Deformable Storage Device with Retainer Clips to Prevent Rod Damage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fishing rod tubes fail to effectively restrain fishing rods, leading to damage from contact with other rods or objects, and are cumbersome to use, with heavy gauge materials increasing weight and cost without providing adequate protection.
Innovation Solution
A deformable storage device with retainer clips and a pivoting wall configuration that securely holds fishing rods in a longitudinally extending orientation, allowing easy access and preventing damage during transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If heavy gauge materials are used to prevent crushing, then protection against damage is improved, but weight and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The storage device is divided into multiple wall sections that can be folded together to form a protective structure. This segmentation allows the use of lighter individual sections that collectively provide sufficient protection when assembled, avoiding the need for heavy gauge materials in a single monolithic structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The wall sections are designed to be deformable and foldable between open and closed configurations. This dynamic structure allows the device to be compact during transport (providing protection) while being easy to open and access during use, eliminating the need for excessively heavy rigid materials.
2Ease of operation
If fishing rods are left free in the tube, then ease of insertion is improved, but damage from contact with other objects increases
Solution Approach 1:
Retainer clips are pre-positioned within the storage device to automatically engage with fishing rods as they are inserted. This preliminary positioning of restraint mechanisms ensures that rods are secured without requiring complex manual adjustment, maintaining ease of operation while preventing damage from contact.
Solution Approach 2:
Retainer clips serve as intermediary elements between the wall structure and the fishing rods. These clips provide a gentle but effective restraint mechanism that prevents direct contact between rods and hard surfaces, reducing damage risk while allowing smooth insertion and removal.
3Reliability
If all fishing rods are removed to prevent damage, then protection against damage is improved, but time and convenience decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The retainer clips are pre-configured in the wall sections to automatically engage with fishing rods during insertion. This preliminary setup of restraint mechanisms eliminates the need to manually remove and reinsert rods, providing continuous protection while maintaining convenience and saving time.
Data Source
AI summary
A storage device for holding at least one elongate article includes a wall having an interior wall surface and an exterior wall surface, the wall being deformable about a longitudinal axis between an open configuration and a closed configuration, the closed configuration defining a longitudinally extending cavity; and at least one retainer clip coupled to, or integrally formed with, the interior wall surface, the retainer clip(s) being configured to receive and retain the elongate article(s) in a generally longitudinally extending orientation. In the closed configuration, the retainer clip(s) and any elongate article(s) retained by the retainer clip(s) are located within the cavity. In the open configuration, access is provided to the retainer clip(s) thereby allowing the elongate article(s) to be received and removed from the retainer clip(s).