Connectable Diving Stick Segments for Versatile Underwater Play
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional dive sticks are limited in versatility and amusement value, restricting the number of underwater games that can be played and the training efficiency of swimmers, particularly for younger users with small hands, as they cannot easily grasp multiple sticks.
Innovation Solution
A connectable and extendable dive stick with a flexible body and interchangeable connectors that can form various shapes, including rings and chains, allowing users to wear them on different body parts, freeing their hands to retrieve more objects and enhancing underwater activities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional dive sticks are designed as single stand-alone units, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the versatility and amusement value are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The dive stick is divided into multiple segments that can be connected together. Each segment is a separate component with connection interfaces, allowing the dive stick to be assembled in different configurations (single stick, extended stick, or ring) to increase versatility while maintaining simple individual segment structures
Solution Approach 2:
The dive stick segments are designed with universal connection interfaces that enable the same components to serve multiple functions - they can be connected in linear fashion for extended sticks or joined end-to-end to form rings, allowing a single set of components to provide multiple play modes and amusement options
2Productivity
If swimmers use conventional dive sticks for training, then the training setup is simple, but the training efficiency is limited by the number of sticks swimmers can grasp
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple dive stick segments are merged into connected structures that can be worn on the body. The segments are joined together to form wearable configurations (such as rings or chains) that attach to the swimmer's body, combining multiple functional units into a single wearable assembly that increases carrying capacity without requiring the swimmer to grasp individual sticks
3Adaptability or versatility
If dive sticks cannot be transformed into other shapes, then the device structure is simple, but the amount of underwater games that can be played is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The dive stick structure is made dynamic and reconfigurable through detachable connection interfaces. The segments can be quickly assembled and disassembled to transform between different shapes (linear configuration for stick mode, circular configuration for ring mode), allowing the device to adapt to different game requirements without complex permanent structures
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution increases the variety of underwater games and training options, improves diving ability and lung capacity by allowing users to carry more objects, and provides enhanced amusement through customizable shapes and configurations.
Implementation Method 1
The flexible body allows the dive stick to bend so that the female connector can be releasably coupled to the male connector
Implementation Method 2
The dive stick may have a weight at one end that is sufficient to cause the body to sink in water and a buoyant portion which will allow the dive stick to stand upright, weighted side down, on the bottom of a swimming pool
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AI summary
A diving toy, or dive stick, that is connectable and extendable. The diving toy includes connectable and/or extendable portions that enables the length of the diving toy to be changed and enable it to be converted into a dive-ring, extended dive stick, larger dive-ring, dive-chain, or a multitude of other amusing shapes. In various games of play, one or more diving toys is thrown into a pool. A player retrieves the diving toy from the bottom of the pool or plays various games of play with the diving toy while submerged underwater.