Removable Self-Affixing Handle for Stroller Child Grip

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a need for a simple, self-affixing, removable handle that parents can easily attach to strollers or shopping carts to allow children to hold on while walking, as existing solutions like leashes have negative perceptions and conventional strollers lack suitable handles for this purpose.

Innovation Solution

A one-piece handle with a loop end and an attachment end connected by a strap, which can be wrapped around an object and tightened without tools, providing a flexible and removable link between the child and the stroller or cart.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a rigid handle is permanently attached to the stroller, then the child has a secure grip, but the handle cannot be removed for storage when the stroller is folded

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecure gripVSAvoidremovability for storage

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The handle is divided into separate components: a handle section and a strap section that can be detached from each other. This allows the handle to be removed from the stroller for storage while still providing a secure grip when attached.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The handle transitions from a static, permanently attached state to a dynamic, removable state. The strap can be wrapped around the stroller frame and secured, allowing the handle to be easily installed and removed as needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Reliability

If a leash is used to attach the child to the stroller, then the child can be kept close, but it creates a negative perception among parents

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvechild proximityVSAvoidnegative perception

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of attaching the child to the stroller with a leash, the invention provides a handle attached to the stroller that the child holds onto. This inverts the attachment direction, keeping the child close without the negative connotations of a leash.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

3Adaptability or versatility

If a removable handle is provided, then the handle can be stored when not in use, but it requires additional storage space

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage capabilityVSAvoidstorage space requirement

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The handle section nests within the loop formed by the strap when not in use. This compact storage solution eliminates the need for additional storage space, as the handle components fit within each other when detached from the stroller.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Data Source

PatentUS8464397B2Self-affixing handle

Publication Date: 2013.06.18 ARNOLD IV JOHN C

AI summary

A self-affixing, removable, one-piece handle can be applied and removed from an item, such as a shopping cart, stroller, or the like, or the handle can be applied and removed from any number of items, such as the shoulder straps of a diaper bag or the loop handles of a set of shopping bags, or the like. By being self-affixing, the handle may be attached and removed from the item without the need for tools or any additional items, such as clamps, screws, adhesive, or the like. The handle may provide a link between the shopping cart or stroller and a child. Typical shopping carts or strollers do not provide a suitable location for a child to hold onto while walking alongside. Moreover, a separate, removable, self-affixing handle may be useful to help limit the spread of germs by allowing each child to have their own personal handle.