Firearm Support System Hip Belt Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Firearms, tools, and backpacks are often carried in an uncomfortable manner due to inadequate support systems, leading to discomfort and potential instability.
Innovation Solution
A firearm support system comprising a stock unit and a belt unit with complementary components that allow for selective engagement, providing secure and adjustable attachment to the user's hip area, and a backpack support system using a knuckle plate unit and belt unit for distributing weight and securing the backpack, utilizing materials like neoprene and Velcro for a custom fit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If firearms are carried using traditional shoulder straps or backpacks, then the firearm can be transported, but the weight distribution causes discomfort and instability
Solution Approach 1:
The support system is divided into separate functional components: a belt unit with complementary components for attachment to the firearm stock, and a separate engagement mechanism. This segmentation allows independent optimization of comfort (belt positioning) and stability (engagement strength), resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from traditional vertical shoulder-based support to a horizontal hip-based support system. By moving the primary weight-bearing point from the shoulder to the hip belt, the system achieves better weight distribution and comfort while maintaining stability through the engagement mechanism.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a secure attachment system is used to prevent firearm movement, then stability is improved, but the system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The complementary components are integrated directly into the firearm stock and belt unit, merging the support function with the existing firearm structure. This integration provides secure attachment without adding separate complex mechanisms, as the complementary components themselves provide the engagement function.
Solution Approach 2:
The complementary components are designed to automatically engage and secure the firearm to the belt unit without requiring additional locking mechanisms or complex assembly steps. The system serves itself by using the inherent structural features of the components to provide stable attachment.
3Ease of operation
If a customizable fit system is implemented using materials like neoprene and Velcro, then comfort is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The belt unit incorporates flexible materials such as neoprene that can be molded into custom shapes to fit different user anatomies. These flexible shells provide customizable fit through material properties rather than complex mechanical adjustments, simplifying manufacturing while maintaining comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses adjustable parameters such as Velcro strap lengths and positioning to allow users to customize the fit. Rather than manufacturing multiple sizes, the design changes the adjustable parameters of a single configuration to accommodate different users, reducing manufacturing complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A firearm support system, has a stock unit configured to be carried by a firearm, the first unit having a first complementary component and a belt unit configured to be carried by a belt, the second unit having a second complementary component configured for selective engagement with the first complementary component.