Quick-Adjustable Animal Collar Strap Mechanism

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing animal collars with adjustable sizes are difficult to adjust quickly, especially when already worn by an animal, due to complex mechanisms that hinder easy size modifications.

Innovation Solution

A quick-adjustable animal collar design featuring a buckle with a female and male buckle member, a strap adjusting structure, and a slider mechanism that allows the strap to slide non-overlapped, facilitating easy size adjustments by altering the strap length within the collar's circumference.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a traditional adjustable pet collar design is used, then the collar size can be adjusted, but the adjustment process is complex and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecollar size adjustabilityVSAvoidadjustment ease

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The collar strap is divided into multiple discrete length segments with markers, allowing the user to select and adjust to different size segments quickly without complex mechanisms

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The collar incorporates a dynamic quick-adjustment mechanism that allows the strap length to be changed rapidly from one configuration to another, transitioning from static fixed sizes to dynamically adjustable sizes

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Duration of action of stationary object

If the pet collar is already put on the animal, then the collar provides continuous wear, but size adjustment becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontinuous wear durationVSAvoidsize adjustment ease

Core Design Contradiction:

Duration of action of stationary objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple size markers are pre-marked on the strap at different lengths, allowing the user to quickly identify and select the appropriate size without complex measurement or adjustment procedures

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The collar design allows the animal to participate in the adjustment process by biting or nudging the buckle area, enabling size changes without requiring the owner to manually manipulate complex mechanisms

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If overlapping strap adjustment is used, then the strap can be adjusted to different lengths, but the adjustment mechanism becomes complex

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestrap length adjustabilityVSAvoidadjustment mechanism complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The overlapping adjustment mechanism is extracted and replaced with a simpler non-overlapping discrete segment system, removing unnecessary complexity while retaining size adjustability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The collar uses discrete parameter changes in strap length through marked segments rather than continuous overlapping adjustments, simplifying the adjustment mechanism while maintaining versatility

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS9247715B2Quick-adjustable animal collar

Publication Date: 2016.02.02 JAW BEN

AI summary

A quick-adjustable animal collar includes a buckle including a female buckle member and a male buckle member releasably engaged with each other and including a strap adjusting structure. At least one strap is attached to the buckle. The at least one strap extends between the female and male buckle members. The at least one strap includes a first length slidable through the strap adjusting structure in a non-overlapped manner and having a free end. The size of the quick-adjustable animal collar changes with adjusting the first length of the at least one strap, with the first length of the at least one strap including an increased extent disposed within a circumference of the quick-adjustable animal collar as the size of the quick-adjustable animal collar is reduced.