System, apparatus, and method for storing equipment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Golfers face difficulties in organizing and maintaining their equipment, particularly golf gloves, due to the lack of systematic storage solutions, leading to time consumption, glove wear-out, and frequent replacements.
Innovation Solution
A rotating housing system with a shaping member and organizational assembly that allows for the systematic storage and drying of golf gloves and other equipment, featuring apertures for airflow and elastic fasteners for secure retention, enabling efficient organization and maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If golfers store equipment in random pockets of a golf bag, then storage flexibility is improved, but organization efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is divided into multiple compartments, each designed to hold specific golf equipment items. This segmentation allows for systematic organization while maintaining easy access to different items, resolving the contradiction between flexibility and organization efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
Different compartments are designed with specific characteristics suited for different types of equipment. For example, padded compartments for clubs, mesh pockets for small items, and dedicated sections for gloves. This local differentiation improves organization while maintaining overall system flexibility.
2Quantity of substance
If golfers bunch gloves in pockets or use them as storage, then storage space utilization is improved, but glove durability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Gloves are extracted from general storage pockets and placed in dedicated glove compartments with proper shaping members. This separation allows gloves to maintain their shape and condition while still utilizing storage space efficiently, preventing the durability issues caused by improper storage.
Solution Approach 2:
Shaping members act as intermediaries between the glove and the storage compartment. These members maintain the glove's natural shape and prevent deformation, allowing the glove to be stored properly without sacrificing storage space utilization.
3Ease of operation
If golfers attach gloves to the outside of a bag, then accessibility is improved, but glove protection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The glove compartment is nested within the golf bag structure, allowing gloves to be stored protected inside the bag while still being easily accessible. This nested design eliminates exposure to outdoor elements while maintaining quick access during play.
4Reliability
If a moisture absorbing glove form container is used, then glove maintenance is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The moisture-absorbing functionality is merged into the glove compartment structure itself rather than being a separate container. This integration maintains effective glove maintenance while reducing the number of separate components the user must manage.
Solution Approach 2:
The glove compartment serves multiple functions: it maintains glove shape through shaping members, absorbs moisture through integrated moisture-absorbing material, and provides protected storage. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate moisture-absorbing containers while improving overall glove maintenance.
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
The system effectively organizes and maintains golf equipment, prevents glove wear-out by maintaining shape and drying, and reduces the frequency of glove replacements.
Implementation Method 1
at least one aperture extending through the one of the plurality of members... drying the piece of the equipment when it is placed on the shaping member in the interior cavity via the plurality of apertures
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for storing equipment is disclosed. The apparatus has a housing including a plurality of members configured to rotate relative to each other, about an attachment portion of the plurality of members, between a closed position forming an interior cavity and an open position, an assembly attached to the housing and configured to rotate relative to the housing, a shaping member attached to one of the plurality of members and configured to rotate relative to the one of the plurality of members, and at least one aperture extending through the one of the plurality of members. The shaping member is configured to removably receive the equipment.