Mountable Fabric Tool Bag with Locking Seam for Aerial Lift Safety
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Solution Overview
Problem
Construction and manufacturing workers face challenges in accessing tools due to limited mobility and spatial constraints, leading to fatigue and reduced productivity, especially in environments like aerial platform lifts where tools are either inaccessible or pose safety hazards.
Innovation Solution
A mountable fabric with detachable pockets and locking mechanisms is designed to be securely attached to a rail, providing ergonomic storage and accessibility for tools, with features like rigid strips for support and transparent pockets for visibility, addressing the issue of tool accessibility and safety in confined spaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If tools are placed on the floor or hanging from the aerial platform lift, then tools are accessible, but this creates safety hazards for workers and those below
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts tools from the hazardous environment (floor or hanging from lift) and relocates them to a secure fabric bag system that can be safely attached to the worker's body or equipment, eliminating the safety hazard while maintaining accessibility
Solution Approach 2:
The fabric bag acts as an intermediary between the worker and tools, providing a secure containment system that prevents tools from becoming loose hazards while keeping them easily accessible to the worker during operation
2Ease of operation
If tools are kept in traditional tool belts or pouches attached to the worker's body, then tools are accessible, but this causes worker fatigue and reduces mobility
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical parameters of the tool carrier by using a lightweight fabric construction with multiple distributed pockets instead of traditional heavy leather tool belts, reducing the weight and strain on the worker while maintaining tool accessibility
Solution Approach 2:
The tool storage system is segmented into multiple individual pockets distributed across the fabric surface, allowing workers to access specific tools without moving the entire tool belt or adjusting heavy straps, thereby reducing fatigue and improving mobility
3Reliability
If the fabric is folded along the seam with locking mechanisms engaged, then tools are securely held, but this requires additional steps to access tools
Solution Approach 1:
The fabric is pre-folded along the seam during manufacturing or initial setup, and the locking mechanisms are pre-positioned to automatically engage when the fabric is folded, eliminating the need for workers to manually fold or secure the fabric each time tools are accessed
Solution Approach 2:
The locking mechanisms are designed to automatically engage and secure tools when the fabric is folded along the seam, making the security function self-activating without requiring additional manual steps from the worker, thus maintaining both security and ease of operation
Data Source
AI summary
A mountable fabric having a first fabric section having a first fabric end, and a second fabric section having a second fabric end opposite the first fabric end. The fabric having a fabric seam coupled between the first fabric section and the second fabric section. The fabric having a plurality of pockets coupled to the first fabric section. A first locking mechanism secured to the first fabric end, and a second locking mechanism secured to the second fabric end, wherein when the mountable fabric is folded along the fabric seam the first locking mechanism is couplable to the second locking mechanism.