Telescopic Archery Stabilizer With Optical Mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing archery stabilizers are often sold in fixed lengths, are heavy, and inconvenient, requiring multiple purchases for different applications, and optical devices like binoculars are difficult to stabilize, limiting their use due to bulkiness and the need for both hands.
Innovation Solution
A fully adjustable telescoping archery stabilizer with interconnected tubes and a mounting platform for optical devices, allowing for customizable length and weight adjustment and hands-free use of binoculars or other optics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed-length stabilizer is used, then the structure is simple and reliable, but the adaptability to different shooting applications is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The stabilizer is divided into multiple telescoping sections that can be independently adjusted. Each section contains locking mechanisms that allow the user to set different lengths, providing adaptability to various shooting applications while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The stabilizer transitions from a fixed static structure to a dynamic adjustable structure. The telescoping sections with locking mechanisms enable the length to be changed based on shooting conditions, while the locked position maintains structural stability during use, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and structural simplicity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple stabilizers are purchased for different applications, then the adaptability is improved, but the cost and quantity of equipment increase
Solution Approach 1:
A single stabilizer is designed to perform multiple functions across different shooting scenarios through its telescoping capability. The ability to adjust length and weight configuration allows one stabilizer to replace what would traditionally require multiple specialized stabilizers, reducing equipment quantity while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The stabilizer's physical parameters (length, weight distribution) can be changed to suit different applications. By adjusting the telescoping sections and weight positions, the same physical object adapts to various shooting conditions, eliminating the need to purchase multiple stabilizers with fixed characteristics.
3Stability of the object's composition
If traditional tripods are used to support optical devices, then the stability is improved, but the portability and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The optical support function is merged with the stabilizer structure itself. The stabilizer incorporates integrated mounting points and platforms that can directly support optical devices, eliminating the need for separate tripods. This combination maintains stability while significantly improving portability and ease of operation as a single integrated unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The stabilizer is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a balancing counterweight for the bow and as a mounting platform for optical devices. This eliminates the need for separate tripod equipment, improving portability while maintaining the ability to provide stable optical support when needed.
Data Source
AI summary
A stabilizer comprises at least two tubes, a first end cap comprising a fastening member formed on a proximal end of one of the at least two tubes wherein the end cap is formed to fixedly engage with a bow, a compression fitting for rigidly fixing the at least two tubes together, and a second end cap comprising a fastening member formed on a distal end of one of the at least two tubes wherein the second end cap is formed to fixedly engage with at least one weight.