Live Bait Container with Recessed Panels and Detachable Lid

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing live bait containers for watercraft lack a secure and accessible design for holding and managing live bait, particularly when mounted on a seat pedestal, leading to issues with stability and ease of access during fishing.

Innovation Solution

A live bait container assembly with a container having a bottom panel, recessed side panels, and a detachable lid assembly that includes a dish-shaped inner lid portion and a lid handle, which can be securely attached to a seat pedestal, providing stability and easy access to the bait through a neck opening, and optionally includes an aerator and inserts for different types of bait.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a live bait container is mounted on a seat pedestal, then accessibility to bait is improved, but stability of the container may worsen

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccessibility to baitVSAvoidstability of container

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The container is divided into multiple components: a removable lid assembly with inner and outer lid portions, a container body with recessed side panels, and mounting brackets. This segmentation allows the container to be securely mounted while maintaining accessibility, as each component can be optimized for its specific function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The container includes pre-configured mounting brackets and attachment mechanisms that enable secure installation on the seat pedestal before use. The recessed side panels are designed in advance to provide structural reinforcement, ensuring stability is established prior to accessing the bait.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Ease of operation

If a detachable lid assembly is used, then ease of access to bait is improved, but device complexity worsens

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of access to baitVSAvoidcomplexity of lid assembly

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The lid assembly is segmented into an inner lid portion and an outer lid portion that can be independently removed. This allows users to access the bait by removing only the necessary portion, simplifying the operation while the modular design manages complexity through functional separation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The inner lid portion is nested within the outer lid portion, with the inner portion fitting into the outer portion when closed. This nesting arrangement provides a compact structure that maintains simplicity while enabling selective access to the bait container interior.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

3Strength

If recessed side panels are used, then structural strength is improved, but manufacturing complexity worsens

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural strength of containerVSAvoidmanufacturing of container

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The container side panels are divided into recessed portions and protruding portions, creating a modular structure that enhances strength through geometric reinforcement. While the shaping is more complex, the segmented design allows for efficient manufacturing through standardized forming processes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The recessed side panels incorporate curved and contoured surfaces that provide structural reinforcement similar to structural ribs. These curved geometries enhance strength and rigidity while can be efficiently produced using rotational molding or injection molding techniques.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #14Spheroidality (Curvature)

Data Source

PatentUS11382321B1Live bait container assemblies

Publication Date: 2022.07.12 VANN III MARVIN E

AI summary

Live bait container assemblies for mounting on a seat pedestal of a watercraft seat on a watercraft may include a bait container having a container bottom panel. A plurality of container corners may be carried by the container bottom panel. A plurality of recessed container side panels may extend between the plurality of container corners. A plurality of container handles may extend between the plurality of container corners in spaced-apart relationship to the plurality of recessed container side panels, respectively. A container top panel may be carried by the plurality of container corners and the plurality of recessed container side panels. A container interior may be formed by the container bottom panel, the plurality of container corners, the plurality of recessed container side panels and the container top panel. A container neck having a neck opening may extend from the container top panel in communication with the container interior. A container lid assembly may be removably carried by the container neck and closing the neck opening. The container lid assembly may include a container lid rim detachably carried by the container neck, a dish-shaped inner lid portion detachably carried by the container lid rim and a container lid handle carried by the inner lid portion. Container lid assemblies for a container are also disclosed.