Rotatable Stanchion Base for Portable Agility Equipment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current dog agility equipment, such as jumps and weave poles, are often cumbersome, difficult to store, and require separate components, making them inconvenient for portable use and storage.
Innovation Solution
The development of an integrated stanchion-base system where stanchions can be rotated and secured within a base, allowing for adjustable height settings and easy storage, with retaining means like bore holes, notches, and magnetic elements to securely hold a bar or multiple stanchions for creating jumps and slalom courses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional separate-component agility equipment is used, then the equipment can provide standard agility obstacles, but the equipment becomes cumbersome and difficult to store
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple agility equipment components (stanchions, bases, bars) into an integrated system where stanchions can be stored within bases when not in use. This merging of storage and functional components eliminates the need for separate storage space and reduces overall equipment complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The stanchions are designed to nest within the bases during storage, with the stanchion fitting inside the base structure. This nesting arrangement maximizes space efficiency and simplifies storage by consolidating multiple components into a single compact unit.
2Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable height settings are implemented, then the equipment can accommodate different dog sizes, but the equipment becomes more complex with multiple components
Solution Approach 1:
The equipment incorporates dynamic height adjustment mechanisms that allow the bar and stanchion height to be changed during use. This dynamic adjustability accommodates different dog sizes and training requirements without requiring multiple fixed-height equipment sets.
Solution Approach 2:
The base structure serves multiple functions: it provides stability during use, stores the stanchion during storage, and accommodates height adjustments. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components for each function, thereby simplifying overall equipment structure.
3Reliability
If secure retention mechanisms are added, then the equipment stability improves, but the ease of assembly and disassembly decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical fastening systems with magnetic retention mechanisms. The magnetic bases provide secure holding force during use but allow for easy separation when needed, achieving both stability and ease of operation without complex assembly procedures.
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
This system provides a more portable, easily collapsible, and space-efficient agility equipment solution that allows for adjustable heights and secure retention of components, reducing the risk of injury and enhancing training convenience.
Implementation Method 1
retaining means like bore holes, notches, and magnetic elements to securely hold a bar or multiple stanchions
Data Source
AI summary
An improved agility system can include a first stanchion rotatably secured within a storage area of a first base by a shaft and rotatable at least ninety degrees from the storage area into an upright position with respect to the first base. The system can include a second stanchion rotatably secured within a storage area of a first base by a shaft and rotatable at least ninety degrees from the storage area into an upright position with respect to the second base, a retaining means formed within the stanchions, and a bar suspendable horizontally by the retaining means. Retaining means can be comprised of bore holes or notches formed at various distances along the stanchions from their respective shafts, metallic or magnetic strips formed along sides of the first and second stanchions, or metallic or magnetic elements disposed at various distances along sides of the first and second stanchions.