Integrated Door Latch Valuables Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a secure and convenient method to store valuables like mobile phones in public restroom or changing room settings, preventing damage and forgetting, while also allowing for door latching and reminding users of their belongings before leaving.
Innovation Solution
A sliding bolt latch integrated with a container for holding valuables, featuring a latching member that secures the door and includes a reminder mechanism to alert users of their stored items, with options for installation on various door structures and materials like metal and polymer, and additional features such as UV disinfection and advertising displays.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a sliding bolt latch is used to secure the door, then door security is improved, but there is no provision for storing valuables or providing user reminders
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the door latch mechanism with a valuables storage container into a single integrated unit. The container is mounted on the door and includes compartments for storing items such as cell phones, while the latch mechanism remains functional for securing the door. This merging allows the door security system to also provide valuables storage without requiring separate devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The latch assembly serves multiple functions: it secures the door through the sliding bolt mechanism, provides storage space for valuables through integrated containers, and offers user reminders through visible indicators or messages on the container. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by making the security system versatile enough to handle both door protection and valuables management.
2Ease of operation
If valuables are placed on the floor or toilet paper dispenser, then storage is provided, but the items risk damage and being forgotten
Solution Approach 1:
The storage container is integrated directly into the door latch assembly, combining the security function with the storage function. Users can place valuables in the container which is secured to the door, ensuring items are both accessible when needed and protected from damage and forgetting through the secure mounting and integrated design.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a separate valuables storage system is added to the door latch, then storage capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The container is integrated into the existing latch assembly structure, utilizing the door's existing mounting points and structural elements. This integration approach adds storage functionality while minimizing the increase in overall system complexity by reusing existing components and mounting infrastructure rather than adding entirely separate systems.
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AI summary
A receptacle that can receive a cell phone or other mobile communication device or other useful objects such as keys that attaches over a restroom or changing room door latch used to secure the door during use of the restroom or changing room. Receptacle's position such that the usual insert a cell phone into the receptacle when the restroom stall door is secured closed and locked by a latch bolt. The user will not forget the cell phone because it will be necessary to remove the cell phone to access the latch bolt for unlocking the stall door. The device can also include advertising with DC and disposed on the receptacle surface or adjacent a portion of the receptacle surface. An ultraviolet light can be activated to help as a disinfectant device to kill bacteria and viruses on any cell phones or other objects in the receptacle.