Deer Stand Support Device Anchoring and Telescoping Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing deer stand support devices do not provide a combination of anchoring to a vertical support and an independent means of support using a telescoping device set at a constant angle, which limits their stability and versatility.
Innovation Solution
A deer stand support device featuring an anchoring member that secures to a vertical support via a support strap, with a telescopically adjustable inserting member and a floor support member that clamps to the deer stand floor, providing additional stability and adjustability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a telescoping device is used to support the deer stand floor, then adjustability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The inserting member is telescopically received into the receiving member, with the inserting member nested within the receiving member. This nesting arrangement allows the telescoping mechanism to provide adjustability while maintaining a compact structure that does not significantly increase overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The telescoping inserting member allows the device to dynamically adjust its configuration between different locking positions. This dynamic capability provides adaptability for different support needs while the locking mechanism ensures stability when positioned, effectively managing the complexity-adjustability trade-off.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a locking pin is inserted into each telescoping member to lock in position, then stability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The locking pin is receiveable within a recess in the receiving member, allowing the locking mechanism to be self-contained and easily operated. The self-service design enables users to lock and unlock the telescoping member without requiring complex manipulation, thus maintaining ease of operation while ensuring stability when locked.
3Reliability
If the anchoring member is secured to the vertical support, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support strap is coupled to both the anchoring member and the vertical support, merging the anchoring function with the support structure. This combining approach provides reliable anchoring to the vertical support while avoiding the need for separate, complex anchoring mechanisms, thus maintaining device simplicity.
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AI summary
A deer stand support device for supporting the floor of a deer stand device from below the floor by anchoring to a vertical support includes an anchoring member configured for positioning in an anchoring position in abutment with a vertical support such that a receiving member coupled to the anchoring member extends away from the vertical support and upward. A support strap secures the anchoring member to the vertical support in the anchoring position. An inserting member is telescopically received into the receiving member and lockable in each of a plurality of locking positions. A floor support member is coupled to the inserting member and is configured for securely clamping to a floor of a deer stand via a clamp.