Collapsible Blow-Molded Bucket for Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pet food storage buckets are heavy, expensive, prone to damage, and inefficient in terms of storage and transportation due to their fixed design and material limitations.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible storage bucket made from blow-molded material with accordion pleated sidewalls, allowing for adjustable height and easy cleaning, which can be compacted for efficient storage and transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional storage buckets are made of ceramic or metal material with fixed design, then they provide good durability and protection, but they become heavy, expensive for transportation, and take up large amounts of storage space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies a collapsible bucket design made from flexible materials that can be compressed into a compact state for storage and transport, then expanded for use. This flexible shell approach eliminates the weight and storage space problems of rigid ceramic or metal buckets while maintaining sufficient durability for pet food storage through the engineered collapsible structure.
2Reliability
If conventional storage buckets are made of ceramic or metal material with fixed design, then they provide good durability and protection, but they become expensive for transportation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic collapsible bucket that transitions between expanded (storage/use) and compressed (transport) states. This dynamic design allows the bucket to occupy minimal space during transportation, directly reducing transportation costs and energy consumption while maintaining durability during both states through the engineered collapsible mechanism.
3Stability of the object's composition
If conventional storage buckets are made of fixed design, then they provide structural stability, but they take up large amounts of storage space when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a collapsible design that dynamically changes volume based on usage state. The bucket maintains structural stability when expanded for storage or use, then compresses into a compact form for storage, eliminating the need for large storage space that fixed-design buckets require. The engineered collapsible structure ensures stability is maintained throughout the transformation.
4Adaptability or versatility
If conventional storage buckets are made of fixed design, then they provide consistent storage capacity, but they cannot be adjusted for different amounts of pet food
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a collapsible bucket where the sidewalls can be compressed to different degrees, dynamically adjusting the internal storage capacity. This allows the same bucket structure to adapt to different amounts of pet food while maintaining relatively simple construction through the collapsible sidewall mechanism, achieving versatility without excessive complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The collapsible design reduces transportation costs and enhances storage efficiency while being lightweight, durable, and aesthetically appealing, facilitating ease of use and transport.
Implementation Method 1
The chamber portion (200), which is collapsible, is made from a blow-molded material
Data Source
AI summary
A collapsible storage bucket includes a chamber portion. The chamber portion further includes an opening. Additionally, the chamber portion is collapsible. The collapsible storage bucket further includes a bucket opening surround over the opening, where the bucket opening surround is detachable from the chamber portion. The collapsible storage bucket further includes a lid over the bucket opening surround, where the lid configured to cover an entirety of the opening. Additionally, the lid is detachable from the bucket opening surround.