Swivel Underlap Rifle Stand for Stable Portable Aiming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Hunters require a lightweight and portable stabilizing stand that can be easily transported and set up in remote areas without the need for heavy and cumbersome equipment.
Innovation Solution
An underlap stabilizing stand comprising a holder, upper and lower swivels, and a telescopic longitudinal support that allows for adjustable positioning and aiming of an elongate object along x, y, and z axes, with features like securing straps and swivel tightening components for versatile use and compact storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a heavy and cumbersome stand is used to provide stable support, then stability and support capability are improved, but portability and ease of transport deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is divided into multiple segments including telescopic legs with adjustable sections, a separable holder, and modular components connected by swivels. This segmentation allows the stand to be disassembled into compact parts for easy transport while maintaining stability when assembled, directly resolving the contradiction between stability and portability.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand incorporates dynamic elements such as telescopic legs that can extend and retract, swivels that allow angular adjustment, and adjustable holders. These dynamic features enable the stand to adapt its configuration for stable support during use and compact form for transport, addressing the stability-portability tradeoff.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a fixed-position stand is used to provide stable support, then stability is improved, but adaptability to different positions and orientations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The stand uses telescopic legs with lockable extensions, swivels with tightening components, and an adjustable holder that can be positioned at various angles. These dynamic adjustment mechanisms allow the stand to stabilize at any desired position while maintaining adaptability to different orientations and configurations, resolving the contradiction between stability and adjustability.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand enables changes in multiple parameters including leg length via telescopic sections, orientation via swivels, and holder position via adjustment mechanisms. By allowing continuous parameter changes that can be locked at desired values, the stand achieves both stability at specific configurations and adaptability across multiple configurations.
3Weight of moving object
If a compact stand is used to improve portability, then ease of transport is improved, but stability and support capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The stand's segmented design with telescopic legs and modular components allows it to collapse into a compact form for portability while maintaining structural integrity and stability when deployed. The segmentation enables the stand to be lightweight for transport yet rigid and stable during use.
Solution Approach 2:
The telescopic legs nest within each other when retracted, and the holder can be positioned to nest against the support structure. This nesting arrangement minimizes the stand's volume for transport while allowing full extension and stable configuration when set up, resolving the contradiction between compactness and stability.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple adjustment mechanisms are added to improve adaptability, then versatility is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The swivels serve multiple functions: they enable angular adjustment, provide mechanical advantage for tightening, and act as pivot points for movement. The telescopic legs simultaneously provide length adjustment and structural support. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated components, maintaining adaptability while controlling complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The design merges the adjustment mechanism and locking mechanism into integrated components. The swivels combine rotation capability with tightening features, and the telescopic legs integrate extension with locking. By merging functions into unified components, the stand achieves high adjustability without proportionally increasing overall complexity.
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AI summary
An underlap stabilizing stand including a holder structured to support an elongate object therein, an upper swivel, a base, a lower swivel, and a longitudinal support between the holder and the base. The holder is connected to the longitudinal support via the upper swivel and the base is connected to the longitudinal support via the lower swivel. The underlap stabilizing stand is structured to stabilize, position and aim the elongate object along x, y, and z axes of the underlap stabilizing stand.