Foldable Golf Bag Panels for Play and Protected Travel
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traveling with a golf bag presents challenges due to size, weight restrictions, fragility of clubs, and handling issues, which can lead to damage and inconvenience at airports.
Innovation Solution
A golf bag design with foldable panels and adjustable sleeves, allowing conversion between playing and travel modes, featuring hinges, closures, and wheels for stability and ease of transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If the golf bag is designed with a traditional carry bag structure for easy carrying, then the bag is lightweight and ideal for walking, but the bag lacks sufficient storage space and stability when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The golf bag is designed to serve multiple functions: it can be carried on the shoulder like a traditional carry bag, stood upright using an integrated stand mechanism, and secured to a golf cart using strap pass-throughs. This multi-functionality allows the same bag structure to adapt to different usage scenarios without requiring separate bags for each purpose.
Solution Approach 2:
The bag features multiple compartments and pockets that can be independently used for different items. The main compartment houses clubs, while separate pockets accommodate balls, apparel, rangefinders, water bottles, and valuables. This segmentation allows efficient organization and maximizes storage utility within the available space.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the golf bag is designed with a stand bag structure combining carry convenience and stand mechanism, then the bag provides stability when not in use, but the bag becomes heavier and more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The stand mechanism is integrated directly into the bag structure rather than being a separate attachment. The stand legs are built into the bottom of the bag, allowing it to stand upright independently. This merging of the stand function into the basic bag structure provides stability without requiring additional complex components or attachments.
3Quantity of substance
If the golf bag is designed with a cart bag structure for golf cart users, then the bag offers more storage space, but the bag becomes larger, heavier, and more difficult to handle and transport
Solution Approach 1:
The golf bag is designed to serve multiple functions: it can be carried on the shoulder like a traditional carry bag, stood upright using an integrated stand mechanism, and secured to a golf cart using strap pass-throughs. This multi-functionality allows the same bag structure to adapt to different usage scenarios without requiring separate bags for each purpose.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the golf bag is used for traveling with airlines' size and weight restrictions, then the bag may incur additional fees or be disallowed, but modifying the bag structure compromises its playing functionality
Solution Approach 1:
The golf bag features an expandable top section that can be adjusted or removed to reduce the overall bag size for air travel. This dynamic modification allows the bag to meet airline size restrictions when needed, while maintaining its full playing functionality and storage capacity when used on the golf course. The expandable design enables the bag to adapt its dimensions based on the specific usage context.
Data Source
AI summary
A bag for carrying a set of golf clubs while playing golf and while traveling. The bag includes first, second, third and fourth panels. Each panel has a middle section with first and second opposing faces, and with first and second opposite sides edges; a first wing section extending at a first angle from the first side edge of each panel; and a second wing section extending at a second angle from the second side edge of each panel. A first hinge connects the second wing section of the first panel to the first wing section of the second panel. A second hinge connects the second wing section of the second panel to the first wing section of the third panel. A third hinge connects the second wing section of the third panel to the first wing section of the fourth panel. At least one closure releasably connects the first wing section of the first panel to the second wing section of the fourth panel. The bag also includes first, second, and third club holding components, each connected to one of the first, second, third and fourth panels, each of the club holding components comprising at least three sleeves for receiving shafts of golf clubs. All of the hinges and the closure allow the bag to be folded into a playing mode with the connected wing sections touching each other and the first faces of the middle sections and the club holding components facing outward. All of the hinges and the closure also allow the bag to be folded into a travel mode with two of the first, second, third and fourth panels being adjacent with the middle sections facing and club holding components facing inward and with an other two of the first, second, third and fourth panels are adjacent with the middle sections and club hold components facing inward.