Collapsible Ground Blind with Triangular Fabric and Center Pole
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ground blind systems, such as pop-up and throwdown blinds, are bulky, difficult to set up, and not easily movable, limiting their use in changing environments.
Innovation Solution
A portable and collapsible ground blind system featuring a triangular or rhombus-shaped fabric panel with collapsible poles, allowing for rapid setup, angle adjustment, and easy movement, including a center support pole that divides the panel into smaller triangular portions and side support poles that converge at a peak, with connectors for stability and reinforced pockets for pole engagement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a pop-up blind structure with rods, stakes, and ropes is used, then the blind provides adequate support and stability, but the blind becomes large, bulky to carry, and difficult to set up
Solution Approach 1:
The blind is divided into modular panels that can be independently assembled and disassembled. Each panel contains integrated poles and fabric sections, allowing the blind to be segmented into manageable units for easy transport and rapid setup while maintaining structural stability when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The blind incorporates collapsible poles with telescopic or segmented designs that can be quickly extended and locked into position. The poles feature dynamic locking mechanisms that provide stable support when extended but allow for rapid collapse and portability when retracted.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a pop-up blind structure is used, then the blind provides adequate support, but the blind becomes large and bulky to carry
Solution Approach 1:
The collapsible poles are designed with nested tube sections that slide into one another when retracted, significantly reducing the overall volume of the blind when collapsed. The fabric panels are folded or rolled around the collapsed pole structure, creating a compact package that maintains all necessary support components in a space-efficient configuration.
3Volume of moving object
If a throwdown blind is used, then the blind is less bulky than a pop-up blind, but the blind requires staking down or weighting down
Solution Approach 1:
The blind incorporates self-staking poles with integrated ground anchors that automatically penetrate and secure into the ground when the blind is assembled. The poles are designed to self-bury or self-anchor without requiring separate staking tools or additional weighting components, eliminating the need for separate staking operations while maintaining a compact blind design.
4Stability of the object's composition
If pop-up blinds or throwdown blinds are designed to be set up and not moved, then the blind provides stable positioning, but the blind cannot be easily or quickly moved when circumstances change
Solution Approach 1:
The blind is constructed as modular panels connected by quick-connect mechanisms, allowing the entire structure to be rapidly disassembled into separate panel units. Each panel contains its own collapsed pole structure and can be independently carried, enabling the blind to be quickly repositioned or reconfigured based on changing conditions while maintaining stable positioning when assembled.
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AI summary
A ground blind system is provided. The ground blind system may include a fabric panel; and a plurality of poles, wherein the plurality of poles may include a center support pole, wherein when installed the center support pole divides the fabric panel longitudinally into two smaller generally triangular shape portions of substantially the same size; and wherein in an assembled state the assembled structure of the fabric panel and plurality of poles may be configured such that the structure is self-supporting. A method of using the ground blind system may include, providing the ground blind system; installing the plurality of poles within the fabric panels to form the assembled structure; and adjusting the two smaller generally triangular shape portions to a desired angle therebetween.