Bucket Seat Assembly with Integrated Backrest for Portable Comfort
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Solution Overview
Problem
Standard buckets lack back support and convenience when used as seats, leading to discomfort and difficulty in carrying fishing gear, and they do not enhance travel/storage capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A seat assembly for a bucket that includes a seat back portion and a seat portion in the form of a bucket lid, with protruding rib members for accessory attachment, a padded seat cushion, and a latching device to secure the assembly to the bucket, allowing for swiveling and inversion for compact storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a standard bucket is used as a seat, then it provides a simple seating surface, but it lacks back support causing user discomfort
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a bucket seat with a backrest assembly into an integrated unit. The backrest includes vertical support elements and horizontal support elements that merge with the bucket seat structure, providing both seating and back support functions in a single combined device rather than separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The backrest assembly is designed to be universally applicable to different bucket seats while providing multiple functions: vertical support, horizontal support, and adjustable positioning. The support elements can accommodate various user needs and bucket configurations, making the solution multi-functional and adaptable.
2Ease of operation
If accessories are added to provide back support, then comfort is improved, but the device becomes more complex and harder to manufacture
Solution Approach 1:
The backrest assembly is segmented into distinct vertical support elements and horizontal support elements that can be manufactured separately and then assembled. This segmentation allows each component to be produced using standard manufacturing processes and then connected through simple attachment mechanisms, reducing overall manufacturing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The backrest assembly incorporates adjustable and movable components that allow for dynamic positioning. The vertical and horizontal support elements can be positioned at different angles and heights to accommodate various user preferences, providing comfort without requiring a completely custom-designed rigid structure for each application.
3Ease of operation
If a rigid backrest structure is used, then back support is provided, but the assembly becomes difficult to store and transport
Solution Approach 1:
The backrest assembly is designed with dynamic, adjustable components rather than fixed rigid structures. The vertical and horizontal support elements can be repositioned and collapsed into different configurations, allowing the assembly to be compacted for storage and transport while maintaining structural integrity when in use.
Solution Approach 2:
The horizontal support elements and vertical support elements are designed to nest within each other when not in use. The structure allows components to be stored within the contours of the bucket seat and each other, creating a compact storage configuration similar to nested dolls, while providing full back support functionality when deployed.
Data Source
AI summary
A seat assembly for a bucket is disclosed herein. The seat assembly includes a seat back portion; and a seat portion coupled to the seat back portion, the seat portion being in the form of a bucket lid configured to engage a top peripheral rim of a bucket so as to enable the bucket to be used as a seat for a user that provides back support for the user while the user is in a seated position. In one or more embodiments, at least one latching device is configured to secure the seat portion of the seat assembly to the bucket, and the at least one latching device is configured to engage an outwardly extending rim of the bucket.