Gun rack

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current gun racks are large, bulky, and not easily portable, lacking versatility in display configurations and storage options.

Innovation Solution

A gun rack design featuring a main body with retractable arms and legs that can fold flat for compact storage, allowing for multiple display configurations and easy transportation, including the ability to stack multiple units for efficient storage and display of multiple firearms.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If gun racks are designed to be large and bulky to provide stable display surface, then display stability is improved, but portability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedisplay stabilityVSAvoidportability

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The gun rack is divided into a main body and multiple detachable arms that can be separated and stored within the main body when not in use. This segmentation allows the display surface to be large when needed while maintaining compact portability when arms are retracted.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The arms are designed to nest within the main body of the gun rack when not in use. The arms fit into recesses or compartments in the main body, allowing the entire rack to maintain a compact footprint while providing extended display capability when arms are deployed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

2Stability of the object's composition

If gun racks have fixed structure to ensure stability, then display stability is improved, but adaptability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedisplay stabilityVSAvoiddisplay configuration options

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The arms are designed to be movable and adjustable rather than fixed. They can be extended, retracted, and positioned at different angles to accommodate various display configurations for different types of firearms, while locking mechanisms provide stability when positioned.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The gun rack is designed with universal arms that can accommodate multiple types of firearms through adjustable positioning. The same basic structure serves different display needs by varying arm configuration, making it adaptable to various display requirements while maintaining structural stability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Adaptability or versatility

If gun racks have multiple display configurations to increase versatility, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedisplay configuration optionsVSAvoidstructure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The complexity of achieving multiple display configurations is reduced by segmenting the rack into a simple main body and multiple identical arms. Each arm is a standardized component that can be independently positioned, allowing versatility without requiring complex integrated mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10321758B2Gun rack

Publication Date: 2019.06.18 MARTINAGE BERNARD

AI summary

A rack including a main body, an arm connected to the main body so as to be disposed in an opening of the main body when in a storage position, and so as to extend from a front face of the main body when in a display position. The arm includes a base portion connected to the main body, and a gun support extending from the base portion.