Formfitting Skateboard Backpack with Elastic Compartment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing skateboard carriers are not configured to carry skateboards efficiently, leading to inconvenience and hindrance during transportation and leisure activities, as they are either too bulky or do not allow for hands-free use.
Innovation Solution
A backpack with a formfitting skateboard compartment made from resilient material that stretches to conform to the skateboard, reducing bulk and allowing for secure carrying, along with additional pouches for trucks and wheels, and accessory compartments for storage, enabling hands-free transportation and use during skating.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a skateboard is carried in a traditional bag or carrier, then the skateboard can be transported, but the carrier becomes bulky and hinders skating activities
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier employs elastic/resilient material that dynamically adapts its volume - expanding to accommodate the skateboard during transport, then contracting to a compact form that does not hinder skating activities. This dynamic volume adjustment resolves the contradiction between carrying capacity and skating convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The skateboard components (deck, trucks, wheels) are nested within separate compartments of the carrier - the resilient compartment contains the deck while pouches contain the trucks and wheels. This nesting arrangement maximizes space efficiency and minimizes the overall carrier volume when not in use.
2Ease of operation
If a traditional bag is used to carry a skateboard, then transportation is possible, but hands-free use is not enabled
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier merges multiple functions into a single wearable device - it combines the skateboard carrier with a backpack structure that can be worn on the back, enabling hands-free operation. The resilient material and pouches are integrated into the backpack framework, allowing the user to carry the skateboard securely while keeping hands free for other activities.
3Volume of moving object
If the carrier is designed to fit the skateboard tightly, then bulk is reduced, but secure attachment of components becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier is segmented into distinct compartments - a main resilient compartment for the skateboard deck and separate pouches for trucks and wheels. Each segment can independently conform to its contents while maintaining secure attachment through the interconnected structure of the carrier.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrier utilizes flexible elastic material that forms a resilient shell around the skateboard components. This flexible shell conforms tightly to the shape of the deck while allowing secure attachment of the pouches containing smaller components, achieving both compact bulk and reliable component security.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The backpack allows for convenient and unobstructed carrying of skateboards, enabling users to skate without hindrance while keeping hands free for other items, and can be used as a regular knapsack for carrying additional items.
Implementation Method 1
The formfitting compartment may comprise a resilient material configured to stretch around and conform to a deck of the skateboard
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AI summary
A backpack with a formfitting skateboard compartment conveniently holds a skateboard freeing the user's hands for other tasks. The formfitting compartment reduces the size and bulk of the backpack allowing it to be easily worn without hindering skating activities. In this manner, a user may take his or her skateboard virtually anywhere. The formfitting compartment will typically conform to the shape of a skateboard inserted therein. The backpack may also include various additional compartments to carry other items for the user. In this manner, the backpack may be used as a knapsack or the like.