Modular container holder with collapsible basket
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional storage racks and shelves are inflexible and inefficient, unable to accommodate containers of diverse shapes and sizes, and they obstruct each other when stacked, leading to disorganization and excessive space usage.
Innovation Solution
A modular container holder with a collapsible basket portion and a detachable mounting system that allows for secure attachment to vertical surfaces, enabling flexible configuration and alignment, preventing obstruction during stacking, and reducing storage requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional racks and shelves are used to store containers, then storage function is provided, but the structure is fixed in size and shape and cannot be reconfigured to suit changing storage needs
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is divided into a backing panel and a separate basket portion that can be independently assembled and disassembled. The basket portion includes multiple container receptacles that can be individually configured, allowing the holder to be reconfigured to accommodate different container sizes and shapes while maintaining a simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder transitions from a static fixed structure to a dynamic reconfigurable system through the detachable connection between the backing panel and basket portion. This allows the holder to adapt its configuration based on storage needs while maintaining structural simplicity through standardized connection mechanisms.
2Productivity
If multiple holders are vertically stacked to increase storage capacity, then storage density is improved, but the holders obstruct each other during insertion and removal operations
Solution Approach 1:
The basket portion is designed to tilt forwardly away from the backing panel, creating a three-dimensional clearance space that eliminates obstruction between vertically stacked holders. This angular displacement in a different dimension allows containers to be freely inserted and removed from lower holders without interference from upper holders, while maintaining high vertical stacking density.
3Quantity of substance
If conventional shelves occupy significant space to provide storage function, then storage capacity is achieved, but storage and packaging requirements increase when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The basket portion can be collapsed into a compact configuration that nests closely against the backing panel when not in use. This nesting capability allows the holder to reduce its storage volume significantly while maintaining full storage capacity when deployed, eliminating the need for excessive warehouse and retail space.
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AI summary
A modular container holder comprising a backing panel and a collapsible basket portion, the backing panel has a selectively attachable mounting panel assembly adapted to detachably secure the modular container holder to a vertical mounting surface, the basket portion projects forwardly from the backing panel and is adapted to receive and retain a container. The basket portion has a plurality of movable basket elements which allow the basket portion to be alternatively placed in an assembled state to receive the container, and a collapsed state which reduces the amount of space occupied by the modular container holder. A contiguous modular arrangement of multiple modular containers positioned in column or row configurations allows multiple containers to be stored, while the basket portion is tilted forwardly to prevent the obstruction of basket openings when the modular container holders are vertically stacked in the column configuration.