Comments on: Second Product Research Phase For Project 0035

By: eric heichelbech

eric heichelbech — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:00:34 +0000

i think by leaving it in a Swiss army knife configuration would make changing attachments difficult. make it more like a Gerber. if i’m camping it will have to be versatile and efficient. how about a removable magnesium striker to light fires. you scrap the magnesium with the knife you already have. with the flint attachment light the magnesium. Or make the knife a “building block” or lego type of attachments. slide one attachment off and slide the other on. a two or three peace knife with all attachments fully functional by themselves. two or three knifes in one. fully functional knife even if you have just one of any verity, it still remains useful.
use an umbrella type attachments style

By: Lars Jensen

Lars Jensen — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:43:30 +0000

Scalloped edges for a better grip?

By: juan_gasparini

juan_gasparini — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:33:06 +0000

Tool to lock/unlock: large coin

With the type of attachment shown in the winning design, with the two hollow screw/nut with the wide flange, it usually can be tightened well if it has a notch deep enough for a large coin, like a quarter, on the flange. Either on both sides or one of the sides has a couple of ridges matching notches on the handle side. This way, all you need is a coin to tighten it as opposed to requiring a tool.

By: Brock Gillis

Brock Gillis — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:08:39 +0000

Size Selection

If you are to put your finger through the tool (like a karambit) then the max width of the tool would be around 0.75″. But for a multi-tool you want a length of 4″ (allowing for a useful blade length). The height of the tool depends on the shape. To grasp the tool with a finger through one of the holes it would need to be slightly curved and to fit the palm of the hand. I would think between 1.5″ and 2″ would be a comfortable.

Could the table be changed to select a max thickness and a max length. This may give a better indication of size preference.

By: janet

janet — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:14:08 +0000

@ Joshua: Thanks for the input. We’ll keep that in mind when we get further into the design. This is a more complex product than we normally do, so we’re planning on having a few design and research phases. We’re a while away from mechanism at this point, but a robust, tool free mechanism like that would be nice.

Janet (engineer @ quirky)

By: 2busy2blog

2busy2blog — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:04:56 +0000

Thanks Jess

My problem was solved when i realized i was not logged it.

Thanks,

By: jess

jess — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:55:45 +0000

Hey guys,

Could be two things:
1. You’re not logged into your account.
2. You’re in the “product research” project and not the “second product research” project. The product research project is closed, so you wouldn’t see a submit button. The second product research project still has three days to go.

Let me know if you’re still having problems — jess@quirky.com.

By: 2busy2blog

2busy2blog — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:45:02 +0000

I can’s submit my answers because there is not submit button on the page.

By: Joshua Beckstrom

Joshua Beckstrom — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:41:51 +0000

There wasn’t a place to talk about other options for Number 6, so here’s mine. The place where the fingers go through to hold it (I’ll call them the O-rings) would simply be two halves that snap together, allowing them to rotate around each other yet maintain a snug fit to the knife frame. The thing that keeps the O-rings from unsnapping accidentally would be a latching system that is part of each half of the O-ring that hinges around the knife frame and snaps together there. It could be very slim and not stick out from the knife very far at all. But the idea is that unless that latch is unsnapped, the O-rings can’t unsnap from each other. This also gives a handle for unsnapping the O-rings, as each latch could be pulled away from each other after they are unsnapped themselves!

By: eoyount

eoyount — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:37:18 +0000

Where is the submit button on the influence page?