Yarn Carrying Apparatus with Segmented Storage

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Solution Overview

Problem

Knitters face challenges in controlling and transporting yarn, as balls of yarn tend to tangle, roll away, and get dirty, making it difficult to maintain a steady gauge while knitting, especially when traveling.

Innovation Solution

A yarn-carrying and dispensing apparatus with a hollow, oval-shaped portion connected by a hinge, featuring a removable insert with a dividing wall, yarn dispensing holes, and a skein and cone tool that allows for easy transport and organized yarn dispensing.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If knitters use bulky yarn bags or baskets to carry yarn while traveling, then yarn can be transported, but the yarn becomes tangled and intertwined with other materials

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveportabilityVSAvoidyarn organization

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The apparatus divides the yarn storage space into multiple compartments using dividing walls, allowing different yarns to be stored separately in organized sections rather than tangled together in a single bag

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The apparatus introduces a structured container with compartments as an intermediary between the knitter and their yarn supply, providing a stable organizational framework that prevents tangling during transport

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If knitters constantly pull to release yarn from a tangled ball, then yarn can be dispensed, but it becomes difficult to maintain a smooth even gauge

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveyarn dispensingVSAvoidgauge consistency

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The apparatus pre-organizes the yarn in compact, non-tangled balls within compartments, so that when yarn is needed it can be released smoothly without constant pulling or untangling, maintaining consistent gauge throughout the knitting process

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If knitters carry yarn in big bulky bags, then yarn can be transported, but the ball of yarn rolls away and gets dirty on the floor

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetransport capabilityVSAvoidyarn contamination

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The apparatus serves as a protective intermediary container that holds the yarn balls securely in place during transport, preventing them from rolling away on the floor and exposing them to dirt, lint, and pet hairs

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The divided compartments with walls provide individual protected spaces for each yarn ball, isolating them from contaminants on the floor while maintaining organization and preventing rolling

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS11441248B2Yarn-carrying and dispensing apparatus

Publication Date: 2022.09.13 PRYM CONSUMER USA INC

AI summary

Described herein are embodiments of a yarn-carrying and dispensing apparatus. The embodiments described allow knitters to easily transport, carry and use balls of yarn for knitting and other knitting materials. The embodiments prevent the ball of yarn from rolling away or getting tangled or intertwined. The embodiments also easily and smoothly dispense the yarn, making the knitting more efficient and easier for the knitter. The embodiments provide additional elements to accommodate a knitter: (i) a ruler allowing, for example, to measure a knitting sampler; (ii) a needle gauge and needle openings, allowing, for example, to measure the size of a needle; and (3) an insert allowing, for example, to hold one or more balls of yarn.