Infant Basket Hidden Latch Handle for Easier Detachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing infant baskets with handles and latch mechanisms face difficulties in detachment for repair and have inconveniently small dimensions for installation due to the design of handle locks and springs within rotatively bearing sockets.
Innovation Solution
An infant basket design featuring hidden latch members within hollow connectors that are detachably connected to the handle, allowing for easier detachment and installation by providing additional space for components through the extension of hollow connectors and latch members from pivot plates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the handle locks and springs are fitted into small accommodating spaces within rotatively bearing sockets, then the handle can be rotatively engaged with the sockets, but the dimensions of the handle locks and springs become too small making installation inconvenient and difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the original integrated socket structure into separate components: the rotatively bearing socket and the hollow connector with accommodating space are separated. This segmentation allows the handle locks and springs to be installed in the larger hollow connector rather than the confined socket space, making installation convenient while preserving the rotative engagement function.
Solution Approach 2:
The hollow connector acts as an intermediary component between the rotatively bearing socket and the handle. It provides the necessary accommodating space for the handle locks and springs, mediating between the space constraints of the socket and the installation requirements of the locking mechanism components.
2Device complexity
If the handle locks are made small to fit into the accommodating spaces, then they can be installed within the sockets, but the detachment of the handle from the sockets becomes relatively difficult and inconvenient for repair purposes
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the hollow connector from the rotatively bearing socket, the invention creates a detachable interface that simplifies repair. The handle can be easily detached from the hollow connector without affecting the socket assembly, making maintenance convenient while allowing adequate-sized handle locks to be used.
Solution Approach 2:
The hollow connector is extracted as a separate detachable component from the integrated socket structure. This extraction creates a convenient detachment point for repair purposes, allowing the handle and its locking mechanism to be removed and serviced independently from the socket assembly.
3Volume of stationary object
If the hollow connectors extend into the accommodating spaces of the handle, then additional space is provided for latch members, but the overall structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The hollow connector merges multiple functions into a single component: it provides the accommodating space for handle locks and springs, serves as a detachable interface for the handle, and houses the latch members. This merging increases volume for components while avoiding the complexity of separate structures for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The hollow connector is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously provides space for locking mechanisms, enables detachable handle mounting, and incorporates the latch mechanism. This universality achieves increased component volume without proportionally increasing structural complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The design facilitates easier detachment and installation of handle components, improving usability and reducing the complexity associated with the prior art, while maintaining a compact and aesthetically pleasing appearance.
Implementation Method 1
two hollow connectors pivoted to the pivot plates, respectively
Implementation Method 2
two latch members respectively mounted movably to and hidden in the hollow connectors and operable to engage and disengage the notches in the pivot plates, respectively
Data Source
AI summary
An infant basket comprises: a basket body; two pivot plates formed with notches; two hollow connectors pivoted to the pivot plates; two latch members mounted in the hollow connectors and operable to engage and disengage the notches; and a handle having two hollow end portions. The hollow connectors are mounted detachably in the hollow end portions such that the latch members are disposed within the hollow end portions. The latch members are co-rotatable with the handle and the hollow connectors relative to the pivot plates about a rotation axis from an upright position to a lie-back position relative to the basket body when the latch members are disengaged from the notches, respectively.