Modular Stand Sleeve and Wall Panel Assembly for Concealed Gear Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current multi-legged stands lack onboard storage for shooting equipment, fail to protect gear from inclement weather and physical damage, and do not provide adequate concealment or stability, especially for tactical situations requiring rapid deployment and relocation.
Innovation Solution
A modular firearm support, concealment aid, and shooting equipment holder assembly featuring interchangeable flexible leg sleeves, flexible wall panels with uniformly spaced slots, and a mesh floor panel, which can be assembled on a tripod or multi-legged stand to provide customizable storage, concealment, and stability for shooting equipment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If multi-legged stands are designed to be lightweight and collapsible for portability, then ease of operation and rapid deployment are improved, but stability and protection against toppling deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is divided into collapsible sections that can be quickly assembled and disassembled. The segmented design allows rapid deployment while maintaining structural integrity when assembled, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand incorporates adjustable and movable components that adapt to different operational conditions. The dynamic structure allows the stand to be lightweight for portability while providing stable support when deployed, addressing the contradiction between ease of operation and reliability.
2Ease of operation
If multi-legged stands are designed with minimal structure for light weight, then ease of operation is improved, but ability to provide onboard storage and equipment protection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is designed with multiple functions: it provides support, storage, and equipment protection. Integrated compartments and attachment points allow the stand to serve as both a support structure and a storage system, resolving the contradiction between portability and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
Storage compartments are nested within the stand structure itself, utilizing the existing framework. This nesting approach provides onboard storage without significantly increasing the overall size or weight, addressing the contradiction between portability and storage capability.
3Device complexity
If multi-legged stands are designed without integral stabilizers for simplicity, then device complexity is reduced, but stability and resistance to toppling deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Stabilizing features are merged with the basic stand structure rather than being separate additions. The stabilizers are integrated into the leg design, maintaining structural simplicity while improving resistance to toppling, thus resolving the contradiction between device complexity and reliability.
Data Source
AI summary
A modular firearm support, concealment aid, and shooting equipment holder assembly for a multi-legged stand comprises a plurality of flexible leg sleeves configured to releasably engage different legs of the multi-legged stand, and at least one flexible wall panel configured to extend between and releasably engage any two adjacent leg sleeves of the plurality. The wall panel includes a plurality of rows of uniformly spaced, laser-cut, horizontal slots defined therethrough. When secured to an adjacent pair of leg sleeves mounted on a deployed multi-legged stand, the wall panel screens an interior space defined between the legs of the stand from a viewpoint outboard of the wall panel, and provides an upright, load bearing surface to which a user can mount an item of modular light-weight load-carrying equipment (MOLLE).