Walking Stick Bipod Support to Prevent Sinking on Soft Ground
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing walking stand devices for optical devices often lack versatility and stability, particularly when used by multiple users, as they do not effectively prevent sinking into support surfaces and do not allow for easy elevation of the optical device for improved viewing angles.
Innovation Solution
A pair of walking sticks with grips and stops to prevent sinking, combined with a removable support that angles to stabilize optical devices, forming a bipod configuration for enhanced stability and usability by multiple users.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a walking stand device is designed to support optical devices, then the optical device can be stabilized for viewing, but the device may sink into soft support surfaces reducing stability
Solution Approach 1:
The walking stand is divided into separate functional components: walking sticks for user support, a removable optical device support assembly, and individual stops. This segmentation allows the stops to be specifically optimized for preventing sinking while the support structure focuses on stabilizing the optical device, resolving the contradiction between stability and surface penetration resistance
Solution Approach 2:
Stops are introduced as intermediary elements positioned between the walking stand components and the support surface. These stops make contact with the surface first, preventing the main support structure from sinking in, thereby maintaining stability without direct contact between the support structure and soft surfaces
2Adaptability or versatility
If a walking stand device is designed for single-user use, then the structure can be simplified, but it lacks versatility for multiple users with different needs
Solution Approach 1:
The walking sticks are designed to serve dual purposes: as walking aids for users and as support structure for mounting optical devices. The removable support assembly can be attached to various walking stick configurations, allowing the same basic structure to serve multiple users with different requirements without requiring user-specific customization
Solution Approach 2:
The support assembly for the optical device is designed to be removable and reconfigurable rather than fixed. This dynamic design allows the support structure to be adapted to different user needs and walking stick configurations, providing versatility while maintaining relatively simple individual components that don't require complex integrated designs
3Ease of operation
If the optical device is mounted directly to the walking stick, then the structure remains simple, but the viewing angle cannot be adjusted for improved ergonomics
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is segmented into a removable support assembly that interfaces with the walking sticks and a separate optical device mounting interface. This segmentation allows the support assembly to incorporate angle adjustment mechanisms while keeping the walking sticks themselves simple, achieving ergonomic flexibility without making the entire structure complex
Solution Approach 2:
The support assembly introduces an additional dimensional degree of freedom for angle adjustment between the walking sticks and the optical device mounting interface. This allows ergonomic viewing angle adjustment to be achieved through the geometry and articulation of the support assembly rather than through complex mechanisms in the walking sticks themselves
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AI summary
A portable walking stand assembly includes a pair of walking sticks that is each employable by a respective pair of users thereby facilitating each of the walking sticks to assist the pair of users with walking. A pair of grips is each positioned around a respective one of the walking sticks thereby facilitating a respective user to grip a respective grip. A pair of stops is each positioned around a respective one of the walking sticks to inhibit the respective walking stick from sinking into a support surface. A support is removably attachable to the pair of walking sticks thereby facilitating the pair of walking sticks to elevate the support above a support surface. The support has a pair of arms angling away from each other to support an optical device when the support is attached to the pair of walking sticks.