Portable Marine Navigational Light with Quick-Connect Bracket
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current navigational lighting systems for recreational watercraft do not adequately address the need for visibility in low-light conditions, particularly for smaller vessels that are not required to display red and green lights, and lack portability and versatility for attachment to both the vessel and a wearable structure.
Innovation Solution
A portable navigational lighting system with a housing containing multiple light sources that comply with marine navigation regulations, featuring a quick connect and release bracket for attachment to various structures, including wearable articles and watercraft, and a high-visibility sheet with photoluminescent and reflective materials for enhanced visibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If navigational lighting systems are designed for fixed installation on watercraft, then compliance with marine regulations is achieved, but portability and versatility for different attachment locations are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The navigational lighting system incorporates a quick-connect bracket that enables the same device to be attached to multiple surfaces including watercraft rails, life jackets, and other wearable structures. This universal mounting capability allows one device to serve multiple functions and locations, resolving the contradiction between fixed installation requirements and portability needs
2Ease of operation
If navigational lights are made portable and removable, then versatility and portability are improved, but secure attachment and consistent positioning are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The quick-connect bracket employs a dynamic attachment mechanism that transitions between securely locked and easily released states. The bracket features engagement protrusions that snap into recesses for secure attachment, while simultaneously allowing rapid detachment through a simple release action, thus providing both portability and attachment security
3Device complexity
If multiple light sources are integrated into a single housing, then device complexity is reduced, but manufacturing precision and light source alignment requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is designed as a nested structure where the quick-connect bracket is integrated within the housing body, and multiple light sources are housed in designated compartments. This nested arrangement allows compact integration of multiple components while maintaining proper spacing and alignment of light sources, reducing overall device complexity without sacrificing manufacturing precision
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides improved visibility in low-light conditions by displaying required navigational colors and can be easily attached to or removed from watercraft and wearable structures, ensuring compliance with marine regulations and enhancing safety during recreational activities.
Implementation Method 1
a high-visibility sheet with photoluminescent and reflective materials for enhanced visibility
Implementation Method 2
a high-visibility sheet with photoluminescent and reflective materials for enhanced visibility
Data Source
AI summary
A visibility system includes a portable navigational lighting system including a housing and a light source located in the housing and being visible from outside the housing such that when the light source is illuminated at least one of a first and a second color is displayed. A quick connect and release bracket is connected to the housing. The quick connect and release bracket is configured to releasably connect to a mount bracket. The portable navigational lighting system is configured to display each of the first and second colors, the second color being different from the first color. A first mount bracket is located on a wearable structure. The first mount bracket is configured to releasably connect to the quick connect and release bracket.