Angled Floor Utility Box for Transparent Item Sorting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional fishing storage solutions, such as soft bags, are not transparent and lack effective sorting and indexing capabilities, making it difficult for users to locate specific items without fully opening and visually inspecting the contents.
Innovation Solution
A utility box with angled compartments and transparent or translucent design, featuring lids that pivotally connect to the main body and include holding units with clips, allowing for efficient organization and easy access to stored items.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If conventional soft bags are used for storage, then portability is maintained, but transparency and sorting capabilities are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The storage box is divided into multiple compartments with different orientations (upward-facing and downward-facing) and further segmented into sections using dividers. This segmentation allows for organized storage of different items while maintaining transparency, enabling users to quickly locate specific items without opening the entire container.
2Quantity of substance
If items are stored in non-transparent soft bags, then storage capacity is maximized, but item location time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage box utilizes transparent or translucent material that allows visual inspection of contents without opening the container. Different compartments can be associated with different item types, and the transparency enables quick visual identification and location of specific items, significantly reducing search time while maintaining storage capacity.
3Device complexity
If conventional storage bags are used, then simplicity is maintained, but indexing and sorting capabilities are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The storage box incorporates removable and adjustable dividers that can be repositioned to create different compartment configurations based on storage needs. This dynamic adaptability allows the same basic structure to serve multiple sorting and indexing purposes without requiring complex fixed structures, maintaining simplicity while enhancing versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a utility box, which includes a first compartment. The first compartment includes a first angled floor and a first holding unit configured to hold an article in the first compartment. The utility box also includes a first lid that covers at least the first compartment.