Multi-Function Chair Attachment for Detachable Device Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional devices for assisting users in tasks like hunting and fishing are often limited in functionality and portability, failing to adapt to various tasks and being of little value outside their specific use cases.
Innovation Solution
A multi-function attachment for a chair or stationary object, featuring an adjustable arm member with detachable coupling members and a support member that can position devices forward and above the seat, allowing for easy access and interchangeability of devices to assist users in multiple tasks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional devices like angler's chairs or bench rests are used, then they provide specialized support for specific tasks (fishing or hunting), but they lack versatility and cannot assist with multiple different tasks in the user's life
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment device is designed with a universal support member that can accommodate multiple different devices (fishing rod, hunting rifle, camera, binoculars) through a single standardized mounting interface. This allows one attachment structure to perform multiple functions across different activities, resolving the contradiction between task versatility and device specialization.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional devices are permanently fixed to chairs or boat decks, then they provide stable support, but they are not portable and cannot be taken to assist in various other tasks
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separable components: a coupling member that attaches to the chair, an adjustable arm member, and a support member with device holder. This segmentation allows the entire assembly to be easily attached to and removed from different chairs or standing stations, providing portability while maintaining stable support when assembled.
3Ease of operation
If a device is positioned far from the user for optimal task performance, then task execution is improved, but the device becomes difficult to access and adjust
Solution Approach 1:
The arm member incorporating the support member is made adjustable in both position and angle relative to the coupling member. This dynamic adjustability allows the user to optimize the device position for task performance while maintaining easy access for adjustments, resolving the contradiction between task performance and adjustment difficulty.
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AI summary
A multi-function attachment to assist a user to perform one or more tasks, the attachment including an arm member having forward and back ends, one or more coupling members provided to the arm member and configured to detachable secure the arm member to a chair, and a support member configured to be detachably coupled to the second end of the arm member; wherein at least a portion of the support member is configured to extend laterally from a point proximate the front end of the arm member to provide support for a device forward and above a seat portion of the chair.