Pivoting Cargo Rack Assembly for Wakeboard Boat Tower
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wakeboard boats lack sufficient storage space for equipment such as wakeboards, surfboards, and other sport cargo, with existing solutions failing to provide an effective and versatile mounting system.
Innovation Solution
A cargo rack assembly featuring a cargo rack apparatus pivotally attached to a boat tower via a mounting apparatus, utilizing pivoting and releasable rack links, and a rack shackle clamp for adjustable and secure mounting, along with a cargo rack mount adapter for versatile configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a cargo rack assembly is added to provide storage space, then storage capacity is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cargo rack assembly is designed to perform multiple functions: it provides storage capacity for wakeboards and other equipment, while simultaneously serving as a mounting structure that can be attached to various boat tower configurations. The rack links and clamps are engineered to accommodate different tower shapes and sizes, making the same assembly universally applicable across different boat models without requiring custom designs for each vessel.
Solution Approach 2:
The cargo rack assembly is divided into separate, modular components including rack links, shackle clamps, and mounting brackets. This segmentation allows each component to be independently manufactured, adjusted, and installed, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining storage capacity. The modular design enables flexible configuration to match different boat tower arrangements.
2Reliability
If a secure mounting system is implemented, then reliability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system incorporates dynamic elements such as adjustable rack links with movable connection points and release mechanisms on the shackle clamps. These features allow the mounting system to transition between a secure locked state during operation and an easily adjustable state during installation or reconfiguration. The rack links can be positioned at multiple heights and angles to match different tower configurations while maintaining secure attachment when engaged.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a versatile mounting system is designed to accommodate various boat structures, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting apparatus is designed with universal compatibility features, including adjustable rack links that can accommodate different tower heights and angles, and shackle clamps that can attach to various tower shapes and materials. This universality allows a single mounting system design to be applied across multiple boat models and tower configurations without requiring complex customizations for each vessel type.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system incorporates adjustable parameters such as rack link length, connection point positioning, and clamp engagement points. These adjustable parameters enable the same mounting apparatus to adapt to different boat tower configurations by changing the physical arrangement and dimensions of the connection elements, rather than requiring different designs for each configuration.
Data Source
AI summary
A cargo rack apparatus for removable attachment removably attachment to the vertical supports of a boat tower. The boat tower including at least one port vertical support and at least one starboard vertical support, each vertical support including an upper end and a lower end, the apparatus including a cargo rack member providing storage. The boat tower also including a plurality of connectors releasably suspending cargo rack member within the vertical supports of the boat tower, wherein the cargo rack member is removably and pivotally attached to each port and starboard vertical supports at a location between the upper and lower ends thereof, and wherein the cargo rack member can tilt down within the said vertical supports of the boat tower for access to stored equipment.