Collapsible Laptop Bag with Protective Frame
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional collapsible bags do not provide adequate protection for laptops and other electronic devices from impact damage during use or storage.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible protective frame with pivotally attached arms that can extend to form a cylindrical enclosure or collapse into a protective cage, integrated with a bag for carrying, using removable pivot pins for adjustable protection and compact storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a collapsible bag is used for travel, then the bag can be compactly stored, but the bag does not provide adequate protection for laptops and electronic devices from impact damage
Solution Approach 1:
The protective structure is divided into multiple segments: a collapsible frame with multiple arms that can be extended or collapsed, and a separate bag component. This segmentation allows the protective frame to provide robust protection when extended while collapsing to a compact form for storage, resolving the contradiction between protection and storage volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame is designed with dynamic characteristics, allowing it to transition between extended and collapsed states through pivotal arms. When extended, the frame provides a rigid protective cage; when collapsed, it reduces to a compact form factor. This dynamic transformation enables the structure to adapt between protection and storage requirements.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a protective frame is extended to protect the laptop, then impact protection is improved, but the frame occupies more space and becomes less portable
Solution Approach 1:
The collapsible frame is designed to nest within itself when collapsed, with arms folding inward and plates overlapping. This nesting capability allows the protective frame to occupy minimal space when not in use, while still providing full protection when extended. The bag can also be stored within or alongside the collapsed frame, maximizing space efficiency.
3Ease of operation
If conventional collapsible bags are used, then the bag is simple and portable, but the bag lacks laptop protection from drops and impact damage
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges two previously separate functions into a single integrated system: the protective frame and the bag. The frame provides structural protection for drops and impacts, while the bag provides containment and organization. This combination achieves both reliable laptop protection and ease of operation, as the integrated design can be carried as a single unit.
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AI summary
A collapsible laptop carriage bag. The laptop carriage bag includes a collapsible protective frame, having a first plate and a second plate carried between a plurality of arms pivotally attached between each of the first plate and the second plate. The arms are selectively extensible to position the collapsible protective frame between an extended condition and a collapsed condition. In the collapsed condition, the protective frame defines a protective cage about a portable electronic device received in an interior compartment. A bag is configured to be received within an elongate cylindrical enclosure defined by the collapsible protective frame when in the extended condition. The bag has in interior carriage space dimensioned to contain the collapsible protective frame when configured in the collapsed condition.