Interlocking Animal Training Table With Stackable Height Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing animal training tables are heavy, difficult to transport, and limited in adjustability, making them unsuitable for diverse applications beyond regulated dog obstacle courses.
Innovation Solution
A lightweight, stable, and adjustable table with retractable legs and interlocking features that allow for multiple configurations, enabling easy transport and adaptable use in various settings, including home, hunting, and obstacle courses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If tables are made large and heavy for regulated obstacle courses, then they provide sufficient stability and load-bearing strength, but they become difficult to transport by hand
Solution Approach 1:
The table is divided into multiple stackable components (table tops and legs) that can be separated for transport and assembled when needed. Each component is lighter and more manageable individually, yet when stacked and interlocked, they provide sufficient structural strength to support animals during training activities.
2Reliability
If tables are made with fixed set sizes and heights for regulated courses, then they meet specific training requirements, but they lack adaptability for diverse applications
Solution Approach 1:
The table system transitions from fixed dimensions to dynamically adjustable configurations. Multiple table tops and legs can be stacked in various combinations to create different heights and surface areas, allowing the same components to adapt to different training stages and applications while maintaining stability for reliable training effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The standardized interlocking components serve multiple functions: they can be arranged to create tables of various heights for different training phases, stacked for compact storage and transport, and configured to provide different surface areas. This universal design allows one set of components to replace multiple specialized tables.
3Weight of moving object
If tables are made compact with stored legs for portability, then they become easy to transport, but they may compromise structural stability when in use
Solution Approach 1:
The legs are designed to nest within or attach to the table tops when not in use, creating a compact configuration for portability. When deployment is required, the legs extend outward and interlock with mating locations on adjacent table tops, providing lateral stability and preventing the stack from tipping over during animal training activities.
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AI summary
A table configured to aid in the training of animals. The table can include legs that can be in multiple positions, one of which allows the legs to be stored. Multiple of such tables and/or table tops can be stacked atop each other to alter the height of the table top and still be laterally stable between the tables and/or table tops. The tables can also include projections and recesses that enable lateral interlocking of the tables to form a larger table top surface. Each table can be designed to be lightweight, portable, rigid, and stable for use as an animal training aid.