Windshield-Mounted Accessory Carrier for Reachable Beverage Cooling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Golf cart users face challenges in storing and maintaining beverages at a desired temperature, as existing cup holders do not maintain temperature and hard-sided coolers are inconveniently located at the rear of the cart, making it difficult to access drinks while operating the cart.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle accessory carrier system that mounts to the windshield frame of a golf cart, featuring a mounting bar with storage containers that can be securely attached using interlocking elements, allowing for easy access and temperature maintenance of beverages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If hard-sided coolers are secured to the back of the cart, then beverage storage capacity is improved, but accessibility of beverages deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent relocates the cooler from the rear horizontal position to the windshield frame vertical position, changing the spatial dimension of storage. This allows beverages to be stored within reach of the operator's seating position, eliminating the need to exit the cart while maintaining adequate storage capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a mounting system with adjustable brackets and securing mechanisms as intermediaries between the cooler and the windshield frame. This intermediary structure enables flexible positioning and secure attachment, facilitating both accessibility and storage capacity requirements.
2Volume of moving object
If coolers are placed at the rear of the cart, then storage space utilization is improved, but retrieval convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cooler is repositioned from the rear horizontal space to the vertical windshield frame area, utilizing previously underused vertical space. This dimensional change maintains storage volume while dramatically improving retrieval convenience by placing items within arm's reach of the operator.
3Adaptability or versatility
If soft-sided coolers are used, then flexibility is improved, but secure storage capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mounting system with adjustable brackets and securing mechanisms that attach to the windshield frame. This intermediary structure provides the secure attachment capability that soft-sided coolers lack, while the cooler itself maintains its flexible, adaptable interior space for various storage configurations.
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AI summary
A vehicle accessory carrier system for mounting to opposing upright members of the vehicle, includes a mounting bar extending between the opposing upright members, The mounting bar has upper and lower surfaces having slots therein. An accessory carrier is removably mounted to the mounting bar and a system for removably mounting the accessory carrier to the mounting bar includes one or more clips. The clips have a rear wall, and upper and lower forwardly extending legs. The clip upper leg inserts into the mounting bar upper surface slot and the clip lower leg secures onto the mounting bar at the lower surface to secure the accessory carrier onto the mounting bar.