Detachable Container Mounting With Wheeled Support Frame
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing container systems lack efficient mechanisms for detachable suspension and locomotion, particularly for utility containers, which are not adequately addressed by current designs.
Innovation Solution
A container system featuring a suspension mechanism on the back wall for detachable attachment to carrying structures, combined with a support frame and wheels, allowing for easy articulation and locomotion, and wall mounts for secure attachment to surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a container system includes both suspension mechanisms for wall mounting and locomotion mechanisms with wheels, then the versatility and adaptability of the container system is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The container system integrates multiple functions into a single unified structure. The container can be suspended from walls via suspension mechanisms, moved on the ground via locomotion mechanisms with wheels, and stacked vertically via engagement mechanisms. This multi-functionality allows the same container to serve multiple purposes in different contexts without requiring separate systems for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines previously separate container systems (suspended containers and wheeled containers) into a single integrated system. The suspension mechanism, locomotion mechanism, and engagement mechanism work together as a coordinated whole, allowing the container to transition between different modes of storage and transport seamlessly.
2Ease of operation
If detachable suspension mechanisms are added to containers for wall mounting, then the ease of operation for attachment and detachment is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The suspension mechanism is designed as a separate, modular component that can be independently attached to and detached from the container. This segmentation allows the attachment mechanism to be optimized for ease of use without complicating the overall container structure. The same modular approach is applied to the locomotion and engagement mechanisms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If containers are designed with both suspension and locomotion mechanisms, then the adaptability to different storage and transport scenarios is improved, but the weight of the container increases
Solution Approach 1:
The container system is designed to be dynamic rather than static, allowing it to adapt its configuration based on operational needs. The container can transition between being suspended, being moved on wheels, or being stacked, with each mode utilizing only the necessary mechanisms for that specific operation, thereby optimizing the weight-to-functionality ratio.
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AI summary
A container assembly includes a container with a back wall having a back face with at least a pair of spaced apart top mounting sockets projecting backwards from an upper portion of said back face, each mounting socket comprises at least a front wall portion and a spaced apart back wall portion, with a bottom mounting opening therebetween. A locomoting unit includes a support frame that comprises a pair of wheels and a manipulating handle, at least a pair of coplanar container mounts disposed at a top portion of the support frame and projecting from a front surface thereof. Each container mount may have an upward projecting tongue arrestable within a top mounting socket of a container. Each of the top mounting sockets is mountable over the container mount. A back surface of the container mount may be spaced from a front surface of the support frame.