Expandable modular rack for storing at least one magazine and at least one handgun
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing handgun storage solutions do not effectively accommodate storing handguns and magazines of varying widths in both upright and inverted positions, often lacking security and space efficiency.
Innovation Solution
An expandable modular rack system comprising interchangeable members with adjustable joiner means, allowing for customizable storage configurations to support handguns and magazines in any orientation, using materials like plastic or metal for secure and durable construction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If handguns and magazines are stored in conventional locking devices or safes, then security is provided, but space is limited and storage capacity is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The rack is divided into multiple independent bays, each capable of storing one or more handguns or magazines. This segmentation allows the system to expand storage capacity by adding more bays while maintaining secure individual compartments, thus resolving the contradiction between security and storage capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The rack integrates multiple storage functions within a compact structure by nesting magazine storage bays and handgun storage bays together. This allows efficient use of space while providing secure storage for both handguns and magazines, addressing the limitation of conventional safes.
2Volume of stationary object
If handguns are stored by laying them on their side, then space is saved, but the conventional method does not accommodate varying widths or provide secure upright positioning
Solution Approach 1:
Each handgun bay is equipped with specific structural features including rearwardly inclined support surfaces and forwardly inclined support surfaces that create angled positioning. This local structural quality allows handguns of varying widths to be securely held in upright or inverted positions while maintaining space efficiency, resolving the contradiction between space efficiency and adaptability.
3Volume of stationary object
If magazines are stored upright, then space utilization is improved, but they can be easily knocked over
Solution Approach 1:
The rack incorporates rearwardly inclined support surfaces that angle magazines backward, creating a counterbalancing effect that prevents them from falling forward. This anti-gravity positioning mechanism allows upright storage with improved space utilization while maintaining stability, resolving the contradiction between space utilization and stability.
4Ease of manufacture
If a fixed gun rack structure is used, then manufacturing is simple, but it cannot be expanded or reconfigured
Solution Approach 1:
The rack employs removable and reconfigurable components including detachable bays and adjustable dividers that allow the structure to be modified after manufacturing. This dynamic design enables expansion and reconfiguration while maintaining relatively simple manufacturing processes, resolving the contradiction between manufacturing simplicity and adaptability.
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AI summary
An expandable modular rack for storing at least one magazine and at least one handgun is disclosed. The expandable modular rack includes: a first member; a second member having a base and at least one protrusion extending from a medial portion of the base; and a means for joining a surface of the first member to a surface of the second member, wherein the first member is arranged to maintain the magazine in an upright position, and wherein the base of the second member is arranged to support a base of the magazine and the protrusion of the second member is arrangeable to maintain the magazine in the upright position. The rack can further include: a third member; and a means for joining the first member to the third member, wherein the third member and first member are arranged to support the handgun.