Cutlery Tool Removable Couple Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cutlery tools and holders do not efficiently address the need for easy access, storage, transportation, and utilization, particularly when cutting cardboard, packing tape, or plastic wrap to access contents in shipping containers.
Innovation Solution
A cutter and holder apparatus comprising a body with a blade, an insert leg, and a channel for positioning the insert leg below an object, allowing the blade to cut the object. The apparatus includes a removable couple mechanism with a base and a keeper, enabling easy positioning and retrieval from a storage position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the cutlery device is made easily accessible between usage and storage position, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases due to the removable couple mechanism
Solution Approach 1:
The cutlery device is divided into two separate components: a body portion containing the cutting blade and a holder portion. These segments can be easily separated for use and connected for storage, resolving the contradiction by enabling simple accessibility through segmentation rather than complex mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The body and holder are merged through a removable couple mechanism that allows them to connect and disconnect easily. This merging principle enables the device to transition between operational and storage states without requiring complex permanent attachment mechanisms.
2Object-generated harmful factors
If the blade is positioned within the channel for safety, then the object-generated harmful factors are reduced, but the ease of operation deteriorates due to restricted blade access
Solution Approach 1:
The blade positioning system is made dynamic, allowing the blade to move between a retracted position within the channel for safety and an extended position for cutting operations. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction by enabling both safety and operational accessibility at different times.
Solution Approach 2:
The channel acts as an intermediary structure that contains and guides the blade. It provides safety when the blade is retracted while still allowing the blade to extend for cutting, mediating between the conflicting requirements of safety and accessibility.
3Manufacturing precision
If the insert leg is positioned below the object within the channel, then the manufacturing precision is improved for accurate cutting, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The insert leg is pre-positioned within the channel structure before the cutting operation begins. This preliminary positioning ensures accurate blade placement relative to the object without requiring complex real-time adjustment mechanisms during the cutting process.
Solution Approach 2:
The channel serves multiple functions: it guides the insert leg for precise positioning, contains the blade during cutting, and provides structural support. This multi-functionality achieves manufacturing precision without adding separate complex positioning mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
A cutter and holder apparatus cuts an object. A body has a first side, a second side and an edge. An insert leg is coupled to the body. A channel is defined between the body and the insert leg for positioning the insert leg below the object and the object within the channel. A blade is coupled to the body and is positioned within the channel for cutting the object. A body link is coupled to the body. A base has a first side, a second side and an edge. A base link is coupled to the base. The body is positioned adjacent to the base and the body link couples with the base link for defining a removable couple and temporarily coupling the body with the base. A keeper is coupled with the base.