Modular Golf Club Cover Retainer with Reeled Lanyards
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Solution Overview
Problem
Golf club covers are easily lost when dismounted from clubs, and replacing them can be costly or impossible, as they are not effectively retained during movement of the golf bag.
Innovation Solution
A modular reeled golf club cover retention system using flexible members or lanyards with internal reels, clips, and rotating barrel connectors to securely attach and retract golf club covers, allowing for sequential engagement of multiple housings to a golf bag.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional golf club covers are used without retention mechanisms, then the covers can be easily attached and removed from clubs, but they are easily lost when dismounted and cannot be effectively retained during movement of the golf bag
Solution Approach 1:
The retention system is divided into separate functional components: a reel mechanism for winding and storing the flexible member, a flexible member for connection, and a fastener for attachment to the cover. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently while maintaining overall system reliability without excessive complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
A flexible member (lanyard) serves as an intermediary element between the reel mechanism and the fastener. This flexible member provides a reliable connection path that can accommodate movement and positioning variations, ensuring the cover is securely retained during golf bag movement without requiring a rigid complex structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate retention devices are used for different covers, then each cover can be retained independently, but the system becomes complex and requires multiple bag attachments
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple retention functions are merged into a single integrated system where one reel mechanism can manage multiple flexible members and fasteners. This allows multiple golf club covers to be retained independently through a unified structure, reducing the need for multiple separate bag attachments and simplifying the overall system while maintaining adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The reel mechanism is designed with universal functionality to accommodate multiple flexible members and cover types. This multi-functional design enables the same retention system to handle various covers without requiring specialized components for each cover type, thereby reducing system complexity while maintaining versatility.
3Device complexity
If the flexible member is directly connected to the reel without a rotating barrel connector, then the structure is simpler, but the flexible member twists and creates snags during retraction
Solution Approach 1:
A rotating barrel connector is introduced as an intermediary component between the flexible member and the reel. This connector allows the flexible member to rotate freely during attachment and movement, preventing twisting and snags during retraction. The rotating barrel acts as a mediator that decouples the rotation of the flexible member from the winding action of the reel, ensuring smooth operation without adding significant structural complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A golf club cover retainment system for holding golf club covers proximate to a golf bag once the covers are removed from clubs in the golf bag. A clip positioned on a flexible member extending from a reel within a housing engages with a club cover. The housing is connected to the golf bag by a bag connector. A plurality of additional housings may be engaged to form a sequential engagement of multiple housings where each has a flexible member which may be connected to a different golf club cover.