Food and beverage cooler assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional coolers lack organization and secure storage solutions for items, leading to disorganization, loss, and inconvenience during leisure activities, as they often mix all items together and fail to securely attach accessories.
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, maintaining organization and preventing loss by providing designated spaces for items and accessories.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If all food and beverage items are placed in the interior portion of the cooler together, then the cooler can be simple in structure, but the items become disorganized and difficult to identify
Solution Approach 1:
The cooler interior is divided into multiple compartments using partition members that create separate storage spaces. These partitions segment the single interior portion into organized sections, allowing different types of items (beverages, food, ice) to be stored separately while maintaining overall structural simplicity.
2Device complexity
If accessories are transported separately from the cooler, then the cooler design remains simple, but items may be lost or misplaced during transport
Solution Approach 1:
Accessory storage containers are integrated with the cooler through removable attachment assemblies that connect to securement features on the cooler exterior. This merging allows accessories to be transported together with the cooler as a unified system, preventing loss while maintaining the ability to separate components when not needed.
3Ease of operation
If accessories are removably secured to the cooler, then items remain organized and secure, but the cooler structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The securement features and attachment assemblies are designed with universal compatibility, allowing the same attachment mechanism to secure various types of accessories (containers, cup holders, tool holders) to different locations on the cooler. This multi-functionality provides organized accessory storage without requiring complex custom mechanisms for each accessory type.
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 releaseably 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.