Telescopic Bowling Ball Stand for Hygienic Height-Adjustable Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a convenient and hygienic means for bowlers to store their bowling balls separately from other balls during games, especially in reconfigured bowling alleys where social distancing measures require balls to be kept apart to prevent contact and contamination.
Innovation Solution
An extendable and collapsible height-adjustable bowling ball stand with a tapered shape and concave seat for secure ball placement, equipped with lighting and a handle for easy transport, allowing bowlers to store their balls at their preferred location while maintaining separation from other balls.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a portable height-adjustable bowling ball stand is used, then ball storage flexibility and hygiene are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is divided into multiple telescopic segments that can extend and retract independently. Each segment contains a telescopic tube with an inner tube that slides within an outer tube, allowing the stand height to be adjusted in discrete increments while maintaining overall structural integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The telescopic structure employs a nested configuration where inner tubes are housed within outer tubes. This nesting arrangement allows the stand to collapse to a compact size for portability while extending to various heights for ball storage, effectively hiding the complexity within a simple external form
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AI summary
An extendible and collapsible stand holds and stores a bowling ball for a bowler during bowling activities. This stand can have a tapered shape from a base up to a seat on which the bowling ball sits. Multiple extension segments can be slidably connected together in this tapered shape and can individually extend and lock to vary or adjust the height of the stand. The seat forming the top of the stand has a concave shape to provide a compatible surface for which the ball will rest. The seat can also have a lighting means for shining light downward onto the stand base and surface supporting the stand. When not in use, the stand height can collapse down for efficient carry by the user.