Removable Net Basket Hoop Mount for Child Car Seat Armrests
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing child car seat accessories fail to securely hold items like toys and beverages due to lack of space and require complex assembly, using small parts that can be hazardous and costly, and do not allow easy cleaning or replacement of bags.
Innovation Solution
A double hoop holder system with snapable and bendable clips that securely attaches pliable bags or net baskets to armrests, using minimal parts and no small hazardous components, allowing easy attachment and detachment without assembly, and supporting various types of bags.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If fixed baskets with hook ends are used, then items can be held securely, but the entire basket must be removed for cleaning and they occupy significant side space
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into two separable components: a reusable hoop holder that remains attached to the car seat armrest, and removable pliable bags that can be easily detached for cleaning or replacement. This segmentation allows the bag to be removed without removing the entire holder structure, solving the cleaning accessibility problem while maintaining secure item holding during use.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses pliable bags made of flexible material instead of rigid fixed baskets. These flexible bags can be easily removed, cleaned, and replaced while the hoop holder remains in place. The flexibility of the bag material allows it to conform to the hoop structure while enabling easy removal for maintenance.
2Reliability
If clip type bag ring holders with multiple components are used, then bags can be attached, but small parts become choking hazards and assembly becomes complex and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the attachment mechanism directly into the hoop structure itself, eliminating the need for separate clips, nuts, bolts, or small fastening components. The hoop holder is designed with integrated features that securely attach to the car seat armrest and hold the pliable bag, removing all small parts that could pose choking hazards.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts and removes the hazardous small components (clips, nuts, bolts, screws) from the device entirely. Instead of using these separate fastening elements, the design relies on the hoop structure itself and the pliability of the bag material to achieve secure attachment without any small detachable parts.
3Reliability
If netting devices are used, then items can be held, but they cannot be easily attached to armrests and netting cannot be easily changed for cleaning
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs dynamic, flexible pliable bags instead of static rigid netting structures. These bags can be easily attached and detached from the hoop holder by simple insertion and removal actions. The pliability of the bags allows them to flex during attachment while maintaining secure holding of items during use, and enables easy removal for cleaning without complex disassembly.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Provides a secure, easy-to-use, and cost-effective solution for holding items on child car seats, preventing spills and messes, with minimal parts that are safe from choking hazards and easy to clean or replace.
Implementation Method 1
snapable and bendable clips
Implementation Method 2
double hoop holder system with snapable and bendable clips that securely attaches pliable bags or net baskets
Data Source
AI summary
Devices, apparatus and methods of assembling and mounting a removable net basket on hoops/rings that can be attached to armrests on child car seats. Two hoops can sandwich a rim end of a tubular net/mesh material. The hoops can be located with one within the other and have snapable bendable fasteners that snap into like slots. The bottom end of the tubular mesh material can be closed off by sandwiching a pair of elongated strips together, with the strips having mateable enlarged heads that pass through slots such as cross shaped slots. The mesh/net bag can be removed by reversing the assembly. The assembled hoops can be hunger by a hanger onto an armrest of a juvenile car seat so that items, such as but not limited to beverage holders, food stuffs, toys and the like, can be placed therein.