Cooler stand
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cooler stands do not provide a platform with a holder spaced away from the platform and legs extending in an opposite direction to securely support a cooler in multiple orientations, limiting their versatility and storage efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A platform with a holder spaced away from the platform and legs extending in an opposite direction, allowing the cooler to be secured in a raising position for easy access and in a storage position for compact storage, with features like retainers and legs to prevent movement, and a wire-form construction for stability and ease of mounting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a cooler stand uses a simple platform design, then it is easy to manufacture, but it cannot securely support a cooler in multiple orientations
Solution Approach 1:
The platform is designed to be alternately positionable in a raising position and a storage position, transforming a static structure into a dynamic one that adapts to different operational requirements. This allows the same platform to securely support the cooler in multiple orientations without requiring multiple separate structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The platform serves multiple functions: it supports the cooler in a raised position for access, in a storage position for compact storage, and provides structural attachment points for legs and holders. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by eliminating the need for separate structures for each function.
2Volume of moving object
If the platform is designed for compact storage, then storage efficiency is improved, but accessibility during use is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The platform's ability to alternate between raising and storage positions allows it to dynamically adapt between the two conflicting requirements. When accessibility is needed, the platform assumes the raising position; when storage efficiency is prioritized, it assumes the storage position.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the cooler stand uses a solid construction, then stability is improved, but wind passage and ground engagement are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The wire-form construction creates a porous structure that allows wind to pass through, reducing wind resistance and the harmful effects of wind load. Despite the open structure, stability is maintained through the strategic placement and configuration of the wire elements, particularly the legs extending to engage with the ground.
Data Source
AI summary
A cooler stand apparatus for supporting a cooler above a ground surface includes a platform, a plurality of legs, and a holder. The holder is spaced in a first direction away from the platform, and the legs extend in a second direction opposite the first away from the platform. The platform is positionable in a raising position such that the legs space the platform above a ground surface and the holder secures a cooler on the platform. The platform is also positionable in a storage position such that the cooler is supported by a different surface of the platform and is surrounded by the legs. Retainers are provided for securing the cooler to the platform when the platform supports the cooler while in the storage position.