Collapsible Gear Support Stand for Stable Portable Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Articles of clothing and protective gear often require specialized storage due to unique handling and orientation needs, and there is a need for a transportable solution that preserves their condition during travel.
Innovation Solution
A gear support stand with elongated members that can be configured in a working orientation for support and collapsed in a storage and transportation orientation, allowing for coaxial stacking and secure fastening, utilizing a central member with base plate and leg members with holes for adjustable positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the stand is designed to be collapsible for transport, then portability is improved, but structural stability may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is divided into separate modular components (central member, bottom leg member, top leg member, cross member) that can be independently assembled and disassembled. Each member has specific holes and engagement features that allow them to connect securely during use and separate easily for transport, resolving the contradiction between portability and structural stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand transitions between two dynamic states: a stable working orientation where members are extended and locked in place to support gear, and a collapsed storage orientation where members are retracted along the central member. The holes and engagement features enable this dynamic transformation while maintaining structural integrity in both states.
2Volume of moving object
If the stand components are designed to stack coaxially for compact storage, then storage efficiency is improved, but assembly complexity may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The bottom leg member, top leg member, and cross member are designed to nest coaxially along the central member when collapsed, similar to nested dolls. Each member has holes that align with the central member, allowing them to slide over and stack compactly for storage while simplifying the overall storage volume without significantly increasing assembly complexity.
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AI summary
A stackable gear support stand may be provided. The stackable gear support stand may have an elongated central member, a bottom leg member, a top leg member, and a cross member. The bottom leg member, top leg member, and cross member may be stacked horizontally on a vertically oriented central member to form a working support stand. The bottom leg member, top leg member, and cross member may alternatively be stacked coaxially on the central member to form a collapsed storage and transportation orientation.