Quick Release Pin Marine Mount System for Rod Holders
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fishing rod holders and marine accessories lack the ability to be easily repositioned or removed from one location to another and often have inadequate strength to support heavy-duty requirements, failing to provide a versatile and robust mounting solution for various marine applications.
Innovation Solution
A quick release surface-mounted base and pin system utilizing a plurality of grooves and balls for rotational locking, allowing for easy relocation and removal of accessories by actuating the pin system, which includes a contoured plunger and pivoting toggle to lock and unlock the system, providing enhanced strength and flexibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional fixed mounting system is used for rod holders, then the mounting position is stable and secure, but the accessory cannot be easily repositioned or removed
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate components: a base unit fixed to the surface and a rod holder accessory that can be attached or detached. The quick release mechanism further segments the connection system into a pin component and a receiver component, allowing the accessory to be divided into detachable parts for easy repositioning while maintaining secure connection when assembled
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system transitions from a static fixed connection to a dynamic quick-release connection. The rod holder accessory can dynamically change its state between attached and detached positions, and the quick release mechanism allows for rapid transitions between these states, enabling easy repositioning while maintaining secure mounting when needed
2Strength
If existing rod holders are used, then they provide basic holding function, but they have inadequate strength to support heavy-duty requirements for other marine accessories
Solution Approach 1:
The base unit is designed with a universal mounting interface that can accommodate multiple types of marine accessories, not just rod holders. The standardized quick release mechanism allows different accessories to be mounted on the same base, providing multi-functionality and versatility while maintaining adequate strength for heavy-duty requirements through the robust base construction
3Loss of time
If a quick release mechanism is implemented, then the accessory can be quickly removed and repositioned, but the mounting system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The quick release mechanism extracts the essential function of secure attachment from the overall mounting system, isolating it into a separate pin-and-receiver subsystem. This allows the main base unit to remain relatively simple while the quick release functionality is contained in dedicated components that can be easily operated without complicating the overall system design
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are apparatus and corresponding and/or associated methodology for a surface mounted base/pin system that allows a user (boater/fisherman) to quickly relocate or remove the desired accessory from one location to another by actuating the pin system which releases the unit from the base. The subject base/pin system uses a plurality of grooves in a base component and a plurality of balls in a pin component to strengthen the unit and for providing rotational locking positions as desired. The reinforced-strength base/pin system can support rod holders or other marine-associated accessories (such as bumper cleats, tie-down cleats, downrigging systems or others).