Magnetic Tool Container with Moving Arm and Illumination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tool containers are typically stationary, making it inconvenient for users to retrieve tools, leading to increased chances of tool loss due to disorganization and constant movement between the container and workspace.
Innovation Solution
A magnetic tool container with a main body that magnetically attracts tools, featuring elongated and small receiving apertures, a mobile device holder, illuminating device, and a moving arm that connects to a surface, allowing the container to be suspended and easily accessed near the workspace.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If tool containers are located at a fixed location, then they provide stable storage, but users have to constantly move to retrieve tools which increases time loss and inconvenience
Solution Approach 1:
The tool container is transformed from a static fixed-location storage unit to a dynamic mobile unit that can be moved to different locations. The container includes a mobile platform with wheels and a handle, allowing users to easily relocate it to wherever they are working, eliminating the need to constantly walk to a fixed storage location.
Solution Approach 2:
A magnetic attachment mechanism serves as an intermediary between the tool container and ferromagnetic surfaces. The container can be attached to or detached from magnetic surfaces (like refrigerator doors or metal workbenches), providing flexible positioning while maintaining stable storage when attached.
2Ease of operation
If tools are stored in an open space without organization, then access is quick, but the chance of losing tools is significantly increased
Solution Approach 1:
The tool container is divided into multiple segmented compartments and slots of different sizes and configurations. Each compartment is designed to hold specific types of tools (screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers, etc.), providing organized storage while maintaining quick visual identification and access to individual tools.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the container have different storage characteristics tailored to specific tool types. For example, elongated slots for screwdrivers, circular holes for bits, and larger compartments for bulky tools. This localized optimization ensures each tool has its designated place while maintaining overall accessibility.
3Ease of operation
If a mobile tool container is introduced, then accessibility near workspace is improved, but device complexity increases with additional components like moving arm and surface connector
Solution Approach 1:
The moving arm assembly provides dynamic positioning capability, allowing the tool container to be extended or repositioned relative to the supporting surface. This enables flexible placement in hard-to-reach areas while maintaining a relatively simple mechanical structure based on basic linkage principles.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The magnetic tool container reduces tool loss by keeping tools organized and accessible, saving time and money by allowing users to retrieve them conveniently near the workspace while providing illumination in low-light conditions.
Implementation Method 1
a tool storing portion (110), including a main body (111) to magnetically attract at least one item thereto
Implementation Method 2
The surface connector (120) may magnetically connect to the surface.
Implementation Method 3
at least one illuminating device (116) disposed on at least a portion of a bottom surface of the main body (111) to illuminate a surrounding area thereof
Data Source
AI summary
A magnetic tool container, including a tool storing portion, including a main body to magnetically attract at least one item thereto, at least one elongated receiving aperture disposed on at least a portion of the main body to store at least one first item therein, at least one small receiving aperture disposed on at least a portion of the main body to store at least one second item therein, a mobile device holding portion disposed on at least a portion of a side of the main body to receive a mobile device therein, and at least one illuminating device disposed on at least a portion of a bottom surface of the main body to illuminate a surrounding area thereof, a surface connector to removably connect to a surface, and a moving arm disposed on a first end to the main body and on a second end to the surface connector to connect the tool storing portion to the surface connector, such that the tool storing portion is suspended therefrom.