Foldable Ladder Toss Game with Telescopic Rungs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ladder toss game apparatuses are inconvenient to transport and store due to their fixed assembly and large packing size.
Innovation Solution
A foldable ladder toss game apparatus with telescopic rods and a rung assembly that can stretch and retract, along with support legs that can rotate and fold, allowing for adjustable length and compact storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the ladder frame is assembled fixedly, then the structural stability is improved, but the packing size increases and transport convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The ladder frame is divided into multiple segments including telescopic rods, folding bases, and rungs that can be detached. This segmentation allows the frame to be assembled and disassembled, enabling compact storage while maintaining structural stability when assembled. The frame can be broken down into manageable parts for transport and storage.
Solution Approach 2:
The ladder frame incorporates dynamic elements such as telescopic rods that can extend and retract, and folding bases with rotatable support legs that can switch between support and folded states. These dynamic components allow the frame to adapt between a stable assembled configuration and a compact folded configuration, resolving the contradiction between stability and packing size.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the ladder frame is assembled fixedly, then the structural stability is improved, but the ease of transport and storage deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is segmented into detachable components that can be easily assembled and disassembled. This segmentation significantly improves ease of transport and storage while maintaining structural stability when assembled, as users can quickly put together or take apart the frame sections as needed.
Solution Approach 2:
Dynamic folding mechanisms and telescopic components enable the frame to transition between stable and compact states. This dynamic design makes the frame easy to transport and store by allowing it to be folded into a compact configuration, while ensuring it maintains structural stability when assembled for use.
3Ease of manufacture
If the support legs are fixed, then the manufacturing simplicity is improved, but the adaptability to different configurations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The support legs are designed as rotatable components that can switch between a support state and a folded state. This dynamic design increases adaptability to different configurations and storage states while maintaining relatively simple manufacturing processes. The rotatable joints allow the legs to serve multiple functions in different positions.
Solution Approach 2:
The support legs are designed with multi-functionality, serving both as structural support elements during assembly and as folding components for compact storage. This universal design allows the same components to adapt to different configurations and states without requiring separate parts for each function, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while enhancing versatility.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The foldable design reduces the packing size, making it easier to transport and store, while maintaining stability and adjustability for user convenience.
Implementation Method 1
each frame comprises a telescopic rod and a folding base; wherein, a rung assembly is arranged between two adjacent frames, and the rung assembly is able to stretch and retract to adjust a distance between the two adjacent frames
Implementation Method 2
the support legs are rotatably connected to the connector and have a support state and a folded state
Implementation Method 3
a limit assembly is arranged at a joint between the connector and each support leg and used for realizing rotation of the support leg and maintaining the support leg in the support state
Implementation Method 4
a tensioning mechanism is arranged in each support leg and used for maintaining the support leg in the support state or in the folded state
Implementation Method 5
each support leg has a rotary end and a free end, a clamping structure used together with the limit assembly is arranged at the rotary end of the support leg, and the clamping structure is used for maintaining the support leg in the support state
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AI summary
A foldable ladder toss game apparatus comprises at least two frames, and each frame comprises a telescopic rod and a folding base; wherein, a rung assembly is arranged between two adjacent frames, and the rung assembly is able to stretch and retract to adjust a distance between the two adjacent frames; wherein, the folding base comprises a connector connected to the telescopic rod, and at least two support legs.