Golf Bag Accessory Bag with Detachable Attachment Mechanisms

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional golf bags have permanently attached accessory compartments that increase size and weight, leading to fatigue and limited utility, as they cannot be easily removed or used separately from the main bag, restricting the golfer's ability to pre-pack items for different activities.

Innovation Solution

A detachable accessory bag system with movable attachment mechanisms that allow the accessory bag to be attached and detached from the golf bag, featuring a carry mechanism for independent use, and a pocket extension that increases storage volume when needed.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If accessory compartments are permanently attached to the golf bag, then utility and storage capability are improved, but weight and size increase leading to carrying fatigue

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveutility of accessory compartmentsVSAvoidweight of golf bag

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The accessory bag is separated from the main golf bag as a detachable component. The accessory bag includes its own attachment mechanisms that allow it to be connected to or disconnected from the golf bag, enabling the golfer to carry only the necessary weight for each activity while maintaining access to accessory storage when needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The attachment mechanisms allow the accessory bag to dynamically change its connection state with the golf bag. The golfer can attach the accessory bag when storage utility is needed and detach it when weight reduction is prioritized, making the system adaptable to different carrying requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If accessory compartments are permanently attached to the golf bag, then storage utility is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates as they cannot be removed for other uses

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage utilityVSAvoidability to remove and use separately

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The accessory bag is designed as a separate, detachable unit with its own carrying strap, allowing it to be easily removed from the golf bag and used independently for other activities such as carrying gym shoes or other personal items.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The accessory bag serves multiple functions: it can be attached to the golf bag for storing golf-related items, detached and carried separately for other activities, or used to transport items between locations. The detachable design enables this multi-functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Volume of stationary object

If accessory compartments increase the size of the golf bag, then storage capability is improved, but weight increases causing carrying fatigue

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage volume of accessory compartmentsVSAvoidweight of golf bag

Core Design Contradiction:

Volume of stationary objectVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The accessory storage function is segmented into a separate detachable bag, allowing the golfer to carry only the essential golf bag when weight is a concern, and add the accessory bag only when storage capacity is needed for the current activity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

4Reliability

If accessory compartments are permanently attached, then reliability of storage is improved, but adaptability deteriorates as they cannot be used for different activities

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage reliabilityVSAvoidflexibility for different activities

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The detachable attachment mechanism allows the accessory bag to be reliably connected to the golf bag when needed, providing secure storage during golf activities, and easily detached when the golfer needs to use the accessory bag for different activities or store it separately.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS10201734B2Golf bag accessory bag

Publication Date: 2019.02.12 NIKE INC

AI summary

A pocket for a golf bag includes a main body defining a storage compartment. The pocket includes a first attachment mechanism movable between an attached state attaching the main body to a first attachment location of the golf bag and a detached state allowing the main body to be separated from the first attachment location. The pocket also includes a second attachment mechanism movable between an attached state attaching the main body to a second attachment location of the golf bag and a detached state allowing the main body to be separated from the second attachment location. The pocket includes a carry mechanism operable to allow the main body to be carried separately from the golf bag when the first attachment mechanism is in the detached state and the second attachment mechanisms is in the detached state.