Elastic Modular Accessory Holder for Firearm Size Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing accessory holders for firearms are not versatile enough to accommodate objects of different sizes and shapes, leading to potential loss or fall due to their limited adaptability and rigidity.
Innovation Solution
A modular accessory holder design featuring independent, discontinuous walls connected by an elastic member, allowing for flexible size adjustment and secure object retention through elastic restraint, enabling the holder to adapt to various shapes and sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If accessory holders are made rigid and continuous to maintain structural integrity, then strength and stability are improved, but adaptability to different object sizes and shapes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The accessory holder is divided into separate modular components (lateral walls, frontal walls, base) that can be independently positioned and connected. This segmentation allows each component to adjust its position to accommodate different object sizes while maintaining overall structural integrity through the elastic connection system.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder incorporates elastic members (rubber bands, elastic cables, or springs) that enable dynamic adjustment of the holder's components. These elastic elements allow the lateral walls, frontal walls, and base to move relative to each other, providing adaptability to different object dimensions while returning to a stable configuration for secure holding.
2Ease of manufacture
If accessory holders are designed with fixed dimensions to simplify construction, then ease of manufacture is improved, but versatility to hold different objects deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is constructed from separate, standardized modular components that can be independently manufactured and then assembled. This segmentation allows each component to be produced using simple, standardized processes while the assembly provides the necessary versatility through the elastic connection system.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular design creates a universal holder structure that can accommodate multiple types and sizes of objects. The same basic components (lateral walls, frontal walls, base) can be configured in different arrangements through the elastic connections to serve various holding functions.
3Reliability
If accessory holders use rigid connections to secure objects firmly, then reliability of object retention is improved, but adaptability to size variations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic members (rubber bands, elastic cables, or springs) provide a dynamic retention mechanism that adapts to different object sizes. The elastic force maintains firm holding reliability while allowing the components to adjust to varying dimensions, ensuring secure retention without sacrificing adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder utilizes changes in the physical state of elastic materials to provide both adaptability and reliable retention. The elastic members can deform to accommodate different object sizes and then return to their original state to maintain firm holding, effectively using parameter changes in material properties to solve the contradiction.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a highly adaptable and secure means to hold objects of different sizes and shapes, ensuring they are firmly kept in place during operational use, with the ability to expand the holder's volume and modularly increase the number of housings as needed.
Implementation Method 1
said lateral walls, frontal walls and said base are a single piece, independent elements detached from one another, thus discontinuous, and connected to one another an elastic member, preferably an elastic cable
Data Source
AI summary
An accessory holder includes a housing, within which an accessory can be replaced during use, and includes a first lateral wall, a second lateral wall, a front anterior wall, a front posterior wall arranged so that the front anterior and posterior walls are interposed between the first and the second lateral wall, and a base closing the housing on the lower side. The lateral and frontal walls and the base are independent elements each made as a single piece, detached from one another and connected to one another by an elastic member.