Modular Sporting Dowel Rod for Dragging and Culling Game
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing aids for harvesting animals, such as hand-held drags and stringers, are cumbersome and lack versatility for both recreational and practical use, particularly in handling and transporting game animals efficiently while minimizing user injury and animal suffering.
Innovation Solution
A sporting dowel rod with an elongated rod and interchangeable handles, configured to operate as both an aider for dragging or hanging game animals and a billy-club for culling, featuring adjustable and removable handles, link attachment features, and a variety of materials for durability and ergonomics, including anodized aluminum for strength and light weight.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional hand-held drags and stringers are used for harvesting animals, then the animal can be transported, but the device is cumbersome and lacks versatility for both recreational and practical use
Solution Approach 1:
The dowel rod is designed to perform multiple functions: it can serve as an aider for dragging or hanging game animals when handles are attached, and as a billy-club for culling when handles are removed. This multi-functionality directly addresses the versatility requirement while maintaining a simple, non-cumbersome design.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is segmented into modular components: the elongated rod and interchangeable handles. The handles can be selectively attached or removed based on the intended function, allowing the user to have a dragging aid when needed and a culling tool when needed, without carrying multiple separate devices.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the dowel rod is designed with interchangeable handles for both aider and billy-club functions, then versatility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device transitions from a static single-function tool to a dynamic multi-function tool through the interchangeable handle system. The handles can be attached or removed based on the situation, allowing the rod to adapt its functionality dynamically without requiring a complex permanent multi-functional design.
3Weight of moving object
If the elongated rod is made from lightweight metal such as anodized aluminum, then the weight is reduced for easier handling, but the strength and durability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The device uses anodized aluminum, which is a composite material system combining aluminum metal with an anodized coating layer. The anodization process creates a hard, durable oxide surface layer that provides enhanced strength and corrosion resistance while maintaining the lightweight properties of the aluminum substrate.
Solution Approach 2:
The anodization process changes the physical and chemical parameters of the aluminum surface, creating a harder, more durable surface layer without significantly increasing the overall weight. This parameter change allows the material to meet both lightweight and strength requirements.
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AI summary
A sporting dowel rod is provided. The sporting dowel rod includes an elongated rod including a first end portion and a second end portion distal from the first end portion. The sporting dowel rod further includes a first handle attached to the first end portion and a second handle removably attached to the second end portion. The sporting dowel rod is configured to operate as an aider to a user for dragging or hanging a game animal when the second handle is attached to the second end portion. The sporting dowel rod is configured to operate as a billy-club when the second hand is removed from the second end portion.