Heavy Duty Garbage Bag Support Frame for Warehouse Waste Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

In retail and wholesale distribution centers, large garbage cans are often not conveniently located, making it time-consuming for workers to dispose of waste, and leaving piles of garbage on the floor is cumbersome and potentially dangerous.

Innovation Solution

A heavy-duty garbage bag support apparatus with a shatter-resistant support frame and fasteners that can be mounted to a surface, allowing the bag to be held in an open position, enabling easy filling and relocation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If large garbage cans are used for waste management in distribution centers, then waste management capacity is improved, but mobility and convenience are worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvewaste management capacityVSAvoidmobility and convenience

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The invention divides the waste management system into two components: a stationary heavy-duty support structure that provides high capacity, and a removable garbage bag that provides mobility. The bag can be detached and replaced without moving the entire support structure, combining high capacity with operational flexibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The garbage bag is extracted as a separate removable component from the support structure. This allows the bag to be easily removed and replaced while the support structure remains stationary, providing both high waste management capacity and ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Ease of operation

If garbage cans are placed in convenient locations for workers, then ease of operation is improved, but structural stability and load-bearing capacity are worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconvenience for workersVSAvoidstructural stability and load-bearing capacity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The system separates the heavy-duty stationary support structure from the removable garbage bag. The support structure can be permanently installed in convenient locations for workers while providing high load-bearing capacity, and the bag can be easily replaced without moving the structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Productivity

If garbage is left in piles on the warehouse floor for later disposal, then productivity is improved by avoiding frequent trips, but safety and workspace organization are worsened

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvereduction of disposal tripsVSAvoidsafety hazards and obstruction

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The invention enables workers to perform waste disposal immediately at the source by providing easily replaceable garbage bags in convenient locations. This preliminary action of immediate disposal eliminates the need to accumulate garbage, preventing safety hazards while maintaining productivity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS12187534B2Heavy duty garbage bag support

Publication Date: 2025.01.07 LAPOUSSIS GEORGE

AI summary

An apparatus for supporting a bag, particularly a heavy-duty bag, in an open-position on a support-surface. The apparatus includes a support-frame, a frame-backing, at least one fastener, and in some embodiments, at least one clip. The apparatus may be mounted to any support-surface. The apparatus is particularly useful for supporting a heavy-duty bag on any surface in a warehouse.