Cooking pot support assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooking pot support devices do not effectively assist in pouring liquid from a cooking pot into a sink without risking spills or burns, as they lack a mechanism to securely position the pot at an angle and prevent sliding.
Innovation Solution
A support rack with a grapple portion that engages the sink's front edge and a support portion angled downwardly to hold the cooking pot at an angle, combined with a rotatable support and stop portion to prevent sliding, allowing for safe pouring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a cooking pot support device is designed to hold the pot at an angle for pouring, then the ease of operation is improved, but the stability of the pot position deteriorates due to risk of sliding into the sink
Solution Approach 1:
The stop portion is positioned in advance to counteract the potential sliding motion of the cooking pot into the sink. By placing the stop portion at a predetermined location on the support rack, the device prevents the harmful sliding action before it can occur, allowing the pot to be held at an optimal pouring angle while maintaining position stability.
2Productivity
If the support rack extends into the sink to angle the pot downward, then the productivity of pouring is improved, but the reliability of safe pouring deteriorates due to potential spills
Solution Approach 1:
The stop portion serves as a preliminary protective measure that prevents the cooking pot from sliding too far into the sink during the pouring process. By establishing this physical barrier in advance, the device ensures that even if the pot is accidentally pushed or shifted, it cannot move beyond the safe pouring position, thereby maintaining reliability while enabling efficient angled pouring.
3Device complexity
If a simple support structure is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the functionality of preventing sliding and spills deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The support rack is divided into functional segments: the support portion that angles downward into the sink for efficient pouring, and the separate stop portion that prevents sliding. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function effectively while keeping the overall structure relatively simple and easy to manufacture.
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AI summary
A cooking pot support assembly includes a support rack that has a grapple portion and a support portion. The grapple portion is positionable to engage a front edge of a sink having the support portion angling downwardly into the sink. The support portion has a cooking pot positioned thereon to support the cooking pot at an angle. In this way the support portion assists with pouring liquid from the cooking pot into the sink. A support is rotatably coupled to the support rack. The support is positionable in a deployed position to extend into the sink. The support includes a stop portion extending upwardly from the support rack to inhibit the cooking pot from sliding along the support rack into the sink.