Swivel Lock Quick Release Handle for Wet Grip and Corrosion Resistance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users participating in watersports face risks due to tangled or corroded tethers, making it difficult to quickly and reliably detach from equipment, especially in dangerous situations, and existing swivel lock quick release mechanisms can be slippery, hard to operate, and prone to corrosion.
Innovation Solution
A swivel lock quick release device with a protrusion, locking component, and pull release mechanism that includes a spring for secure detachment without additional pins, allowing for easy engagement and disengagement, and a grip cover for improved grip and protection, enabling quick and reliable release from equipment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a swivel lock quick release mechanism is used, then detachment from equipment is enabled, but the quick release handle becomes slippery when wet making it difficult to grip
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies a textured surface treatment specifically to the quick release handle area, creating localized high-friction zones where users need grip. This textured surface increases the coefficient of friction between the handle and user's hand, preventing slippage in wet conditions while leaving other parts of the mechanism smooth for proper functioning.
2Ease of operation
If a swivel lock quick release mechanism is used, then detachment is enabled, but the mechanism becomes difficult to locate and grip when users are disoriented
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates high-visibility coloring or reflective materials on the quick release handle and surrounding components. This makes the mechanism stand out visually against the background, allowing disoriented users to quickly locate the release handle through color contrast or reflection, even in low-light or chaotic conditions.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If a traditional quick release mechanism is used, then detachment is possible, but users risk injury or surface damage if hit by the mechanism during dangerous situations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates cushioning or protective elements around the quick release mechanism components that could potentially impact users. These protective features, such as rounded edges, cushioning materials, or protective housings, are built into the design beforehand to prevent injury if a user accidentally strikes the mechanism during panic or disoriented movement, while not interfering with the ease of intentional release.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the release mechanism is exposed to water and environment, then it functions in watersports, but the mechanism becomes corroded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs composite material construction for the quick release mechanism, combining materials with complementary properties. For example, using corrosion-resistant metals for internal components, waterproof polymers for external housings, and protective coatings that resist both corrosion and UV degradation. This multi-material approach maintains functionality in watersports environments while protecting against corrosion from saltwater and environmental exposure.
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 device provides a secure, reliable, and easy-to-operate quick release mechanism that reduces the risk of injury and equipment damage, allowing users to safely detach from equipment in hazardous situations while withstanding corrosion and improving usability in wet conditions.
Implementation Method 1
a locking component with a spring to allow a user to disengage from the protrusion and reengage without a detachable key, pin, or object
Data Source
AI summary
The swivel lock quick release device is adapted to selectively attach a user to a sports equipment. The sports equipment may be watersports equipment, such as a surfboard, a kite surfing apparatus, a stand-up paddle board, sailing equipment, a wake board, etc., or land sports equipment, such as fishing, camping, climbing, animal collars or leashes, tactical rifle apparatus, and hunting equipment. The swivel lock quick release device can have a pull release and a protrusion, the pull release and the protrusion being adapted to be selectively engaged in a locked position is provided. A slide handle, a portion of the pull release, is adapted to be selectively moved in a coaxial direction by the user to disengage the pull release and the protrusion. The pull release can also be adapted to rotate or swivel around the protrusion.