Self-Adjusting Golf Bag Strap Connector with Segmented Channels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional golf bag strap systems require manual adjustment and can become entangled, leading to discomfort and inefficiency in carrying golf bags of varying weights and configurations.
Innovation Solution
A golf bag strap system featuring a strap connector with separate channels for each strap, allowing them to move freely without contacting each other, and integrated padding and buckles for adjustment, enabling self-adjustment and improved comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional golf bag strap systems are used, then the structure is simple, but the straps become entangled and require manual adjustment
Solution Approach 1:
The strap connector is divided into separate channels for each strap, allowing independent movement and adjustment. Each strap has its own dedicated pathway within the connector, preventing entanglement while enabling self-adjustment through friction-based gripping surfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The strap connector acts as an intermediary device between the straps and the user's body. It provides a centralized structure with multiple channels that mediate the interaction between straps, allowing them to adjust independently without direct contact with each other.
2Ease of operation
If straps are allowed to move freely for self-adjustment, then comfort is improved, but entanglement occurs
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the strap connector into separate channels, each strap maintains stable, controlled movement within its own pathway. The segmentation prevents cross-interference and entanglement while still allowing the friction-based gripping surfaces to enable comfortable self-adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the strap connector have specialized functions: some areas provide friction-based gripping for adjustment, while other areas provide smooth guiding surfaces for stable movement. This local differentiation of properties enables both comfort and reliability simultaneously.
3Productivity
If manual adjustment is required, then the strap structure is simple, but time is lost and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The strap system is designed to be self-adjusting through friction-based gripping surfaces within the strap connector. The straps automatically find and maintain their optimal position without requiring user intervention, eliminating time loss while keeping the adjustment mechanism relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The friction-based gripping surfaces allow the straps to dynamically change their position and tension parameters through minimal user movement. This enables rapid self-adjustment to different body types and weight distributions without complex mechanical adjustment mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
Golf bag strap systems and methods to manufacture the same are generally described herein. In one example a strap system may include a strap connector having a body portion, a plurality of slots in the body portion, and a plurality of ports extending orthogonally into the plurality of slots. The strap connector may include a plurality of self-adjusting strap fitments pivotally coupled to the strap connector. Each of the plurality of self-adjusting strap fitments may independently self-pivot relative to the strap connector. Other examples may be described and claimed.