Fishing Rod Truck Rack with Elastic Clips
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Solution Overview
Problem
Fishing rods are difficult to transport safely due to their long length, light weight, and fragile structure, as they tend to roll and bounce around in truck beds, leading to damage, with no existing products available to address this issue.
Innovation Solution
A fishing rod truck rack system with adjustable clips on posts inserted into truck bed openings, secured by rubber strings for stability and easy removal, utilizing spring-loaded clips and a swivel base for secure retention and easy access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If fishing rods are placed in the bed of a truck, then they can be transported to and from fishing destinations, but they tend to roll and bounce around causing damage
Solution Approach 1:
The truck bed is divided into multiple rack positions with individual posts and clips for each fishing rod. This segmentation allows each rod to be independently secured, preventing rolling and bouncing while maintaining easy access to individual rods during transport.
Solution Approach 2:
A rack system with posts and clips acts as an intermediary between the truck bed and the fishing rods. The posts inserted into truck bed openings provide structural support, while the clips attached to the posts directly secure the rods, eliminating direct contact between rods and the truck bed that causes rolling and bouncing.
2Reliability
If secure clips are used to prevent fishing rods from falling out, then rod security is improved, but the clips may require excessive effort to adjust and open for removal
Solution Approach 1:
The manual clip opening mechanism is replaced with a rubber band-powered automatic opening system. When a rod is removed from the clip, the rubber band automatically opens the clip by retracting, eliminating the need for excessive manual effort to open clips while maintaining secure retention during transport.
3Reliability
If a rubber string is added to each post for extra security, then rod retention is improved, but the complexity of insertion and removal may increase
Solution Approach 1:
The rubber band security feature is merged with the existing clip mechanism. The rubber band is integrated into the clip assembly, using the same structural elements (post, clip, eyelet) to provide both retention and automatic opening functions, thereby improving security without significantly increasing structural complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Provides a secure and efficient method to transport multiple fishing rods by preventing damage and facilitating easy loading and unloading, ensuring the rods remain secure during transit without excessive effort.
Implementation Method 1
there is a rubber string on each post that runs from the top of the post to an eye hook towards the base of said post for extra security from detachment and loss during driving
Data Source
AI summary
The fishing rod rack gives the user a place to secure several fishing rods in a truck bed. The fishing rods are held by clips positioned on two posts, which are inserted into openings in the truck bed. The secure clips prevent the fishing rods from falling out of the rack, but the clips can also be adjusted and opened so the fishing rods may quickly be removed once needed. Furthermore, there is a rubber string on each post that runs from the top of the post to an eye hook towards the base of said post.