Universal Skateboard and Surfboard Tool Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Surfers and skateboarders face challenges in practicing and maintaining their equipment due to the need for multiple tools for adjustments and repairs, particularly with different sized screws, bolts, and sockets on surfboards and skateboards, which are not easily accessible or portable.
Innovation Solution
A universal multifunctional hand tool with a housing and adjustment member, featuring integrated hexagonal sockets and a combination of Phillips and Allen key arms, allowing for adjustments and repairs on various sizes of screws and bolts, and including a magnet for secure attachment, enabling on-the-fly use and portability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate tools are used for different sized screws, bolts, and sockets, then each specific repair task can be performed with the appropriate tool, but the overall device complexity and portability are worsened due to carrying multiple tools
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate tools (Allen keys of different sizes, Phillips screwdrivers, socket wrenches) into a single multi-functional tool. The housing contains multiple cavities that can accommodate different sized Allen keys, Phillips heads, and socket heads, allowing users to perform various repair tasks with one consolidated tool rather than carrying multiple separate tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The tool is designed with universal functionality to handle multiple types of fasteners and adjustments. It includes Allen keys for fin adjustments, Phillips screwdrivers for deck screw tightening, and socket heads for truck nut adjustments. The magnet assembly can securely hold different tool components, making the single tool universally applicable to various skateboard and surfboard repair needs.
2Volume of moving object
If a compact tool design is used, then portability is improved, but the ability to accommodate different sized sockets and keys is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The tool employs a nested arrangement where multiple Allen keys of different sizes are stored within cavities in the housing. The Allen keys can be inserted into the housing and held in place by magnets, allowing compact storage of multiple sized tools within a single compact housing structure. This nesting approach maintains versatility while minimizing overall tool volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The tool utilizes three-dimensional space efficiently by arranging different sized sockets and keys in vertical and horizontal cavities within the housing. The magnet assembly extends from the housing to provide additional functional space without significantly increasing the core tool volume. This spatial arrangement accommodates a range of socket sizes while maintaining a compact form factor suitable for portability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple tools are carried for repairs, then repair capability is improved, but ease of operation and accessibility are worsened due to difficulty in locating and selecting the correct tool
Solution Approach 1:
By merging multiple repair tools into a single integrated unit with a unified housing and magnet assembly, the tool eliminates the need to search through separate tool containers or pockets. The user can access all necessary tools (Allen keys, Phillips screwdrivers, socket heads) from one consolidated device, significantly improving ease of operation and accessibility during field repairs.
4Device complexity
If a single multi-functional tool is used, then device complexity is reduced and portability is improved, but the ability to provide specialized functions for each specific repair type is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The single tool achieves universality by incorporating multiple specialized functions within one device. Different sized Allen keys address various fin adjustment requirements, Phillips screwdrivers handle deck screw tightening, and socket heads accommodate different truck nut sizes. The magnet assembly provides a universal holding mechanism for all tool components, enabling one tool to perform multiple specialized repair functions that would otherwise require separate dedicated tools.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The tool provides a compact, lightweight solution for surfers and skateboarders to make adjustments and repairs on both surfboards and skateboards, enhancing convenience and safety by allowing for on-the-fly use and reducing the need for multiple tools, while also serving as a pipe for smoking tobacco products in its disassembled state.
Implementation Method 1
a magnet on an outer surface of the second socket head
Data Source
AI summary
A compact, lightweight, universal multi-functional tool that can be used on the fly to adjust and repair surfboards and skateboards is disclosed. The tool includes a housing and an adjustment member. The housing comprises an elongated cylindrical member having a first elongated cylindrical member end and an opposing second elongated cylindrical member end; a first socket head integrally connected to the first elongated cylindrical member end, the first socket head defining a first hexagonal socket; a second socket head integrally connected to the second elongated cylindrical member end, the second socket head defining a second first hexagonal socket; and a cavity extending horizontally through the first socket head, the elongated cylindrical member, and the second socket head. The adjustment member, configured to be received within the cavity, the adjustment member comprises a first arm; and a second arm, the second arm integrally connected, and perpendicular to, the first arm.