Mountable Fly Tackle Storage With Removable Securing Inserts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Fly fishermen face inefficiencies in organizing and accessing flies during fishing due to the need for repeated manual sorting and placement into multiple storage boxes, which can lead to loss and inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A mountable storage device system comprising a removable and interchangeable fly pad insert with slits for securing flies, a master storage device for organizing multiple groups, and a point-of-use device for convenient access, allowing for easy exchange and protection of flies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If flies are stored in multiple separate storage boxes organized by type, then flies can be categorized and protected, but the process of selecting and accessing flies becomes time-consuming and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate storage boxes into a single integrated storage device with multiple compartments. Each compartment can hold different types of flies, but all are accessible from one unified structure, eliminating the need to handle multiple separate boxes and reducing selection time while maintaining organization and protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage device is segmented into multiple compartments or sections within a single box, allowing flies to be organized by type in different sections. This segmentation provides categorization similar to multiple boxes, but within one unified accessible structure, resolving the contradiction between organization and accessibility.
2Ease of operation
If the storage box is placed on a surface for fly selection, then flies can be accessed, but the fisherman risks losing control and dropping the box in water
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mounting mechanism that acts as an intermediary between the storage box and the fisherman's body (vest, belt, or rod). This allows the box to be securely carried on the person, providing easy access without needing to place it on a surface, thus maintaining both accessibility and control.
3Reliability
If individual flies are stored in a secured fly box, then flies are protected, but the fisherman must take out one fly at a time rather than a group when changing bait
Solution Approach 1:
The storage device is divided into multiple compartments, each potentially containing groups of flies or lures. This allows the fisherman to access entire groups of similar flies from different compartments without removing individual flies one at a time, improving bait changing efficiency while maintaining secure storage through the unified box structure.
Data Source
AI summary
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to storage devices. In some embodiments, a mountable storage device comprises a container including a base and a plurality of sidewalls, wherein the plurality of sidewalls define an inner cavity, wherein at least one of the plurality of sidewalls includes a retention member, and wherein the base includes a mounting point, a strap removably secured to the container via the mounting point, and an insert including a plurality of slits configured to receive and secure fishing tackle, wherein the insert is releasably retained within the inner cavity via the retention member.