Dual-Level Hanger System for Container Space Utilization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hanger systems for transporting garments in containers leave unused space in the upper section due to less overlapping of garments, leading to inefficient use of space and increased environmental impact from transportation.
Innovation Solution
A hanger system that includes a first hanger bar with vertical item hangers and a second hanger bar with horizontal item hangers, allowing additional garments to be hung between fully stocked vertical hangers, utilizing the otherwise unused space in the upper section of the container by using a circular second hanger bar with pre-installed horizontal item hangers and retaining elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple garments are hung on vertical holding strings or straps to increase the number of garments transported, then the quantity of garments transported increases, but unused space remains in the upper section of the container
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a second hanger bar positioned above the first hanger bar, utilizing the vertical dimension and the previously unused upper space in the container. This dimensional expansion allows garments to be hung in two levels, effectively converting wasted vertical space into productive storage capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The container's hanging space is segmented into two distinct levels using two separate hanger bars. The first hanger bar serves the lower section while the second hanger bar utilizes the upper section, dividing the continuous vertical space into functional segments that both contribute to garment storage.
2Volume of moving object
If a second hanger bar is added to utilize upper space, then space utilization increases, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The second hanger bar is designed with the same functional characteristics as the first hanger bar, allowing it to independently support vertical item hangers. This universality means the system uses repeated, standardized components rather than introducing complex new structures, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a string- or strap based hanger system for containers, comprising a main hanger bar, suited to be attached to a holding structure connected to a shipping container and dimensioned to spanning the entire width of the container, and a plurality of vertical item hangers coupled to said hanger bar and extending from the main hanger bar in a general direction downward. The hanger system further comprises a top plus hanger and at least one horizontal item hanger to hold at least one horizontal item hanger arrangeable along an extension direction of the second hanger bar and preferably located between a first and a top plus vertical item hanger of the main hanger bar.