Mobile articulating rod holder
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Solution Overview
Problem
Fishing rods are difficult to transport and store due to their bulk, fragility, and the need for individual handling, which increases the risk of damage, especially to delicate components like eyelets and reels.
Innovation Solution
A tiltable mobile articulating rod holder that allows multiple rods to be stored and transported in a compact space, tilting from a vertical to a 30-degree orientation using a single handle, with lifting handles for easy lifting and protection, and made from non-corrosive materials for durability and ease of cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If multiple fishing rods are stored vertically in a compact arrangement, then storage space is minimized, but the rods risk contact and damage during transport
Solution Approach 1:
The rod holder employs a dynamic tilting mechanism that allows the entire assembly to rotate from a vertical storage position to a tilted transport position. This dynamic adjustment enables the rods to maintain a compact vertical arrangement during storage while safely tilting during transport to prevent contact with vehicle surfaces and other rods, thus resolving the contradiction between compact storage and rod protection.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple rod holders are combined into a single integrated assembly that tilts as one unit. By merging the holders into a unified structure with a common tilting mechanism, the rods are kept separated from each other during transport while maintaining compact storage dimensions, simultaneously achieving both compact storage and rod protection.
2Reliability
If fishing rods are transported individually by hand, then each rod can be carefully handled, but the process is time-consuming and increases the likelihood of damage
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple individual rod handling operations are merged into a single collective operation. The integrated rod holder assembly allows all rods to be tilted and transported simultaneously as one unit, dramatically reducing the time required compared to handling each rod individually while maintaining protection through the unified tilting mechanism that prevents contact damage.
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic tilting mechanism enables rapid transition from storage to transport configuration for the entire assembly of rods at once. This dynamic action eliminates the sequential handling time required for individual rods while the controlled tilting motion ensures rods remain protected from contact damage throughout the transport process.
3Ease of operation
If fishing rods are tilted to clear doorways and lift gates, then transport through narrow spaces is enabled, but rod tips may contact surfaces and cause damage
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple rod holders are merged into a single rigid assembly that tilts uniformly as one unit. This unified tilting ensures all rods maintain the same angle and position relative to each other, preventing rod tips from contacting surfaces while clearing doorways and lift gates, thus enabling easy transport through narrow spaces while protecting rod tips.
4Area of stationary object
If rods are stored in a compact vertical arrangement, then storage area is reduced, but the device becomes heavier and harder to transport
Solution Approach 1:
The rod holder employs a dynamic tilting mechanism that allows the entire assembly to rotate from a vertical storage position to a tilted transport position. This dynamic adjustment enables the rods to maintain a compact vertical arrangement during storage while safely tilting during transport to prevent contact with vehicle surfaces and other rods, thus resolving the contradiction between compact storage and rod protection.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple rod holders are combined into a single integrated assembly that tilts as one unit. By merging the holders into a unified structure with a common tilting mechanism, the rods are kept separated from each other during transport while maintaining compact storage dimensions, simultaneously achieving both compact storage and rod protection.
Data Source
AI summary
A plurality of fishing rods are placed in this device, and through the device, will allow compact storage of the plurality of fishing rods, easy transport in and out of vehicles, and over many different surfaces, saving time and reducing the chance of damage to the fishing rods and reels. A slider bar that extends from one end of the frame to the other secures a plurality of rod holders. If the user wishes to tilt the rods, the user pulls backward on the slider bar lever and the rods will tilt simultaneously in the same direction.