Angular Tool Holder With Shiftable Threaded and Clamp Connectors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional extension poles with threaded or frictional connectors are not easily adaptable to a wide range of manual tools, leading to unreliable connections and ease of misplacement or loss of adaptors.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable tool holder with pivotally coupled tool connectors that can shift relative to each other, allowing for interchangeable connection methods such as threaded or frictional connections, enabling secure attachment to various tools without the need for additional adaptors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional extension poles use threaded or frictional connectors, then the connection structure is simple, but the adaptability to different manual tools is poor and connections are unreliable
Solution Approach 1:
The tool holder is designed with multiple tool connectors that can be shifted between proximal and distal positions, allowing a single device to accommodate various tool types (e.g., roller brushes, paint brushes, sprayers) with different connection methods. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for multiple specialized adaptors while maintaining simple connector structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The tool connectors are made shiftable along the longitudinal axis between proximal and distal positions, enabling dynamic reconfiguration of the tool holder to match different tool connection points. This dynamic adjustment capability provides versatility without requiring complex interchangeable connector systems.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple adaptors are used to change connector types, then adaptability improves, but the device becomes more complex and adaptors are easily misplaced or lost
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple tool connectors with different connection capabilities are integrated into a single tool holder body. Instead of requiring separate adaptors for different tool types, the invention combines multiple connectors (e.g., threaded connector, frictional connector) into one unified device that can be reconfigured as needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The tool holder serves as a universal interface that can connect to various tool types without requiring additional adaptors. The shiftable connectors enable a single device to perform the functions that would otherwise require multiple specialized adaptors, reducing complexity and preventing loss.
3Adaptability or versatility
If tool connectors are fixed in position, then the structure is simple, but the ability to connect to various tools with different connection points is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The tool connectors are designed to be shiftable between fixed proximal and distal positions along the longitudinal axis. This dynamic positioning capability allows the connectors to align with different connection points on various tools while maintaining simple fixed-position structures when in use.
Solution Approach 2:
The tool holder is segmented into distinct connector components that can be independently positioned. The first and second tool connectors can be shifted relative to each other, allowing flexible configuration to match different tool connection requirements while maintaining structural simplicity.
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AI summary
An adjustable tool holder is configured for interchangeable use with a variety of tools provided with different connection elements. The connection elements include at least a first connection element configured for a first manner of connection with the tool holder and a second connection element configured for a second manner of connection with the tool holder. The tool holder includes a distally extending tool support operable to detachably support each of the tools. The tool support includes a first tool connector configured to releasably connect with the first connection element in the first manner of connection. The tool support includes a second tool connector configured to releasably connect with the second connection element in the second manner of connection.