Portable Platform Stage with Segmented Legs for Single-Person Setup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current stage solutions fail to meet market needs due to lack of portability, requiring heavy assembly, excessive setup time, and inability to adjust to different heights and terrains.
Innovation Solution
A multi-purpose portable platform stage that is lightweight, foldable, and adjustable, allowing for quick setup and use on various surfaces, with legs that can be locked for stability and adjusted in length to accommodate different heights and terrains.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a stationary stage is built, then stability and support function are improved, but portability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The stage is divided into multiple detachable legs and a platform section. Each leg can be independently attached or detached from the platform, allowing the stage to be disassembled into manageable components for easy transport while maintaining stability when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The legs are designed to be movable relative to the platform, transitioning between extended support positions and retracted storage positions. This dynamic configuration allows the stage to adapt between a stable operational state and a compact portable state.
2Ease of manufacture
If a single height platform is provided, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but adaptability to different terrains deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Each leg incorporates an adjustable length mechanism with multiple lockable positions, allowing the leg length to be dynamically changed based on terrain requirements. This enables the platform to maintain stability on uneven surfaces and adapt to different height requirements while keeping the base platform design simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The leg length parameter can be varied independently for each leg to accommodate different ground heights and terrain conditions. This parameter adjustment capability allows a single platform design to serve multiple terrain types without requiring complex manufacturing.
3Strength
If assembly equipment is made heavy for stability, then support strength is improved, but ease of transportation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure is segmented into multiple individual legs rather than a single heavy frame. Each leg is designed to be lightweight yet strong enough to support the platform when assembled, distributing the support function across multiple components that are easier to transport individually.
Solution Approach 2:
The legs are constructed from materials that provide high strength-to-weight ratio, combining durability for support functions with lightness for portability. This allows each component to be sufficiently strong while remaining easy to transport by a single person.
4Reliability
If assembly time is increased for proper construction, then structural integrity is improved, but productivity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The stage consists of pre-fabricated modular components with standardized connection interfaces. The platform section and legs are designed to assemble quickly through simple attachment mechanisms, reducing setup time while maintaining structural integrity through proper connection design.
Solution Approach 2:
The legs and platform are pre-designed with built-in attachment features and connection points that enable rapid assembly without requiring complex construction steps. This preliminary design of connection mechanisms allows for quick setup while ensuring proper structural integrity when assembled correctly.
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AI summary
Described herein is a multi-purpose portable platform stage for elevating a platform of the stage over a surface on which the stage is placed, that can be converted by a single person individually without assistance from an operational configuration in which one or more persons can stand, move and operate on the platform without the platform collapsing, and in which one or more objects can be placed and used on the platform, by or without such persons, without the platform collapsing, to a portable configuration in which the single person can carry the stage individually without assistance.