Nylon Game Bag with Reflective Ribbons for Predator Detection

Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional game bags made of cotton canvas are prone to moisture retention, staining, shrinkage, and weight issues, which lead to spoilage and handling difficulties, and lack effective predator detection features.

Innovation Solution

A game storage bag constructed from lightweight, breathable nylon fabric with integrated reflective ribbons for visibility, drawstring closure, and suspending loops for easy handling and identification, designed to prevent contamination and predator attraction.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If cotton canvas is used for game bags, then strength is improved, but moisture retention and weight increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebag strengthVSAvoidbag weight

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the material parameter from cotton canvas to nylon fabric, fundamentally altering the physical properties of the bag. Nylon provides sufficient strength for game storage while dramatically reducing weight and eliminating moisture retention issues inherent in cotton canvas.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs nylon as a synthetic composite material that combines strength, lightness, and moisture resistance in a single fabric construction, replacing the traditional cotton canvas that required separate considerations for each property.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

2Strength

If cotton canvas is used for game bags, then strength is improved, but moisture retention leads to spoilage

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebag strengthVSAvoidmeat preservation

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the material parameter from cotton canvas to nylon fabric, fundamentally altering the physical properties of the bag. Nylon provides sufficient strength for game storage while dramatically reducing weight and eliminating moisture retention issues inherent in cotton canvas.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implies that nylon bags can be easily replaced or cleaned, suggesting a approach where the bag's shortcoming in reusability is mitigated by the material's resistance to spoilage and ease of maintenance, ensuring meat preservation remains reliable.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

3Strength

If cotton canvas is used for game bags, then strength is improved, but staining and shrinkage occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebag strengthVSAvoidfabric stability

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the material parameter from cotton canvas to nylon fabric, fundamentally altering the physical properties of the bag. Nylon provides sufficient strength for game storage while dramatically reducing weight and eliminating moisture retention issues inherent in cotton canvas.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The nylon game bag effectively prevents spoilage, reduces weight, and provides early warning of predator presence through reflective ribbons, ensuring the meat remains edible and secure during transportation and storage.

Implementation Method 1

provides early warning of predator presence through reflective ribbons

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectLight reflection: Reflection

Data Source

PatentUS8454236B2Bag for storing and transporting game and meat

Publication Date: 2013.06.04 RAMIREZ TED RAYMOND

AI summary

A game bag defines an open mouth ringed by a drawstring passage. Suspending loops are sewn into stitching forming the drawstring passage and are positioned near opposite side edges of the bag. Light reflective loops are carried at a side edge and in a bottom seam near an opposite side edge.