Luggage rack extender
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing luggage platforms often lack the necessary surface area to support luggage in an opened butterfly configuration, and existing solutions fail to provide an efficient and economical way to extend the platform while allowing for discrete storage.
Innovation Solution
A luggage rack extender comprising a frame assembly, an extender assembly, and a folding assembly that can be actuated to provide an extended configuration for supporting luggage and subsequently folded for storage, featuring a cross-shaped frame with an outer rod and inner bars that slide to extend the platform and fold for compact storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the platform surface area is increased to support opened luggage configuration, then the platform can support both halves of luggage, but the platform becomes too large for discrete storage
Solution Approach 1:
The platform is divided into a base platform and an extender assembly that can be separated. The extender assembly includes outer rods and inner bars that can be detached from the base platform, allowing the platform surface area to be increased when needed while enabling discrete storage when the extender is removed
Solution Approach 2:
The extender assembly is designed with movable components including sliding inner bars on outer rods, allowing the platform to dynamically change its surface area. The extender can be extended to provide additional support surface for opened luggage, then retracted and folded for compact storage
2Area of stationary object
If the platform is extended to support opened luggage configuration, then sufficient surface area is provided, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The platform system is segmented into a simple base platform and a separate extender assembly. This segmentation allows the base platform to remain simple and easy to store, while the extender assembly contains the necessary mechanical components (outer rods, inner bars, folding mechanisms) to provide extended surface area when needed
Solution Approach 2:
The extender assembly components are nested within each other when retracted - inner bars are positioned within outer rods, and the folding assembly allows components to be compactly arranged. This nesting minimizes the space required for storage while providing sufficient surface area when extended
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AI summary
A luggage rack extender includes a frame assembly, an extender assembly, and a folding assembly. The frame assembly includes a cross shaped frame with an operative top end. The extender assembly includes an outer rod mounted on the operative top end with an inner bar extending normally from opposing distal ends of the outer rod. The folding assembly includes a first outer bar and a second outer bar that are operatively engaged adjacently to the inner bars of the extender assembly. The extender assembly is slidably actuated from the folding assembly to enable an extended frame configuration.