Personal Pop-Up Pods Segmentation Dynamics

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing solutions fail to provide effective protection and privacy for individuals working or moving outdoors in inclement weather while maintaining mobility, as they either restrict movement or do not adequately shield from elements.

Innovation Solution

Design of personal pop-up pods with modular, weather-resistant materials and adjustable access points, including zippers and arm holes, that allow users to remain mobile and protected through the use of a harness or straps for secure attachment, incorporating reflective and safety-colored materials for increased visibility.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If a user is fully enclosed in a protective structure, then protection from elements is improved, but mobility is worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprotection from elementsVSAvoidmobility

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The protective enclosure is divided into multiple panels that can be independently opened or closed. This segmentation allows the user to maintain full enclosure for protection when needed, while selectively opening panels to improve mobility and access when required, resolving the contradiction between protection and mobility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of operation

If access points are opened to improve mobility, then mobility is improved, but protection from elements is worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovemobilityVSAvoidprotection from elements

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The access points are designed as dynamic elements that can transition between open and closed states. The panels can be quickly deployed or retracted based on environmental conditions and user needs, allowing the system to adapt between providing full protection and enabling mobility as required.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Illumination intensity

If visibility is increased using transparent materials, then visibility is improved, but privacy is worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovevisibilityVSAvoidprivacy

Core Design Contradiction:

Illumination intensityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

Different panels of the enclosure have different optical properties tailored to their specific functions. Some panels use transparent or translucent materials where visibility is prioritized, while other panels use opaque or privacy-filtering materials where privacy is more important. This local differentiation resolves the contradiction between visibility and privacy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS10895091B2Personal pop-up pods

Publication Date: 2021.01.19 UNDER THE WEATHER LLC

AI summary

Disclosed herein are novel personal pop-up pods designed for a single user. The personal pop-up pods can provide a user with privacy and/or protection from the surrounding elements. The personal pop-up pods are designed such that a user can remain mobile, i.e., able to move from one location to another while using a personal pop-up pod. The personal pop-up pods are designed such that a user can selectively gain access to the area surrounding the pop-up pod by opening windows and other points of access.