Fishing Bucket Rod Holder Attachment Without Wall Penetration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional fishing buckets lack a secure and non-penetrating method to attach fishing rod holders, which can damage equipment and weaken the bucket's structural integrity, leading to leaks and interference with handles.

Innovation Solution

A fishing bucket design featuring brackets with curved surfaces that attach fishing rod holders to the sidewall using adhesive or heat welding, eliminating the need for screws or bolts and ensuring the bucket's integrity and handle mobility.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If rod holders are directly attached to the bucket wall using bolts, then the rod holders are securely fixed, but the bucket wall is weakened and leaks occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverod holder attachment securityVSAvoidbucket wall integrity

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

A foam material is introduced as an intermediary between the rod holder and the bucket wall. The foam serves as a mounting medium that secures the rod holder while preserving the integrity of the bucket wall, eliminating the need for penetrating fasteners.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The mechanical fastening system (bolts and screws that penetrate the wall) is replaced with an adhesive foam system that bonds to the wall surface without penetration, substituting mechanical penetration with chemical adhesion.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Area of stationary object

If rod holders are placed close to the bucket wall, then space is saved, but the handle cannot move freely

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebucket surface utilizationVSAvoidhandle range of motion

Core Design Contradiction:

Area of stationary objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The rod holder is positioned in a third dimension by extending outward from the bucket wall on the foam material, creating spatial separation between the rod holder and the handle's path of motion, thus resolving the conflict between space utilization and handle mobility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Ease of manufacture

If rod holders are placed inside the bucket, then attachment is simple, but fishing rods and reels are damaged by other gear

Engineering Contradiction:

Improverod holder installationVSAvoidgear damage from contact

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The rod holder is extracted from the bucket interior and mounted on the exterior surface, removing the source of potential damage to fishing gear while maintaining simple attachment through the foam mounting system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS11026412B1Fishing bucket

Publication Date: 2021.06.08 MARIBEL DIAZ REVOCABLE TRUST DATED 5 21 2002

AI summary

A fishing bucket (1) having one or more fishing rod holders (7) secured to a sidewall (4) of a bucket (2) in a manner that does not penetrate or weaken the sidewall, thereby still allowing the bucket to be utilized for transport and storage of fishing equipment and more importantly for holding water, bait, caught fish and so forth while fishing without leaking. The fishing bucket is ideal for anglers who need to carry/haul fishing gear to a desired fishing spot and need a fishing pole and live bait/fish holder while fishing.