Y-Shaped Equipment Retention Receiver for Reliable Hands-Free Locking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Typical equipment retention systems often fail due to moving components, especially during intense use or in inclement environments, leading to unreliable retention of objects like archery bows, crossbows, and firearms.
Innovation Solution
A hands-free equipment retention system featuring a receiver with a Y-shaped opening and a mounting post that engages via a chamfered edge and angled protrusion, allowing for secure locking and unlocking without additional components, enabling the system to be fixedly secured to various surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If moving components are used in equipment retention systems, then the system can be more adaptable and easier to operate, but the reliability deteriorates due to failure during intense use and in inclement environments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes moving components and biasing elements from the retention system, extracting the sources of potential failure. The retention mechanism relies solely on the geometric interaction between the post's head and the receiver's angled protrusion, eliminating parts that could fail during intense use or in harsh environments.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is divided into distinct functional components: the receiver with its Y-shaped opening and angled protrusion, and the mounting post with its specifically shaped head. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall system reliability through simple, failure-resistant interfaces.
2Adaptability or versatility
If moving components and biasing elements are used in equipment retention systems, then the system can provide flexible retention, but the device complexity increases and reliability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates biasing elements such as springs and cam mechanisms from the retention system. The retention flexibility is achieved purely through the geometric design of the post head and receiver interface, specifically the angled protrusion that provides natural locking without additional components.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking and retention functions are merged into a single geometric interface between the mounting post head and the receiver's angled protrusion. This integration eliminates the need for separate biasing elements and moving components, reducing device complexity while maintaining retention flexibility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If moving components are used in equipment retention systems, then the system can be more versatile, but the reliability worsens during intense use and in inclement environments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes all moving components that could fail during intense use or exposure to inclement environments. The retention mechanism relies exclusively on the static geometric interaction between the post head and receiver, ensuring reliability regardless of environmental conditions or usage intensity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses the natural geometry of the post head and receiver interface to provide self-locking retention. The angled protrusion automatically engages with the post head to prevent removal, eliminating the need for additional retaining elements that could fail under harsh conditions.
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AI summary
An equipment retention system is provided for selective hands-free retention of an object. In one example, the equipment retention system includes a receiver having a first component and a second component secured to the first component. The system may further include a mounting post having a first end and a second end. In one example, the mounting post selectively engages with the receiver via the first end and is fixedly secured to a piece of equipment via the second, opposite, end. In one example, the receiver defines a substantially Y-shaped opening configured to selectively receive the first end of the mounting post. In another example, upon insertion of the first end of the mounting post into the Y-shaped opening, the mounting post is locked within the Y-shaped opening via engagement between the mounting post and an angled protrusion extending away from the second component of the receiver.