Gardening Tool Storage Container with Segmented Shelf
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gardening tools and kits lack a convenient storage solution, leading to disorganization and exposure to atmospheric agents, and their packaging is often expensive, wasteful, and not environmentally friendly.
Innovation Solution
A container with a compartmentalized design featuring a shelf for tool storage, a window for easy transport, and attachment means for suspended positioning, allowing all components of the irrigation kit to be housed in a single, flexible, and attractive package.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If gardening tools are stored in a toolbox with mechanical tools and hardware, then storage capacity is improved, but ease of finding tools deteriorates because they are hidden by other items
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into multiple compartments (first compartment, second compartment, third compartment) that can accommodate different types of gardening tools separately. This segmentation allows tools to be organized by type or frequency of use, making them easily locatable while maintaining efficient storage capacity.
2Ease of operation
If gardening tools are placed in an open space for easy access, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to exposure to atmospheric agents causing discolouration and damage
Solution Approach 1:
The container features a removable cover that can be transparent or translucent, providing protection from atmospheric agents while maintaining visibility of the tools inside. This allows users to easily locate tools without removing the cover, and the protective shell prevents discolouration and damage from environmental exposure.
3Ease of manufacture
If traditional transparent plastic packaging is used for gardening kits, then ease of manufacture is improved, but loss of substance increases due to expensive packaging and plastic waste
Solution Approach 1:
The container serves multiple functions: it acts as packaging for retail display, provides protective storage during transport, and becomes a permanent storage solution after purchase. This eliminates the need for separate packaging materials, reducing plastic waste while maintaining ease of manufacture through a single molded plastic component.
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging container and storage container are merged into a single unit. The container is designed to be both the packaging medium and the final storage solution, eliminating the need for additional packaging layers and reducing material consumption.
4Ease of operation
If the container needs to be easily transportable, then ease of operation is improved, but strength deteriorates if the container is made lightweight
Solution Approach 1:
The container is made from a single piece of molded plastic that provides an optimal balance between weight and strength. The molding process creates a structurally sound container with appropriate wall thicknesses and reinforcement features, achieving sufficient impact protection while maintaining light weight for easy transport.
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AI summary
Container 1, for at least one gardening tool 102, comprising a box-shaped body 2, having a bottom 3 and a perimetral wall 4 connected to the bottom 3, defining a compartment V therein, for the containment of at least one gardening tool 102. Said box-shaped body 2 has, on a side 21, at least one shelf 5, connected to the perimetral wall 4, comprising at least one recess 6, defining a seat for the reversible coupling of at least one gardening tool 102, adapted to allow a temporary placement, in connection with the container 2, of said at least one gardening tool 102 during the non-use thereof. A further object of the present invention is a gardening kit 100 comprising the container 1 and a gardening tool 102 reversibly connectable to the recess 6 obtained on the shelf 5 of the box-shaped body 2.