Multi-segment Paddleboard with Internal Supports
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional paddleboards are difficult to transport and store due to their large and heavy size, and existing solutions with hinges lack strength and security for weight-bearing and wave pressure.
Innovation Solution
A paddleboard design featuring multiple sections with removable internal supports and releasable connectors that securely join the sections, allowing for easy disassembly and reassembly, providing strength and stability while minimizing storage space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the paddleboard is made as a single large board, then it provides sufficient strength and stability for use, but it becomes difficult to transport and store
Solution Approach 1:
The paddleboard is divided into multiple sections that can be separated for transport and reassembled for use. Each section contains internal supports and connection mechanisms that allow the board to be broken down into manageable pieces while maintaining structural integrity when assembled.
2Ease of operation
If the paddleboard is divided into multiple sections, then it becomes easier to transport and store, but it loses strength and security for weight-bearing and wave pressure
Solution Approach 1:
Internal supports are pre-installed within each board section during manufacturing, and connection mechanisms are pre-configured to align when sections are assembled. This preliminary preparation ensures that when the board is put together, the structural integrity and strength are immediately restored without requiring additional assembly steps.
3Ease of operation
If conventional hinge connections are used to join board sections, then the board can be disassembled for transport, but the connection lacks strength and security
Solution Approach 1:
Connection mechanisms serve as intermediary elements between board sections, providing strong and secure joints that can withstand wave pressure and weight-bearing loads. These mechanisms include interlocking features and fastening systems that ensure reliable connections while still allowing for disassembly when needed.
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AI summary
Recreational board such as paddleboards and surfboards, and methods of assembling and disassembling the recreational boards, the boards including a front portion, a back portion, and a plurality of elongated supports extending between the front portion and the back portion and located within, and removable from, recesses in the front portion and/or the back portion. The recreational board may further include a releasable fastening element securing connecting the front portion to the back portion.