Pivotable Handle Fluid Holding Device

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional fluid medium holding devices lack stability and versatility when handling and storing fluid media, such as paint, as they often require one hand to hold the device and another to manipulate the implement, and they do not efficiently manage excess fluid or facilitate easy storage and transport.

Innovation Solution

A fluid medium holding device with two pivotable handles that can be configured in a double-handle or folded position for stability and ease of use, along with a pivotable paint roll-off panel that can be positioned inside or outside the holder body for volume adjustment, and a hand grip for comfortable handling, allowing for controlled fluid application and storage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If conventional holding devices are used with single handle, then the device structure is simple, but the device lacks stability and requires one hand to hold and another to manipulate the implement

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveholding stabilityVSAvoidhandle structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The holding device is segmented into multiple handles (first handle and second handle) attached to different walls of the holder body, allowing the user to hold the device with one hand while manipulating the implement with the other, thereby improving holding stability without requiring two hands

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The handles are made pivotable about pivot axes, allowing them to be adjusted between different positions (e.g., extended for stability during use, folded for storage or transport), providing dynamic adaptability to different operational requirements

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Volume of stationary object

If the holder body volume is increased for storage, then the storage capacity is improved, but the device becomes harder to handle and maneuver

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveholder body volumeVSAvoidhandling ease

Core Design Contradiction:

Volume of stationary objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The pivotable handles allow the device to be maneuvered easily despite larger volume by providing multiple grip positions and leverage points, making it simpler to lift and position the holder body when it contains larger volumes of fluid medium

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Ease of operation

If the handle length is increased for better control, then the control precision is improved, but the device becomes bulkier and harder to store

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontrol precisionVSAvoiddevice storage volume

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The pivotable handles can be extended to provide long leverage and control precision during operation, then folded back against the holder body for compact storage, effectively transforming the device between extended and retracted states

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The handles can be positioned in nested or folded configurations where one handle is folded over the other or against the holder body, reducing the overall device volume for storage while maintaining full functionality during use

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Data Source

PatentUS10086977B2Holding device for fluid medium

Publication Date: 2018.10.02 WARNER MFG CO

AI summary

A fluid medium holding device may include a holder body having a plurality of side walls, a bottom wall and an opening defined by the side walls that allows access to an interior space of the holder body. The holding device may also include a first handle attached to the first wall of the holder body and pivotable about a first pivot axis; and a second handle attached to the second wall of the holder body and pivotable about a second pivot axis. The first and second handles can be folded on an upper edge of the holder body with the first and second handles positioned generally parallel to each other.