Leg Mounting Plate With Segmented Side Panels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing leg-mounted gun holsters are not secure and comfortable, and lack adaptability for use in wet or icy conditions, failing to effectively accommodate a variety of holsterable items like magazine pouches and knives.
Innovation Solution
A vertically elongated mounting plate with arcuate side panels and adjustable straps that snugly fit the leg, featuring resilient securing tabs and a vertical strap system for secure attachment, along with optional rubber sleeves for enhanced grip in adverse conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If traditional rigid mounting plates are used, then structural stability is maintained, but comfort and adaptability to the leg shape deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting plate is divided into a rigid center panel and flexible side panels. The side panels are segmented from the center panel and can bend independently to conform to the leg shape, while the center panel maintains structural stability for mounting items.
Solution Approach 2:
The side panels are designed to be dynamically flexible, allowing them to bend and adapt to the contours of the leg. This dynamic flexibility enables the mounting plate to conform to different leg shapes and sizes while maintaining secure attachment.
2Reliability
If the mounting plate is made secure and adjustable, then reliability improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The side panels are pre-formed with curved shapes that match the natural contours of the leg. This preliminary shaping eliminates the need for complex adjustment mechanisms while ensuring secure and comfortable attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
Flexible straps and bands are used to secure the mounting plate to the leg. These flexible elements provide reliable attachment without requiring complex mechanical fastening systems, simplifying the overall device structure.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the mounting plate is designed for various holsterable items, then versatility improves, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting plate is designed with a universal center panel that can accommodate various holsterable items through standardized mounting holes and attachment points. The flexible side panels adapt to different configurations, allowing the same basic design to serve multiple functions.
Solution Approach 2:
By separating the mounting plate into a rigid center panel and flexible side panels, the design allows for versatile item mounting on the center panel while keeping the side panels as simple, easily manufactured components that can be independently produced.
Data Source
AI summary
A mounting plate and leg harness assembly for carrying holsterable items having a rigid center portion and vertically disposed sides and two spaced side panels integral with a respective side of the center portion, each side panel having an outside edge, a first pair of vertically spaced elongate slots located adjacent the center portion and a second pair of vertically spaced elongate slots located adjacent the outside edge. Two horizontally disposed straps are threaded through the respective upper and lower slots with the straps spanning the center portion. The side panels are bendable adjacent the respective sides of the center portion to conform the plate to the shape of the leg of a wearer when the straps are tightened. A vertical adjustable strap is mounted to the plate for connection to a belt.