Self-Stabilizing Bag Assembly With Asymmetric Connector Strap
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bags fail to adequately protect personal items and professional equipment from physical impacts and external environments during travel, and do not facilitate easy and stable transport of multiple bags simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
The bags are designed with protective covers, handle assemblies, and connector systems that allow linking multiple bags together, forming a self-stabilizing assembly for enhanced protection and ease of transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If bags are designed with protective covers and connector systems, then protection against physical impacts and environmental exposure is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bag is divided into distinct functional modules: a protective cover system that can be attached or integrated, a connector assembly with fasteners, and a handle assembly. These segmented components can be independently designed, manufactured, and assembled, allowing the protective cover and connector system to be added only when needed, thus improving reliability without permanently increasing structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector assembly is designed with fasteners that can attach the protective cover, link multiple bags together, and provide structural reinforcement. This multi-functional connector system addresses multiple protection needs (environmental protection, impact protection, and bag linkage) through a single integrated component, improving reliability while minimizing the increase in device complexity.
2Ease of operation
If multiple bags are linked together to form a self-stabilizing assembly, then ease of transport is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple bags are merged into a single self-stabilizing assembly through the connector system. The connector assembly with its fasteners combines multiple bags into one unified structure that can be transported as a single unit, improving ease of operation by reducing the number of separate items to handle while the modular connector design keeps the added complexity manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The connector system is designed to enable users to easily link and unlink bags themselves without requiring specialized tools or complex assembly procedures. The fasteners are configured for simple engagement and disengagement, allowing users to quickly configure their bag assembly according to their transport needs, thus improving ease of operation while keeping the device complexity low.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a bag assembly comprising a first bag with a first connector configuration, a second bag with a second connector configuration that is different than the first connector configuration, and an adapter strap configured to couple the first bag and the second bag to form a self-stabilizing bag assembly. The adapter strap may comprise an asymmetric strap comprising a first connector or a first set of connectors disposed on a first side of the adapter strap and a second connector or a second set of connectors disposed on a second side of the adapter strap.