Flexible Portable Security Bag with Elongate Zipper
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable safe solutions are either too bulky and impractical for temporary use at recreational areas or lack the flexibility to securely attach to various fixed objects, failing to provide a truly portable and secure storage option for valuables during activities like swimming or lounging.
Innovation Solution
A self-contained, lockable security box that self-fastens to elongate objects like lounge chair frames or stroller bars using a versatile support cavity and a flexible, cut-resistant material, allowing for secure attachment without permanent fixation, featuring a locking mechanism that can be activated with an RFID chip or padlock.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a traditional safe is used to store valuables, then security is improved, but portability deteriorates due to heavy and bulky design
Solution Approach 1:
The security system is divided into separate components: a flexible bag for storing valuables and a separate locking mechanism with RFID or padlock. This segmentation allows the bag to remain lightweight and portable while the locking mechanism provides secure protection when engaged.
Solution Approach 2:
The security bag is designed with universal attachment capabilities to various fixed objects (lounge chairs, strollers, bikes, poles) through multiple attachment mechanisms. This multi-functionality allows the same lightweight bag to serve as a portable safe in diverse recreational settings without requiring heavy, location-specific safes.
2Weight of moving object
If a portable safe is made lightweight for portability, then ease of transport is improved, but attachment security to fixed objects deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple attachment mechanisms (cable lock, zipper closure, Velcro straps, elastic bands) are combined into a single security bag system. This merging allows the lightweight bag to achieve secure attachment to various fixed objects through the coordinated action of multiple mechanisms rather than relying on a single heavy anchoring system.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment system is designed to be dynamic and adaptable rather than fixed and rigid. The bag can be attached to different objects of varying shapes and sizes using flexible cables, adjustable straps, and elastic bands that conform to the target object, maintaining security without requiring a heavy standardized mounting structure.
3Reliability
If cable locks and complex mounting mechanisms are used, then attachment security is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A single security bag integrates multiple attachment mechanisms (cable lock through frame, zipper closure, Velcro straps, elastic bands) that can universally attach to various fixed objects. This universal design provides secure attachment without requiring complex location-specific mounting hardware for each different object type.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment mechanisms are nested within the bag structure itself rather than requiring external mounting systems. The cable lock passes through the bag frame, Velcro straps are integrated into the bag body, and elastic bands are contained within the bag, creating a self-contained security system that reduces overall complexity.
4Reliability
If traditional safes are designed to be impregnable, then security is improved, but adaptability to various locations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The security bag is designed with universal attachment capabilities to various fixed objects (lounge chairs, strollers, bikes, poles, trees) through multiple attachment mechanisms. This multi-functionality allows the same lightweight bag to serve as a portable safe in diverse recreational settings without requiring heavy, location-specific safes.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment system is designed to be dynamic and adaptable rather than fixed and rigid. The bag can be attached to different objects of varying shapes and sizes using flexible cables, adjustable straps, and elastic bands that conform to the target object, maintaining security without requiring a heavy standardized mounting structure.
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AI summary
A portable, universally fitting, stylish, lockable security box or bag that integrally affixes to a an object such as the support or cross bar on a frame of a beach lounge chair, a stroller, bike, wheelchair or similar member where it is desirable to protect your valuables on a stationary or a larger movable object. The security bag is a device preferably comprised of a flexible flap component and a main bottom component which encloses the valuables of the user. When the security bag is positioned over an elongate object, such as the support bar of a chair, stroller or other object, the security bag can be affixed to the elongate object by employing a locking mechanism to close the security bag around the support object. The security bag includes an elongate zipper closure to provide a secure internal cavity formed by the two main components which makes this device simple and unique. The exterior design of the security bag makes universal fit a reality and protects the valuables of the user by securing them to a larger object and also hiding them from the view of third parties.