Coating Material Container With Movable Band for Tool Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing paint containers are bulky and heavy, making them difficult to handle and use for painters, and lack efficient mechanisms for holding painting tools like rollers and brushes.
Innovation Solution
A container design featuring a flexible band and a bail that can be positioned to allow for easy grasping and handling, with inwardly extending portions for secure grip and ledges for holding painting tools, along with movable components to accommodate different user preferences and tool positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional paint container is used, then it can hold coating material, but it is bulky and heavy making it difficult to handle
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into a container body and a separate closure assembly that includes the bail and flexible band. This segmentation allows the handling components to be independently optimized and attached only when needed, reducing the overall weight while maintaining ease of handling.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible band is designed to be movable between different positions (first position for tool storage, second position for grasping). This dynamic configuration allows the container to adapt to different handling needs, providing ease of operation without adding permanent weight.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional paint container is used, then it can hold coating material, but it lacks efficient mechanisms for holding painting tools
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible band serves multiple functions: it can store painting tools (rollers, brushes) when in the first position, and can be moved to the second position to allow grasping of the container. This multi-functionality provides adaptability without significantly increasing structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Painting tools are stored within the flexible band structure, which itself is attached to the container body. This nesting arrangement allows tools to be held securely without adding external complexity to the container structure.
3Ease of operation
If the flexible band is positioned close to the rear for tool storage, then tools can be secured, but it interferes with grasping the container
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible band is designed to be movable between a first position (for secure tool storage near the rear) and a second position (spaced away from the rear to allow grasping). This dynamic positioning resolves the contradiction by allowing the user to switch between tool storage security and grasping ease based on the immediate need.
Data Source
AI summary
Provided is a container for a coating material including a container body defining a cavity, the container body having a rear with a slot at a top of the rear and a slot at a bottom of the rear, and a flexible band received in the slots and being adjustably attached to the rear of the container body, the flexible band being movable between a first position spaced a first distance from the rear, a second position spaced a second distance from the rear less than the first distance, and a third position spaced a third distance from the rear greater than the first distance to provide space for a user's hand between the rear of the container body and the flexible band.