Multi-Access Pocket With Dual Fasteners
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage bags often have pockets that provide access from only a single side or direction, limiting versatility in storing and retrieving items.
Innovation Solution
A pocket design featuring a piece of pocket material attached to a storage device body with two releasable fasteners, allowing access from different directions by uncoupling the fasteners along free edges, enabling items to be inserted and retrieved from various orientations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a pocket is designed with access from only a single side or direction, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the versatility in storing and retrieving items is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The pocket is divided into multiple access openings located at different positions (front, back, side) of the storage device, allowing items to be inserted or removed from various directions. This segmentation of access points enables versatile item retrieval without requiring the entire pocket to be reconfigured.
Solution Approach 2:
The pocket structure is designed to serve multiple access functions simultaneously by incorporating openings at different locations. A single pocket cavity can be accessed from front, back, or side depending on user needs, making the pocket multi-functional in terms of access directions while maintaining a unified structural design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple fasteners are added to enable multi-directional access, then access versatility improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening system is segmented into multiple independent fasteners positioned at different access openings. Each fastener can be independently opened or closed, allowing selective access from different directions. This segmentation enables flexible access control without requiring a complex integrated fastening mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The fasteners are designed to be dynamically adjustable, allowing users to open or close specific fasteners based on access needs. This dynamic capability enables the pocket to transition between different access states (fully closed, partially open from front, partially open from back, etc.) without permanent structural changes.
Data Source
AI summary
A storage device including a storage device body configured to store items therein, and a pocket. The pocket includes a piece of pocket material coupled to the body and at least partially defining a pocket cavity. The pocket further includes a first fastener configured to releasably attach the piece of pocket material to the body, and a second fastener configured to releasably attach the piece of pocket material to the body. The first fastener, when uncoupled, allows access to the pocket cavity via a first direction, and the second fastener, when uncoupled, allows access to the pocket cavity via a second direction that is different from the first direction.