Portable Shooting Stand Collapsible Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current shooting stands are not well-suited for collapsing into a compact form for portability, offer limited adjustability, and may provide inadequate user support, requiring significant user manipulation for adjustments.
Innovation Solution
A portable shooting stand with a collapsible center post, legs, and gun support arm, featuring pivotal components, adjustable height, and wheels for easy movement, allowing for compact storage and effective user and gun support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If the shooting stand is designed to be collapsible for portability, then the portability is improved, but the structural stability and user support capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The shooting stand is divided into multiple independent segments: the center post, multiple legs, seat assembly, and gun support assembly. Each segment can pivot independently relative to the others, allowing the structure to collapse into a compact form while maintaining structural integrity when deployed. The pivotal connections between segments enable both portability and stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The shooting stand employs dynamic pivotal connections between the legs, seat assembly, and gun support assembly relative to the center post. These pivotal joints allow the structure to transition between extended (stable) and collapsed (portable) states, providing both user support capability when needed and compact form for transport.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the shooting stand is made highly adjustable, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The center post serves multiple functions: it provides the primary vertical support structure, acts as the pivot axis for the seat assembly and gun support assembly, and serves as the central connection point for all legs. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate adjustment mechanisms, simplifying the overall structure while maintaining high adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The pivotal connections allow dynamic adjustment of the seat and gun support positions relative to the center post. Users can pivot these assemblies to various angles and positions, providing high adaptability for different shooting configurations without requiring complex mechanical adjustment mechanisms.
3Strength
If the legs are extended for stable support, then the user support capability is improved, but the portability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure is segmented into multiple legs that can be independently positioned. When deployed, the legs extend outward to provide stable triangular or polygonal support base. When collapsed, the legs fold upward alongside the center post, reducing the overall footprint for portability while maintaining structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The legs are connected to the center post through pivotal joints that enable dynamic positioning. The legs can pivot between an extended position for stable support and a collapsed position for portability. This dynamic capability allows the structure to adapt between providing maximum stability during use and minimum size for transport.
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
Enables a compact, highly adjustable, and portable shooting stand that effectively supports users and firearms, with easy setup and teardown, improving user experience and convenience.
Implementation Method 1
respective outer ends of the legs which are adapted to be supported on a ground surface
Implementation Method 2
a hinged brace associated with each leg respectively to selectively retain the leg in the extending position, in which each hinged brace comprises a first link pivotally coupled to the respective leg at an intermediate location on the leg and a second link pivotally coupled to each of the center post and the first link
Data Source
AI summary
A shooting stand for supporting a user and a gun thereon includes a center post, a plurality of legs extending outwardly from a bottom end of the post, a gun support at the top end of the center post to support the gun, and a seat assembly supported on the center post at an intermediate location between the gun support assembly and the inner ends of the legs which is adapted to support the user thereon. The gun support and the seat assembly are both pivotal about an upright axis of the center post relative to the legs. The gun support, the seat assembly and the legs are all foldable into a collapsed position extending generally alongside the center post for ease of transport and storage.