Adjustable Storage Bucket With Vertical Rails
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bucket devices lack the ability to efficiently customize storage space for multiple types of items, failing to provide effective compartmentalization and insulation for varying storage needs.
Innovation Solution
A container with a bottom wall and perimeter wall, featuring vertically oriented rails and a selectively positionable lateral panel that divides the interior space into compartments, along with an insulating lid, allowing for customizable compartmentalization and efficient use of cooling materials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single container is used to store multiple types of items, then storage versatility is improved, but the ability to effectively compartmentalize and insulate different items deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the single container into multiple compartments using removable dividers and adjustable shelving units. These internal partitions create separate storage zones within the container, allowing different types of items to be stored in distinct compartments with appropriate insulation and organization, thus resolving the contradiction between storage versatility and compartmentalization effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs dynamic elements such as adjustable shelving units that can be repositioned at different heights and removable dividers that can be reconfigured based on storage needs. This dynamic adaptability allows the container to transform its internal structure to accommodate various item types and sizes, maintaining both versatility and effective compartmentalization.
2Temperature
If cooling materials are used to insulate items in the container, then insulation effectiveness is improved, but the quantity of cooling materials required increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by placing insulation and cooling materials specifically in the compartments where they are most needed rather than uniformly throughout the entire container. Each compartment can be independently insulated based on the specific items stored within, optimizing temperature control while minimizing the total quantity of cooling materials required.
Solution Approach 2:
By segmenting the container into insulated compartments, the patent allows cooling materials to be concentrated in specific zones rather than distributed throughout the entire volume. This segmentation enables more efficient use of cooling materials, as they are placed only where temperature control is necessary for the stored items.
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AI summary
An adjustable storage bucket device permits customizing storage space to facilitate storing multiple types of items in a single container. The device includes a container having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending upwardly from a perimeter edge of the bottom wall, a top edge of the perimeter wall defining an opening into an interior space of the container. A plurality of vertical rails is coupled to an interior face of the perimeter wall wherein the vertical rails are positioned in the interior space. A lateral panel is selectively positionable in the interior space. Opposite sides of the lateral panel are positioned between a selectable opposed pair of the vertical rails wherein the lateral panel is supported in an upright position in the interior space.