Sports Equipment Locking Rack With Rotating Securing Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Skateboards, long board skateboards, snowboards, skis, and scooters cannot be securely locked like bicycles, leading to them often being carried or left unsecured, making them vulnerable to loss or theft.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a supporting structure, a body to house the sports equipment, and a securing mechanism that rotates between open and closed positions, with a lock hole or integral lock, allowing the equipment to protrude and be secured, using materials like wood, steel, plastic, or fiberglass.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional locking methods are used on bicycles, then the bike can be securely locked to a rack, but skateboards and similar sports equipment cannot be secured in the same manner due to their configuration
Solution Approach 1:
The locking device is designed to accommodate multiple types of sports equipment (skateboards, longboards, snowboards, skis, scooters) through a universal body structure that can house various equipment configurations. The body serves multiple functions: housing the equipment, providing a securing mechanism interface, and allowing selective protrusion of equipment portions for locking.
Solution Approach 2:
The device separates the housing function (body) from the locking function (securing mechanism), allowing the securing mechanism to independently interact with protruding portions of equipment. This segmentation enables the same body structure to secure different equipment types by adjusting which portions protrude and are locked.
2Ease of operation
If sports equipment is left unsecured at destinations, then users do not need to carry it, but the equipment becomes vulnerable to loss or theft
Solution Approach 1:
The device enables users to pre-secure their sports equipment at designated lockers before leaving the destination. The securing mechanism is designed to lock equipment in place, and the protruding portions extend through the body to engage with external locking devices, allowing users to lock their gear and leave it safely without carrying it.
3Reliability
If a securing mechanism is added to the device, then sports equipment can be locked in place, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The body acts as an intermediary between the securing mechanism and the sports equipment. The securing mechanism locks the equipment indirectly by securing the protruding portions that extend through the body, rather than requiring direct complex locking of the entire equipment. This intermediary structure simplifies the overall locking system.
4Reliability
If portions of sports equipment protrude from the body, then the equipment can be secured with external locks, but the body design becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The body structure is designed to be adaptable and dynamic, allowing different portions of sports equipment to protrude through designated spaces based on the type of equipment being secured. The body can accommodate various configurations (different equipment types, different protrusion patterns) without requiring a completely different structure, maintaining simplicity while enabling external locking.
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AI summary
A device for securing sports equipment comprises a supporting structure, a body for housing the sports equipment coupled to the supporting structure, and a securing mechanism for securing the sports equipment in the body, wherein a portion of the sports equipment protrudes from the body when it is secured within the body. In some embodiments, the securing mechanism is integrally coupled to the body and rotates between an open position and a closed position about a hinge. In some embodiments the device further comprises a lock hole for an external lock. In some embodiments, the device further comprises a lock integrally attached to the body. In some embodiments, the securing mechanism covers a protruding portion of the sports equipment. In some embodiments, the sports equipment comprises one or more of a skateboard, a long board skateboard, a snowboard, a scooter, and skis.