Tangle-Free Cord Bag With Segmented Compartments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cord storage systems often result in tangled cords due to limited access and restricted deployment functionality, requiring tedious storage processes and compromising quick-deployment capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A cord bag design featuring two compartments separated by an internal divider with expandable holes and adjustable openings, allowing access to both ends of the cord without tangling, enabling efficient tangle-free storage and quick deployment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single-compartment cord bag is used, then cord storage is simple, but cord tangling occurs and deployment is slow
Solution Approach 1:
The bag is divided into two separate compartments by an internal divider, allowing independent storage and access of cord ends. This segmentation prevents tangling while enabling simultaneous access to both cord ends from opposite openings, significantly improving deployment speed without excessive complexity.
2Reliability
If internal anchors are added to prevent tangling, then cord storage improves, but quick deployment functionality is precluded
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using anchors that would impede deployment, the invention segments the storage space into two compartments. This allows the cord to be stored without tangling while maintaining the ability to quickly deploy by simply opening the respective compartment access points, eliminating the need for anchor-based restraint systems.
3Productivity
If reel systems are used for quick deployment, then deployment speed improves, but access to both ends of the cord is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The bag features two separate openings with independent access to each compartment, allowing simultaneous or independent access to both ends of the cord. This segmented access design provides versatility for different deployment scenarios while maintaining quick deployment capability through the simple bag-opening mechanism rather than complex reel systems.
4Reliability
If manual feeding through a sleeve is required, then tangle-free storage is achieved, but the storage process becomes tedious
Solution Approach 1:
The two-compartment design allows the cord to be divided and placed in each compartment separately, eliminating the need to manually feed the entire cord through a narrow sleeve. This segmentation simplifies the storage process while maintaining tangle-free organization through the separated compartments.
Data Source
AI summary
Bags and bag assemblies are provided for facilitating tangle-free storage of cords, ropes, cables, and other long and flexible members within the bags and bag assemblies. The body of the bag includes two compartments which are at least partially separated from each other by an internal divider. Each of the two compartments include outer surfaces which define respective openings that each include a closing mechanism for selectively switching between an open and closed configuration. The internal divider is positioned directly between the two openings, and the bag is configured to provide access to the cord in the bag from either of the openings.