Cantilevered Slide Support for Wall-Mounted Storage Containers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Storage containers often occupy significant space and hinder access to their contents when stacked or placed on furniture, especially in situations like traveling where space is limited and items need to be easily accessed.
Innovation Solution
A support system comprising an extendable slide assembly and a support bracket that allows storage containers to be removably secured in a cantilevered manner, enabling easy access and minimizing space usage, with features like telescoping members, release actuators, and locking mechanisms for secure positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If storage containers are placed on the floor or stacked on top of one another, then they can be easily supported, but they occupy large amounts of space and severely reduce access to the contents
Solution Approach 1:
The support bracket utilizes vertical wall space instead of horizontal floor space, transitioning the storage container support from a horizontal plane to a vertical plane. This allows containers to be suspended in three-dimensional space, maximizing floor space while maintaining easy access to contents through front-facing positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The support bracket acts as an intermediary structure mounted to the wall, transferring the load from the storage container to the wall structure. This intermediary element enables space-efficient storage by utilizing the wall's load-bearing capacity rather than requiring floor space.
2Ease of operation
If storage containers are placed on shelves or furniture, then they are elevated for access, but they are at inconvenient heights and difficult to move
Solution Approach 1:
The support bracket incorporates adjustable height positioning and removable attachment mechanisms that allow the storage container to be dynamically repositioned between different heights and locations on the wall, transforming a static shelf system into a dynamic, adaptable support structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The support system is divided into separate components (mounting portion, attachment portion, abutments) that can be independently adjusted and reconfigured, allowing the storage container to be easily moved between different positions without requiring complex integrated mechanisms.
3Ease of operation
If luggage is placed on top of furniture or luggage stands, then it is easily accessible, but it occupies the furniture top or floor space so that it cannot be used in other ways
Solution Approach 1:
The support bracket moves the luggage storage function from horizontal surfaces (floor or furniture top) to vertical wall space, freeing up all horizontal surfaces for their primary functions while maintaining easy access to luggage through front-facing suspension.
Solution Approach 2:
The wall-mounted support bracket provides a universal storage solution that can accommodate various types of luggage and containers without requiring specialized furniture pieces, allowing the same wall space to serve multiple storage needs while keeping floors and furniture surfaces fully available.
Data Source
AI summary
A support system for a storage container includes an extendable slide assembly having a first end and a second end, and a support bracket removably receiving the first end of the extendable slide assembly to support the extendable slide assembly in a cantilevered manner. The second end of the extendable slide assembly is configured to support the storage container.