Multi-directional Self-directing Holster with Wave-shaped Arms

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional holsters and attachment devices are not practical for securing items like canisters during activities that require user attention elsewhere, as they typically secure items in a fixed upright position and require manual effort to manage.

Innovation Solution

A multi-directional self-directing holster with securing arms that guide items into a secured position from various angles, combined with a clip and knobs for flexible attachment to user attire, allowing easy positioning and minimal effort for securing items.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional securing mechanisms (straps, snaps, hook-and-loop fasteners) are used to secure the canister in a fixed upright position, then the canister is held securely in position, but the user must focus attention on the manual securing process and cannot focus on other activities

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecuring reliabilityVSAvoidease of operation

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The holster is designed with securing arms that automatically engage with the canister when it is inserted, securing the canister without requiring manual operation of straps, snaps, or hook-and-loop fasteners. The system serves itself by using the insertion action alone to trigger the securing mechanism, eliminating the need for separate securing steps and allowing the user to focus on other activities while maintaining reliable securing

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The securing arms are pre-positioned and spring-loaded to automatically engage with the canister upon insertion. The holster prepares the securing mechanism in advance, so that when the canister is inserted, the securing action occurs automatically without requiring the user to manually activate any fastening components

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If the holster secures the canister in a fixed upright position only, then the securing mechanism is simple, but the holster cannot accommodate different user preferences or insertion angles

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveposition adaptabilityVSAvoidholster structure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The holster incorporates a rotatable attachment device with multiple knobs that allow the holster to be positioned in various orientations (vertical, horizontal, angled) while maintaining security. The securing arms are designed to flex and guide the canister into the proper position regardless of the holster's orientation or the angle at which the canister is inserted, providing adaptability without requiring complex adjustment mechanisms

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The holster is designed to accommodate multiple insertion angles and positions while maintaining the same simple securing mechanism. The securing arms can guide the canister from various angles (top-down, side-entry, tilted) into the secured position, making the holster universal for different user preferences and usage scenarios without adding significant structural complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11140971B2Multi-directional self-directing holster and attachment device

Publication Date: 2021.10.12 RECORD JASON

AI summary

A holster and an attachment device for holding an object, the holster having wave-shaped securing arms with that guide the device into a secured position, and the attachment device supporting the holster in a number of positions that may be fixed or rotatable.