Cooler with retention strap
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing golf cart coolers face challenges with size limitations, rigidity issues, and potential system failure due to concentrated weight and force distribution, leading to contents spilling out when attached to the front of a golf cart.
Innovation Solution
A soft-shell cooler with a continuous strap system that covers at least 50% of the exterior perimeter, providing additional support and rigidity, and is securely attached to the golf cart using a strap system that distributes weight and force across the cooler's perimeter, preventing system failure and contents spillage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a four-strap mounting system is used to attach the cooler to the golf cart, then the cooler can be securely mounted, but the weight and force are concentrated at four points creating potential failure points
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into multiple attachment points along the continuous strap, distributing the load across several locations on the golf cart frame rather than concentrating it at four corners. This segmentation of the mounting function reduces stress on individual straps and attachment points, improving overall system reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system transitions from a two-dimensional corner-based attachment to a three-dimensional distributed attachment along the perimeter of the cooler. The continuous strap wraps around the cooler and attaches at multiple points, adding a dimensional aspect to the mounting configuration that distributes forces more effectively across the structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the cooler is constructed from flexible material without support structures, then the cooler is portable and adaptable, but the cooler loses rigidity and contents can spill out
Solution Approach 1:
The cooler utilizes a flexible shell construction that maintains portability and adaptability while incorporating internal support structures. The flexible outer shell allows the cooler to be compressed for transport and adapted to different mounting positions, while internal ribs or stiffening elements provide the necessary rigidity to prevent contents from spilling when mounted on the golf cart.
Solution Approach 2:
The cooler is constructed using composite materials that combine flexible exterior material with rigid internal support structures. This composite construction allows the cooler to exhibit both flexibility for portability and rigidity for content retention, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and structural stability.
3Quantity of substance
If a large-sized cooler is placed in the golf cart storage space, then storage capacity is maximized, but the storage space is limited and other items cannot be stored
Solution Approach 1:
The cooler is extracted from the traditional storage space location and repositioned to the front of the golf cart. This extraction from the limited interior storage compartment allows the cooler to assume a larger size without compromising the availability of storage space for other items like jackets and golfing accessories within the cart.
Solution Approach 2:
The cooler mounting location transitions from the interior storage compartment to the exterior front of the golf cart. This spatial repositioning to a different dimension or location allows the cooler to expand in size without encroaching on the interior storage space, effectively resolving the space conflict.
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AI summary
A system and device for a removably attachable golf cart cooler. Embodiments of the golf cart cooler provide for a soft-shell cooler that is removably attachable to the front of a motorized golf cart, the cooler comprising a continuous retention strap positioned across the exterior of the cooler. The continuous retention strap may comprise fasteners for attaching the golf cart cooler to a golf cart. While attached, the continuous strap can help to distribute weight across the entire length of the continuous strap, alleviating tension on the fasteners. Additionally, the continuous strap can act as a retention member, aiding in maintaining the shape and rigidity of the cooler and preventing contents from falling out.