Radial Pole Clip Structure for Fast Secure Pole Bundling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Transporting multiple separate poles for pole-mounted tools is cumbersome, disorganized, and inefficient, with traditional securing methods being time-consuming and unreliable, particularly in challenging environments, posing risks of damage and injury from shifting loads.
Innovation Solution
A pole clip device with a centralized hub and radially extending lobes that form a semi-circle opening, featuring semi-flexible material and a latch mechanism to securely hold elongated cylindrical objects, allowing for easy bundling and transportation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional methods such as straps, ropes, or carrying cases are used to secure poles, then the poles can be transported, but the process becomes time-consuming and difficult to manage
Solution Approach 1:
The pole clip device is divided into multiple lobes (typically three) that can independently wrap around and secure to individual poles. Each lobe acts as an independent securing element, allowing multiple poles to be bound simultaneously through a single clipping action, thereby dramatically reducing the time and effort required compared to traditional strap or rope methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The pole clip device incorporates a spring-loaded mechanism with resilient material that automatically secures to poles when brought together. The spring force provides automatic engagement and tightening, eliminating the need for manual tying, knotting, or fastening operations required by traditional methods, thus reducing both time and operational complexity.
2Ease of operation
If multiple separate poles are transported without secure bundling, then transportation is simple, but the poles become disorganized and tangled
Solution Approach 1:
The pole clip device combines multiple poles into a single organized bundle by wrapping the lobes around each pole and converging them at a central hub. This merging action maintains the individual identity of each pole while organizing them into a stable, manageable configuration that prevents tangling and disorganization during transportation.
3Reliability
If traditional securing methods are used, then poles can be bound together, but the methods prove unreliable in challenging environments
Solution Approach 1:
The lobes are formed with curved, arc-shaped structures that naturally conform to the cylindrical shape of poles. This curvature provides consistent contact and friction along the pole surface, enhancing grip and security. The rounded geometry also distributes binding forces evenly, preventing slippage and improving reliability in challenging environments compared to flat or angular traditional fasteners.
Solution Approach 2:
The device utilizes changes in the spring constant and material properties of the resilient lobes to adapt to different pole diameters and surface conditions. The spring-loaded mechanism allows dynamic adjustment of binding force, maintaining secure attachment across varying environmental conditions and pole configurations without requiring complex adjustment mechanisms.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If poles are securely bundled to prevent damage and injury, then safety is improved, but the bundling process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The spring-loaded mechanism automatically generates the binding force needed to securely clamp poles together, eliminating the need for external fastening operations or complex mechanical assemblies. The resilient material self-adjusts to provide consistent securing pressure, ensuring poles remain firmly bound and cannot shift during transportation, thereby preventing injury without requiring complex user intervention or device operation.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The pole clip device facilitates quick and efficient bundling of poles, reducing labor and preventing damage during transit, while enhancing safety and organization.
Implementation Method 1
The pole clip device may include a semi-flexible material and the at least one opening is configured to flex during insertion of an elongated cylindrical object into the opening such that the opening expands to conform to the shape of the elongated cylindrical object
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AI summary
Devices include a pole clip device having a front surface, a back surface opposite the front surface, and a centralized hub. Lobes radially extend outwards from the centralized hub, the lobes including a proximal end coupled to the centralized hub and a distal end comprising arm(s) extending therefrom. The arm(s) form an arc along a tangential direction from the centralized hub on the distal end of each lobe of the lobes. The arm(s) of two adjacent lobes of the lobes form a semi-circle that includes an opening and the opening radially opens outward from the centralized hub. A front structural support material is positioned along an outer edge of the front surface of each of the lobes and a back structural support material is positioned along an outer edge of the back surface of each of the lobes.