Mobile office storage assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Limited office floor space requires efficient storage solutions that maximize usage while being adaptable and mobile.
Innovation Solution
A mobile office storage assembly with a housing defining an interior storage space and movable auxiliary storage members, including L-shaped surfaces and castors for easy movement and configuration, providing additional storage and supporting personal items or office supplies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If traditional fixed storage furniture is used, then storage capacity is provided, but office floor space is wasted and adaptability to changing layouts is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The storage assembly incorporates castors that enable the entire unit to move freely across the floor, transforming a static storage solution into a dynamic one that can be repositioned as needed without requiring permanent installation or occupying fixed floor space
Solution Approach 2:
The storage assembly is divided into a main housing with interior storage space and separate auxiliary storage members that can be independently positioned, allowing the storage capacity to be distributed and reconfigured while maintaining a compact footprint
2Quantity of substance
If auxiliary storage members are extended outward, then additional storage space is created, but the overall footprint and mobility are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The auxiliary storage members are designed to be movable relative to the main housing, allowing them to extend outward when additional storage is needed and retract when mobility is prioritized, creating a dynamic storage solution that adapts to different operational requirements
Solution Approach 2:
The auxiliary storage members can be positioned within or alongside the main housing structure, nesting additional storage capacity within the overall assembly without significantly increasing the external dimensions when retracted
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile office storage assembly includes a housing including a top wall, a lower-most bottom wall and a pair of sidewalls that cooperate to define an interior storage space, a first horizontal surface movable between a retracted position where a majority of the first horizontal surface is positioned below the bottom wall and an extended position where the first horizontal surface is positioned outwardly with respect to the retracted position, and a second horizontal surface movable between a retracted position where a majority of the second horizontal surface is positioned below the bottom wall and an extended position where the second horizontal surface is positioned outwardly with respect to the retracted position of the second horizontal work surface.