Line Organizer Grooves and Stop Block for Tangle-Free Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for managing multiple lines originating from a single source, such as ropes, wires, and medical device leads, are inefficient and prone to tangling, leading to wasted time and reduced productivity in medical environments due to the need for frequent untangling.
Innovation Solution
The use of receiving blocks with parallel, spaced-apart grooves and a stop groove to organize and manage lines, allowing them to be kept apart and easily moved while preventing tangling, with color and tactile indicators for easy handling and identification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If lines are stored and used without an organizing apparatus, then the storage method is simple, but the lines become tangled and cause time waste and reduced productivity
Solution Approach 1:
The managing apparatus divides the handling of multiple lines into separate receiving grooves, with each groove dedicated to organizing a specific line. This segmentation prevents lines from interfering with each other while maintaining an relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The managing apparatus acts as an intermediary device between the source of lines and their destination. By introducing this intermediate organizing structure with receiving grooves and retaining walls, lines are kept separated and organized without requiring complex active control mechanisms.
2Ease of operation
If lines are allowed to move freely during use, then handling is flexible, but lines become tangled and require frequent untangling
Solution Approach 1:
Each line is assigned to a specific receiving groove, segmenting the movement paths of multiple lines. This allows each line to move freely within its designated groove without interfering with other lines, maintaining ease of operation while preventing tangling.
Solution Approach 2:
The retaining walls and organized groove structure provide preliminary prevention against tangling by maintaining spatial separation between lines throughout their movement. This preemptive organization eliminates the need for reactive untangling operations.
3Difficulty of detecting and measuring
If multiple lines are managed without individual organization structures, then the system remains simple, but line identification and sorting become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The structure segments multiple lines into distinct receiving grooves, providing automatic physical separation and organization. This segmentation makes line identification and sorting straightforward without requiring complex labeling or tracking systems.
Solution Approach 2:
Each receiving groove provides a localized organized space with specific retaining walls tailored to hold individual lines. This local organization structure makes it easy to identify and access specific lines while maintaining overall system simplicity.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for organizing, untangling, and storing multiple lines. The apparatus prevents tangling of lines and decreases wasted time in organizing, detangling, using, and storing lines. The apparatus includes a stop groove for preventing movement of the apparatus long the multiple lines being managed. The apparatus may also include an indicator for identification of the position of the stop groove.