Collapsible Wheeled Laundry Basket With Adjustable Volume
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing collapsible laundry and storage containers lack versatility and efficient storage solutions, particularly in terms of adaptability for different volumes, ease of mobility, and convenient carrying options.
Innovation Solution
A wheeled and extendable multi-purpose enclosure with adjustable sides, a telescoping handle, and shoulder straps, featuring a rigid base with integrated wheeled supports, magnetically or snap-secured flaps for volume adjustment, and a collapsible design that allows for easy conversion between expanded use and storage positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of stationary object
If the laundry basket is made collapsible for compact storage, then storage space efficiency is improved, but structural stability and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The basket is divided into a collapsible frame structure with modular components including side panels, base, and support bars that can be segmented and folded independently. This segmentation allows the basket to collapse into a compact form while maintaining structural integrity during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The basket incorporates dynamic elements such as hinges, pivots, and telescoping handle mechanisms that enable smooth transitions between expanded and collapsed states. These dynamic components facilitate easy operation while providing stable support when the basket is in use.
2Ease of operation
If the basket includes wheels and extendable handle for mobility, then ease of movement is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wheels are integrated directly into the collapsible frame structure, and the extendable handle is merged with the frame's support bars. This merging of components reduces the number of separate parts while maintaining mobility functionality, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame structure serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for the basket body, incorporates wheels for mobility, and includes telescoping sections that form the extendable handle. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, managing device complexity while enhancing mobility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the sides are made adjustable for volume control, then adaptability is improved, but structural stability worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The side panels are designed with adjustable mechanisms including magnets and snaps that allow dynamic reconfiguration of the basket volume. When adjusted, these mechanisms securely lock the sides in position, maintaining structural stability while enabling volume adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The basket allows changes in its geometric parameters (side height, volume) through adjustable side panels that can be repositioned using magnetic and snap fastening systems. These parameter changes are achieved while maintaining structural integrity through the stable frame and support structures.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a versatile, space-efficient, and easily maneuverable storage solution that can be adapted for various uses, including laundry, with enhanced mobility and convenient carrying capabilities.
Implementation Method 1
magnetically or snap-secured flaps for volume adjustment
Data Source
AI summary
A wheeled enclosure having an interior volume defining body including a rigid base and a plurality of upwardly extending and flexible sides. A plurality of wheeled supports are incorporated into the rigid base. A telescoping handle extends from a rear of the body and may be secured to an edge of the rigid base. Other features include the provision of rigid inserts which are seated within vertical pockets integrated into each of four interconnecting sides associated with a flexible body. The flexible body can include an upper half which reverse folds into an interior defined by the lower half and the rigid inserts. The rigid base can also be foldable and can convert the assembly between expanded use and collapsed storage positions.