Free Standing Floor Rack for 4 pairs of SkisBlind
-
Open
-
Choosing Finalist
-
Ended
Compatibility: The ski rack stand should be designed to hold skis of all sizes, including regular, wide (up to 145mm) and cross-country (as narrow as 40mm) models comfortably and securely.
Design: Must have ventilation ports to allow skis to dry and for snow to melt. Must have drainage holes at the bottom to allow melted snow and water to drain out. Rack must stand on its own irrespective of how many skis are inserted (up to limit of 4).
Material: Lightweight, durable, non-corroding material. Polycarbonate (PC) plastic is likely most suitable but we are open to others ideas.
Packaging: Ski rack can be knockdown or fully assembled.
Stability: Ski rack stand must be stable and prevent skis from moving or falling over. We are open to having removable extensions that add stability.
Easy Assembly: The ski rack stand should be easy to assemble.
Interconnectability: Each ski rack stand should be able to connect to another ski rack stand. This would allow ski chalets or stores to purchase multiple and have them all interconnected.
Manufacturing Considerations: We would like to minimize the number of molds that are required. Design should consider the manufacturing process and how best to minimize mold and production costs as well as the potential for complications and defects.
Additional Features: We are open to unique ideas for additional features for the rack stand.
Options: If you have a good design but it works with a different number of skis such as 3, 5 or 6 we are potentially open to this.
Existing Competitors (for reference purposes only we are require a unique design):
Example 1 bit.ly/SkiStorageRack1
Example 2: bit.ly/SkiStorageRacks1Connected
Example 3: bit.ly/SkiStorageRack2
For SkiStorageRack1 we made rough CAD drawings as attached. Note we are looking for a unique design, this is an example for reference purposes only.
Format: CAD Files along with STL and STEP format.
First place will continue working with us on the design including full design for mass production.
(2) Lower height of the stand with removable supports is preferred over a taller design that will lead to higher packaging volume. Packaging volume minimization is very important.
(3) The holes or gaps that the skis are inserted into should would benefit from having something that keeps the skis in place. The skis will be thinner than the hole so keeping them from moving around would be beneficial to the design. An existing competitor has done this if you review the shared design.
(4) Consider that skiis are typically linked together and stored together as a pair. As such, the design should allow for both skis to into one hole or two holes but only a small piece of plastic between the two skiis. The use of two holes with plastic in between is likely a better design as it will keep the skiis more stable and prevent movement.
Entries
- SolidWorks 2022 — Casting process -01
- Microsoft PowerPoint 2019 — Free Standing Floor Rack for 4 pairs of
- SolidWorks 2022 — Casting process
- SolidWorks 2022 — Free Standing Floor Rack for 4 pairs of Skis -01
- SolidWorks 2022 — Free Standing Floor Rack for 4 pairs of Skis
- SolidWorks 2022 — Free Standing Floor Rack for 4 pairs of Skis -02
Discussion
Designer
Designer
Buyer
Designer
Do the stand need to be modular, i mean Should multiple stands be placed side by side or a design which is stand alone and can hold 4 pais of ski work
Buyer
Q1:
(Compatibility: The ski rack stand should be designed to hold skis of all sizes, including regular, wide (up to 145 mm), and cross-country (as narrow as 40 mm) models, comfortably and securely.)
Do you mean that each port in the rack must be able to house a pair of skis of any size or
You want one rack to have four ports of different sizes, each capable of housing a ski pair of one particular size, so that a rack can house four different sizes of skis.
Q2:
(Options: If you have a good design but it works with a different number of skis, such as 3, 5, or 6, we are potentially open to this.)
Do you want a rack to have a maximum of six ports so that it can house six skis?
Please clarify.
Designer
alexander_kzmnk
Designer