Cooler Assembly with Securement Features for Accessory Organization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional coolers lack organization and securement features for items, leading to disorganization and loss of accessories during transport, especially in leisure activities where perishable food and beverages are kept cool.
Innovation Solution
A cooler assembly with a main portion and a cover portion, featuring securement features and attachment assemblies that allow for the removably securing accessories, such as containers, to the cooler's sides, maintaining order and preventing loss during transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Temperature
If all food and beverage items are placed in the interior portion of the cooler with ice and cooling packs, then the items are maintained at a desired temperature, but the items tend to shift during transport making the interior portion disorganized and obscuring item identification
Solution Approach 1:
The cooler interior is divided into multiple compartments using partition members that create separate storage spaces. These partitions organize items into distinct sections, preventing them from shifting and mixing during transport while maintaining temperature control in each compartment through strategic ice placement.
2Adaptability or versatility
If accessories such as bottle openers, napkins, utensils, cups, radios, and speakers are transported with the cooler, then these items are available for use, but they are often forgotten when departing and may be left in a vehicle resulting in time wasted to retrieve them
Solution Approach 1:
The cooler assembly integrates multiple functional components including the cooler portion, attachment assemblies for securing accessories, and partition members for organizing items. This merging of storage and transport functions into a single unified system ensures all accessories and items are transported together, eliminating forgotten items and retrieval time.
3Adaptability or versatility
If accessories are transported haphazardly from a vehicle to a final location, then they can be brought along, but items could be dropped or lost along the way
Solution Approach 1:
Accessories and items are pre-organized and secured to the cooler assembly before departure using attachment assemblies and partition members. This preliminary organization and securement prevents items from being dropped or lost during transport to the final location, ensuring reliable item security throughout the journey.
Data Source
AI summary
A cooler assembly for the storage of one or more objects includes a cooler portion having a main portion and a cover portion that is removably or pivotable relative to the main portion. First and second main portion securement features are disposed on a side wall of the main portion, and the first and second main portion securement features may be identical. First and second attachment assemblies, which may include a container, have identical first and second attachment securement features, respectively, which may releasably engage either of the first and second main portion securement features to allow the first and second attachment assemblies to be transported with and stored on the cooler portion.