Water Skipping Game Target with Weight-Bag Stabilization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing aquatic games lack the ability to provide an active user experience while maintaining stability on a water surface and often require cumbersome assembly.
Innovation Solution
An aquatic game apparatus comprising a water skipping article with a high-density foam material and a target with a pop-up board stabilized by fillable weight bags and flotation units, featuring a semi-rigid stanchion and elastic canvas for support, allowing for active play and easy assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If aquatic games emphasize support to enable active user experience, then user experience is improved, but assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The target is divided into modular components including a pop-up board, flotation units, and fillable weight bags that can be separately assembled. The pop-up board itself is segmented into a frame structure with netting panels, allowing easy assembly and disassembly while providing sufficient support for active play.
Solution Approach 2:
The pop-up board utilizes self-erecting mechanisms where the frame automatically assumes its functional shape when deployed. The flotation units and weight bags are designed to be simply attached to the board, reducing assembly complexity while maintaining structural support for active user experience.
2Stability of the object's composition
If aquatic games emphasize support for active play, then stability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Fillable weight bags are attached to the pop-up board to provide counterbalancing weight that stabilizes the target on the water surface. These weight bags can be adjusted to achieve optimal stability without requiring complex structural modifications to the board itself.
Solution Approach 2:
Flotation units are strategically positioned at specific locations on the pop-up board to provide localized buoyancy support. This distributed flotation approach enhances overall stability while keeping the structural design simple and manageable.
3Ease of operation
If aquatic games are designed for active use, then user experience is improved, but reliability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The pop-up board is pre-assembled in a compact configuration that automatically transforms into its functional stable structure when deployed. This preliminary preparation ensures the board is ready for active use immediately upon placement in water, while the pre-positioned flotation units and weight bags ensure reliability from the start.
Solution Approach 2:
The pop-up board utilizes composite construction combining rigid frame materials with flexible netting panels. This composite structure provides the necessary strength to withstand active play while maintaining flexibility and buoyancy, improving overall reliability for active use scenarios.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables active play on water surfaces with stability and ease of assembly, providing a dynamic user experience without stalling or flipping over.
Implementation Method 1
a water skipping article comprising a high-density foam material
Implementation Method 2
at least one of a plurality of fillable weight bags coupled to the pop-up board by at least one of a plurality of straps, wherein the fillable weight bags are configured to stabilize the target on a water surface
Implementation Method 3
a lower surface having a plurality of integrally formed flotation units, wherein the upper surface is elevated above the lower surface by a support pole
Data Source
AI summary
An aquatic game apparatus and method. The apparatus comprises a water skipping article, comprising a high-density foam material, a top surface having a rounded side profile, a rounded outer perimeter, and a bottom surface. The top surface of the water skipping article comprises a first elliptically extended face, a second elliptically extended face, and a continuous smooth-edged outer perimeter. The apparatus comprises a target, comprising a pop-up board and at least one of a plurality of fillable weight bags coupled to the pop-up board by at least one of a plurality of straps, wherein the fillable bags are configured to stabilize the target on a water surface. The pop-up board of the target comprises an upper surface having a plurality of pocketed nets, and a lower surface having a plurality of integrally formed flotation units, wherein the upper surface is elevated above the lower surface by a support pole.