Anti-Shock Grip Strap With Ventilated Elastic Members
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing grip straps do not effectively absorb shocks and provide air ventilation, despite having a soft and permeable design.
Innovation Solution
An anti-shock and ventilated grip strap is designed with a strap body comprising a substrate and a cushion layer, along with protruding elastic members that provide additional shock absorption and air channels for ventilation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the grip strap is made soft and permeable, then it provides comfort and grip, but it does not effectively absorb shocks
Solution Approach 1:
The grip strap is divided into multiple functional layers: a fabric layer for comfort, an elastic layer for shock absorption, and a foam layer for additional cushioning. Each layer performs a specific function, allowing the strap to be both comfortable and effective at absorbing shocks.
Solution Approach 2:
The grip strap uses a composite structure combining different materials (fabric, elastic material, foam) with complementary properties. The fabric provides breathability and comfort, the elastic material provides stretch and shock absorption, and the foam provides additional cushioning, together resolving the contradiction between softness and shock absorption capability.
2Ease of manufacture
If the grip strap has a simple fabric and elastic layer structure, then it is easy to manufacture, but it does not provide effective air ventilation
Solution Approach 1:
The grip strap incorporates a foam layer with inherently porous structure that provides air channels for ventilation. The foam material naturally contains voids and pathways that allow air to pass through, improving ventilation without adding complex manufacturing steps or components.
Solution Approach 2:
The foam layer serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides shock absorption through its cushioning properties, enables air ventilation through its porous structure, and maintains structural integrity. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by adding ventilation capability without significantly complicating the manufacturing process.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the elastic layer is made as a continuous sheet, then it provides uniform coverage, but it does not allow air ventilation
Solution Approach 1:
The continuous elastic layer is replaced or supplemented with a foam layer that has a segmented porous structure. This segmentation creates air channels and pathways while maintaining overall uniform coverage and contact with the handle, allowing both uniform coverage and ventilation to coexist.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the grip strap have different properties: the fabric layer provides uniform coverage and comfort, while the foam layer introduces localized porous structures for ventilation. This local differentiation allows the strap to maintain uniform coverage overall while providing ventilation through specific regions.
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 grip strap effectively absorbs shocks and allows for air ventilation, enhancing user comfort and grip security by utilizing a combination of a substrate, cushion layer, and elastic members with specific hardness and arrangement for improved friction and ventilation.
Implementation Method 1
A plurality of elastic members 30 is disposed on and protruding away from the cushion layer 24
Implementation Method 2
a strap body 20 including a substrate 23 and a cushion layer 24
Data Source
AI summary
An anti-shock and ventilated grip strap includes a strap body including a substrate and a cushion layer overlapping the substrate. Each of the substrate and the cushion layer is in a form of a strap. The strap body has a hardness in the range of 40-70 in ASTM D2240 Type C hardness scale. A plurality of elastic members is disposed on and protruding away from the cushion layer. The plurality of elastic members is arranged separately from one another. Each of plurality of elastic members has a hardness greater than the substrate and greater than the cushion layer of the strap body.