Collapsible Pet Booster Seat With Tension-Supported Frame
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for pet booster seats that are comfortable and secure for pets during vehicle travel, as pets require restraint for safety both for themselves and human occupants.
Innovation Solution
A pet booster seat with a base that includes a shell, a liner, and a frame, which can transition between an expanded configuration for accommodating pets and a collapsed configuration for easy storage, using an attachment member that couples to a car seat and exerts an upward pulling force to expand the seat.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the pet booster seat is designed with a frame and shell structure to provide comfort and security for pets, then the safety and comfort of pets are improved, but the device complexity and storage difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The pet booster seat is divided into separate components including a removable liner, a frame structure, and a shell. The liner can be detached for cleaning while the frame and shell remain as the structural support, allowing the seat to maintain safety functionality while enabling easy maintenance and reducing overall complexity of the system.
Solution Approach 2:
The pet booster seat incorporates a collapse mechanism that allows the structure to transition between an expanded configuration during use and a collapsed configuration for storage. This dynamic capability enables the seat to maintain structural integrity for pet safety while reducing space requirements when not in use.
2Ease of operation
If the pet booster seat uses a collapse mechanism to improve storage ease, then the ease of storage is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The collapse mechanism is designed to be automatically activated by the weight of the pet or the attachment member, eliminating the need for manual operation. The mechanism self-regulates between expanded and collapsed states based on the presence or absence of upward pulling force, reducing operational complexity while maintaining ease of storage.
3Reliability
If the attachment member is designed to provide secure coupling to car seats, then the safety of pets is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment member is designed with universal coupling capabilities that can interface with various car seat headrest configurations. The same attachment mechanism serves multiple functions including securing the booster seat to the car seat and providing the upward pulling force necessary for the collapse mechanism, thereby reducing overall device complexity while maintaining security.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The pet booster seat provides a comfortable and secure space for pets during vehicle travel, ensuring their safety and the safety of human occupants by restraining the pet effectively, while also being easily storable when not in use.
Implementation Method 1
transition from the collapsed configuration to the expanded configuration when the base receives an upward pulling force exerted through the attachment member
Implementation Method 2
The base can include a shell, a liner, and a frame. The frame can be placed at or near the upper portion of the base
Data Source
AI summary
A pet booster seat comprising a base and an attachment member configured to detachably couple the base to a car seat of a vehicle. The base can include a shell, a liner removably coupled to the shell and configured to cover an interior of the shell, and a frame configured to maintain at least a shape of an upper portion of the base. The pet booster seat can be further configured to transition from an expanded configuration to a collapsed configuration automatically when no upward pulling force is exerted at or near the upper portion of the base. Other embodiments are disclosed.