the bugle tube for different calling distances and scenarios without requiring multiple separate devices.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional elk calls use non-modular designs, then they are easier to manufacture, but they cannot be customized for different material preferences or sound optimizations
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the bugle tube into separate telescopic sections, the design enables modular assembly where different material compositions can be used in different sections. This segmentation facilitates customization while maintaining manufacturing feasibility through standardized connection interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The telescopic sections are designed with universal connection features that allow them to work together in various configurations. This universality enables customization of individual sections for different material preferences and sound optimizations while maintaining ease of assembly through standardized interfaces.
4Ease of operation
If collapsible bugle tube portions slide freely relative to each other, then they are easy to extend, but they may accidentally slide or slip during use
Solution Approach 1:
The transition mechanism incorporates dynamic elements that allow free sliding during the extension process for ease of operation, then automatically engage locking features to provide configuration stability during use, preventing accidental sliding or slippage.
Solution Approach 2:
The transition mechanism is designed to be self-latching, where the telescopic sections automatically engage and lock into position when extended, providing configuration stability without requiring additional user action. The mechanism serves itself by automatically preventing accidental sliding once extended.
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AI summary
A collapsible bugle tube for game calling is a lightweight, compact, and adjustable tool for producing realistic game calls. The bugle tube may be transformed from one or more in-use configurations into reduced-size transport configuration. The collapsibility, and adaptability for cooperation with various mouthpieces, ensure the call can produce a range of sounds that are particularly beneficial for attracting elk. The bugle tube includes tube portions that telescope into the one or more in-use configurations. An endcap is used to create back-pressure in the bugle tube for resonant and realistic game call sounds. The endcap is also used for securing all of the tube portions in the transport configuration, or for securing to the endcap selected but not all of the tube portions to allow extension of various of the tube portions to create multiple in-use configurations.