Neck-Strap Forearm Support Bag for Transit Comfort
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing support devices fail to effectively support a user's forearms while seated, particularly in public transportation settings, where comfort and personal space are compromised.
Innovation Solution
A bag with attached straps and couplers that allow the user's forearms to be inserted and supported, with the straps extending around the neck to secure the bag, utilizing hook and loop fasteners for retention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing support devices are used, then the user's forearms can be supported, but the user loses personal space and comfort in public transportation settings
Solution Approach 1:
The support device is segmented into a bag component for receiving forearms and a separate strap system for securing to the neck, allowing the support function to be isolated from the user's body and positioned in personal space
Solution Approach 2:
The bag acts as an intermediary object between the user's forearms and the support structure, providing a dedicated space that maintains personal space while delivering support comfort
2Ease of operation
If a bag with straps and couplers is used to support forearms, then personal space and comfort are maintained, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bag serves multiple functions: it receives and supports the forearms, maintains personal space, and works with the strap system to provide secure attachment, reducing the need for additional specialized components
Solution Approach 2:
The hook and loop fasteners enable the user to independently adjust and secure the straps around their own neck without assistance, simplifying the user interaction despite the multi-component structure
Data Source
AI summary
A bodily support assembly includes a bag that may insertably receive each of pair of forearms of a user. A first strap is attached to the bag and a first coupler is attached to the first strap. A second strap is attached to the bag and the second strap may be extended around a neck of a user. A second coupler is attached to the second strap and the second coupler is complementary with respect to the first coupler. Thus, the first coupler and the second coupler retain the first strap and the second strap around the user's neck thereby facilitating the bag to support the user's forearms.