Cover having internal securing bendable rods
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing covers for strollers, cribs, and car seats lack efficient internal securing mechanisms that are easy to use and provide protection, failing to securely maintain their orientation and provide additional features like warmth and shade.
Innovation Solution
A cover with internal bendable metal rods that can be adjusted to secure the cover to various objects, featuring a padded sleeve for protection, magnetic components for easy attachment, and optional heating elements or straps for added security and comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing covers use simple attachment methods, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability of securing is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces bendable rods as an intermediary securing mechanism between the cover and the stroller/crib/car seat. These rods can be bent into various shapes to hook onto different structural elements, providing a reliable mechanical connection that is more dependable than simple attachment methods while still maintaining ease of use through the flexible bending capability.
2Device complexity
If existing covers lack internal securing mechanisms, then device complexity is reduced, but reliability of maintaining orientation is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the securing function into separate components: the cover body and the bendable rods. The rods are inserted through sleeves in the cover and can be independently bent and positioned to engage with different parts of the stroller/crib/car seat structure. This segmentation allows the cover to maintain simple overall structure while providing reliable multi-point securing through the distributed rod system.
3Ease of manufacture
If existing covers lack protective features, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but protection capability is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements protection by nesting the bendable rods within protective sleeves that are integrated into the cover structure. The sleeves enclose the rods along their length, providing continuous protection while adding minimal complexity to the manufacturing process. This nested arrangement ensures that the rods are protected during normal use while maintaining ease of manufacture.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The cover effectively secures to strollers, cribs, and car seats in desired orientations, providing protection and comfort through adjustable rods, magnetic attachment, and optional heating, ensuring the cover remains in place and provides warmth or shade as needed.
Implementation Method 1
a magnetic component secured to an end of each rod for attracting to a metal frame of a stroller, crib or car seat
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AI summary
A cover having internal securing bendable rods is provided. The cover may have a top, a bottom, a first side, a second side, a front and a back. The front and the back of the cover may each have an internal sleeve which receives a durable elongated securing metal rod. The rods may be bendable so as to allow the user to bend the rods into virtually limitless positions including bending the rods partially around an object for securing the cover in a desired orientation. A padded sleeve may fit over the bendable rods to provide protection. The cover is especially suitable for using in connection with various strollers, cribs, car seats, highchairs or the like and may provide warmth and shade to a child. The cover is also ideal for adults in numerous situations, such as for use on a beach.