Crib-Hanging Storage Organizer With Partitioned Baby Item Access

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional storage devices for baby care items do not facilitate easy access to specific articles as they are stored in a single interior bag without classification, occupying space and being easily damaged by baby access.

Innovation Solution

A storage device comprising a supporting frame, a storage unit with a partitioning component to divide the space into compartments, and a connecting belt for easy assembly and disassembly, allowing for organized storage and easy access to different baby care items.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If all kinds of articles are stored in the same interior bag without classification, then the storage device structure is simple, but it is not convenient for parents to access a specific article

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconvenience of accessing specific articleVSAvoidstorage structure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The storage device is divided into multiple independent storage bags, each designated for specific types of articles (e.g., feeding bottles, diapers, baby wipes, toys, baby powder). This segmentation allows parents to quickly locate and access specific items without searching through a single undifferentiated bag, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining relatively simple individual bag structures.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of operation

If frequently used articles are left at corners of a baby crib for convenience, then parents can access them easily, but they occupy the inner space of the baby crib and may be damaged since they are easily accessed by babies

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconvenience of accessing articlesVSAvoidprotection of articles from damage
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The storage device extracts frequently used baby care articles from the baby crib interior and relocates them to an external hanging structure. This removes the articles from the harmful environment where babies could access and damage them, while still providing convenient access for parents through the external hanging location near the crib.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The storage device acts as an intermediary structure between the baby crib and the articles. Instead of placing articles directly in the crib where they are vulnerable, the device provides a protected intermediate storage location that is accessible to parents but inaccessible to babies, thereby protecting articles from damage while maintaining convenience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If all articles are stored together in one storage space, then the storage device structure is simple, but the space is not optimized for different types of articles

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesuitability for different articlesVSAvoidnumber of storage compartments
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Each storage bag is designed as a separate unit with specific characteristics suitable for particular types of articles. For example, different bags can have different sizes, materials, or opening mechanisms optimized for storing feeding bottles, diapers, wipes, or powders. This local quality optimization improves adaptability for different articles while keeping each individual bag structurally simple.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS8267260B2Storage device
Publication Date: 2012.09.18 BAMBINO PREZIOSO SWITZERLAND AG
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AI summary

A storage device includes a supporting frame, a storage unit, a partitioning component, and a connecting belt. The supporting frame includes a hanger and is formed with an engaging hole. The storage unit is coupled detachably to the supporting frame, and includes a bottom wall and a surrounding wall cooperating with the bottom wall to define a storage space. The partitioning component is disposed in the storage unit for dividing the storage space into at least two compartments. The connecting belt is for connecting the partitioning component to the supporting frame.