Sport Net Storage Bag Layout for Tangle-Free Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The installation and storage of large sporting nets is a frustrating and time-consuming process due to entanglement issues, leading to delays and inefficiencies, especially when multiple nets are involved.
Innovation Solution
A method involving labeled connecting tabs on the net corners and a storage bag with dual openings is used, where the net is folded, rolled, and stored by pulling the bag inside out, ensuring the labeled corners enter first, and then unfolded from the opposite end to facilitate quick and organized installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If the net is stored in a conventional bag without organization, then the storage process is simple, but the net becomes entangled requiring 15-30 minutes to untangle during installation
Solution Approach 1:
The net is divided into sections with labeled corners (e.g., top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right) that correspond to labeled compartments or sections in the storage bag. This segmentation allows each section to be stored in a specific organized manner, preventing entanglement and enabling quick reassembly during installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The net is pre-folded and pre-rolled into a specific configuration before storage, with corners aligned and labeled. This preliminary organization ensures that when the net is removed from storage, it can be quickly deployed without entanglement, reducing installation time from 15-30 minutes to a fraction of that time.
2Ease of operation
If the net is folded and rolled for storage, then the net fits in the bag, but without organization the corners become mixed up causing installation mistakes
Solution Approach 1:
The net corners are labeled with distinct colors or labels (e.g., different colored tags or printed identifiers) that correspond to their intended positions on the frame. This visual differentiation ensures that during installation, each corner can be quickly identified and placed in the correct position, preventing installation mistakes and maintaining precision without requiring complex organizational systems.
3Productivity
If multiple nets are installed, then more coverage is provided, but the total installation time doubles due to repeated entanglement issues
Solution Approach 1:
Each net is independently segmented with labeled corners and stored in its own organized section or separate bag with the same organizational system. This allows multiple nets to be prepared in advance with consistent organization, enabling parallel preparation and significantly reducing the time required to install multiple nets compared to handling entangled nets sequentially.
Data Source
AI summary
The embodied invention is an organized way of storing and transporting a net that is used in a field sport, like soccer or volleyball, where the net corners include connecting tabs inside the storage bag. The net is then stored by a combination of folding and rolling the net, and then pulling the storage bag inside out and around the sporting net. When taking the net out of the bag, the net is pulled out of the other end of the bag, and the labeled corners are readily identified by the clips with labels. The net is then more easily unfolded into the correct shape and orientation without entanglements, and facilitates a quick and easy net installation.