Multifunctional Ball Shagger With Rotatable Basket And Pedestal Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ball retrieval devices fail to efficiently collect and transport randomly scattered balls during sports training, requiring repetitive bending and increasing the risk of dropping balls during transport.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional ball shagger with a rotatable ball basket and a support assembly that allows for both ball shagging and pedestal access modes, enabling efficient collection and transport of balls without bending, featuring a rotatable ball basket connected to a handle and a support assembly for upright disposition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a person manually picks up randomly scattered balls, then balls can be retrieved, but the person must bend over numerous times which is tedious and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The ball basket serves as an intermediary device that collects balls from the ground and holds them at an elevated position. The basket acts as a mediator between the scattered balls and the user, eliminating the need for the user to bend down and pick up balls manually. The basket is positioned on a support structure that raises it to a convenient height for ball retrieval.
Solution Approach 2:
The ball basket is designed to automatically collect and hold balls as they are thrown or rolled onto the support structure. The system serves itself by using the weight and motion of the balls to naturally populate the basket, reducing the need for active user intervention in the ball collection process.
2Productivity
If a person carries several balls at once during transport, then balls can be moved to different locations, but the risk of accidentally dropping balls increases
Solution Approach 1:
The ball basket serves as a stable intermediary container that securely holds multiple balls during transport. Instead of carrying balls in the hand, they are placed in the basket which is mounted on a support structure. This intermediary holding position reduces the risk of dropping balls while maintaining efficient transport capability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If existing ball retrieval devices are used, then balls can be captured and directed back to the thrower, but they do not address the issue of randomly scattered balls strewn about the playing field
Solution Approach 1:
The device combines multiple functions into a single system: it acts as both a ball retrieval mechanism and a storage pedestal. The ball basket can collect balls from the ground and hold them at an elevated position for easy access, making the device universally applicable to various ball retrieval scenarios rather than being limited to a single specific function.
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AI summary
A multifunctional ball shagger is maneuverable between a ball shagging mode for retrieving randomly scattered balls resting on the ground and a pedestal access mode for presenting access to retrieved balls at a comfortable height. The multifunctional ball shagger has a rotatable ball basket connected to a handle. The rotatable ball basket has an axis of rotation and a pair of spaced rotatable hubs that capture and secure arc rods forming a basket defining an interior volume between each rotatable hub and inside of the arc rods. A support assembly receives the handle of the ball shagger in an upright disposition for storage or easy transport or for positioning in the pedestal access mode.