Ladder-Mounted Storage Container With Impact-Dampening Rails
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Solution Overview
Problem
Recreational vehicles (RVs) face challenges in storage space, with existing solutions like wall attachments and roof storage units being unstable, difficult to secure, and posing safety risks due to the need for climbing.
Innovation Solution
A ladder-mounted storage system featuring a storage container with ladder-mounted fasteners that securely attach to the ladder rungs, and reinforcement rails to absorb impacts and prevent damage, providing a stable and accessible storage solution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If wall attachments (drawers, pocket organizers, magnets, adhesives) are installed to increase storage space, then storage capacity is improved, but interior clutter increases and space is consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent moves the storage system from the interior three-dimensional space of the RV to the exterior vertical dimension of the ladder structure. By attaching storage containers to the ladder rungs externally, the system utilizes previously unused exterior space, thereby increasing storage capacity without consuming any interior living space.
2Quantity of substance
If an external storage unit is placed on the roof of the RV, then storage capacity is increased, but stability decreases and security becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is divided into multiple separate containers that can be independently attached to individual ladder rungs. This segmentation allows for distributed weight distribution and secure attachment at multiple points, improving overall stability and security compared to a single large roof-mounted unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The ladder structure serves as an intermediary framework between the RV and the storage containers. The ladder provides a stable, structured support system with multiple attachment points (rungs) that securely hold the storage containers, eliminating the instability and security issues associated with direct roof placement.
3Reliability
If the storage container is made secure and stable on the ladder, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases due to multiple fasteners and reinforcement rails
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening mechanism combines multiple functions into a single integrated component. Each fastener simultaneously attaches the storage container to the ladder rung, provides impact absorption through its mounting structure, and ensures secure positioning. This merging of functions reduces the number of separate components needed while maintaining high reliability.
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AI summary
A ladder-mounted storage system, including a ladder-mounted storage container to store at least one item therein, a plurality of ladder-mounted fasteners disposed on at least a portion of the ladder-mounted storage container to removably connect the ladder-mounted storage container to a ladder of a vehicle and prevent movement of the ladder-mounted storage container while the plurality of ladder-mounted fasteners are locked against at least one rung of the ladder, and a plurality of reinforcement rails disposed on at least a portion of the ladder-mounted storage container to dampen an impact of the ladder-mounted storage container against the ladder and prevent damage to the ladder-mounted storage container while the ladder-mounted storage container is connected to the ladder.