Horizontal Bowling Bag with Roller Frame and Ball Cup Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bowling ball bags are inefficient for carrying multiple bowling balls, as they require multiple bags, are cumbersome, and pose risks of damage and accidents due to inadequate support and stability during movement.
Innovation Solution
A horizontally movable bowling bag with a frame that supports multiple bowling balls using ball cups and rollers, preventing movement and damage by distributing the weight and providing secure support through integrated ball cups and elastic blocks, allowing for easy horizontal transport and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple separate bowling ball bags are used to carry multiple bowling balls, then each bowling ball can be received individually, but the number and volume of bags increase, making it difficult to carry
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple bowling ball reception spaces into a single integrated bag structure. The main body includes multiple reception compartments that can hold multiple bowling balls simultaneously, eliminating the need for multiple separate bags while maintaining individual ball support capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes vertical space by stacking reception compartments in multiple layers. Balls are arranged in vertical and horizontal configurations within the same bag volume, effectively using three-dimensional space to maximize capacity without increasing overall bag footprint.
2Ease of operation
If wheels are attached to only one side of the bottom case for movement, then the bag can be moved, but the main case is moved in an obliquely supported state, making it difficult to carry
Solution Approach 1:
The patent strategically positions wheels at specific locations on the bottom case - typically at corners or distributed asymmetrically - to create optimal rolling mechanics while maintaining stability during movement and when stationary.
Solution Approach 2:
The bag is designed to maintain a balanced center of gravity position regardless of ball placement. The frame structure and reception compartment arrangement ensure that the bag remains stable and level during both movement and stationary states, preventing oblique support conditions.
3Ease of operation
If the bag is moved in a horizontal state with rotary wheels, then movement is easier, but there is no separate construction to support the bowling ball, causing the ball to fall due to center of gravity movement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates ball support structures (such as elastic blocks, cushions, or positioning elements) that are pre-positioned within reception compartments. These structures are designed to automatically adjust and maintain ball position during movement, preventing falls before they occur by compensating for center of gravity shifts.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces intermediary support elements (elastic blocks, cushions, or positioning mechanisms) between the bowling ball and the reception compartment walls. These intermediaries provide continuous support and stabilization during horizontal movement, preventing direct contact and potential falls.
4Device complexity
If no separate support portion is provided in the ball cup for withdrawing the ball, then the structure is simpler, but the bowling ball falls to one side, causing damage or safety accidents
Solution Approach 1:
The patent provides localized support portions within the ball cup or reception compartment - such as elastic blocks, cushions, or positioning ribs - that are strategically positioned to support the ball during withdrawal. These local support features prevent ball falls without requiring complex overall structural changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates cushioning elements or positioning structures in advance within the reception compartments and ball cups. These elements are pre-positioned to support the ball during withdrawal operations, preventing falls and potential damage before they can occur.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables easy, secure transport of multiple bowling balls in a multilayered structure, minimizing transportation load, reducing costs through integrated manufacturing, and preventing damage and accidents by ensuring stable support and movement.
Implementation Method 1
four or more rollers are installed at a lower part of a frame so as to horizontally move the frame on which a plurality of bowling balls is loaded
Data Source
AI summary
A horizontally movable bowling bag is provided to prevent movement of a bowling ball configured such that, in order to prevent movement or falling of the bowling ball when a frame is horizontally moved or when a cover is opened, four or more points of the bowling ball including a lower part of the bowling ball and a bottom surface of the bowling ball along an outer circumference thereof are adjacent to or supported by an upper part of a ball cup provided at the frame and an inner surface of the frame, whereby movement of the bowling ball in the frame is prevented when the frame is horizontally moved.