Tee-ball Bag with Internal Tee Slots and Segmented Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current softball and baseball bags do not accommodate the transportation of additional equipment needed for practice or game play, such as batting tees, home plates, laptops, and notepads, beyond the standard equipment like balls and bats.
Innovation Solution
A tee-ball bag apparatus with a pentagonal design featuring a removable lid, internal tee slots, and external storage slots for bats, along with backpack straps and rigid insert panels, allowing for the consolidation and transport of all necessary equipment, including serving as a portable hitting station and Homeplate reference.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If current softball and baseball bags are used for equipment transportation, then basic equipment (balls, bats, gloves) can be transported, but additional equipment (batting tees, home plates, laptops, notepads) cannot be accommodated
Solution Approach 1:
The bag is divided into multiple compartments and sections, each designed to accommodate specific types of equipment. The main compartment holds balls and bats, while separate pockets and attachment points accommodate batting tees, home plates, laptops, and notepads, allowing organized transport of diverse equipment types
Solution Approach 2:
The bag is designed with multi-functional features including external attachment points for batting tees, pockets for various accessories, and sufficient capacity for both standard and additional equipment. This universal design allows the same bag to transport different combinations of equipment for various practice and game scenarios
2Ease of operation
If equipment is transported separately in multiple containers, then each item can be properly protected, but transportation convenience and organization are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple equipment storage functions into a single bag system. Instead of requiring separate containers for balls, bats, batting tees, home plates, and accessories, the bag integrates all these storage functions into one unified structure with appropriate compartments and attachment mechanisms for each item type
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure provides a tee-ball bag apparatus and method of use. The tee-ball bag apparatus provides users with a convenient place to storage and transport items as well as provide a tee-ball tee support with multiple pitch locations to hit a ball from. The tee-ball bag apparatus comprises a pentagonal bottom portion, a rear wall, first and second side walls, first and second forward walls, and a removable pentagonal lid coupled to an upper end of the rear wall. The rear wall, the first and second side walls, and the first and second forward walls extend vertically from the pentagonal bottom portion. The tee-ball bag apparatus further includes a plurality of vertical tee slots positioned within an interior of the bag and coupled to the rear wall. A tee-ball tee is placed within and support by one of the vertical tee slots.