Pivoting Tool Bag for Construction Apparatus
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tool bags for construction sites lack a compact and efficient design for easy transportation and mounting on apparatus like ladders or sawhorses, making it difficult to keep tools readily available and organized.
Innovation Solution
A tool bag with two separable storage sections connected by a pivotable hinge, allowing for a compact configuration with a handle for easy carrying, and featuring flexible covers and compartments for organized tool storage, which can be easily mounted on construction apparatus.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the tool bag uses a single large storage section, then the storage capacity is improved, but the portability and ease of carrying deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The tool bag is divided into multiple separable storage sections that can be detached and carried independently. Each section maintains useful storage capacity while reducing the overall size and weight that must be carried at once, thus improving portability without sacrificing total storage capability.
2Ease of operation
If the tool bag is designed with multiple compartments for organization, then the tool accessibility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple compartments are created within each storage section, allowing tools to be organized and accessed independently. The separable design means that if full organizational complexity is not needed, sections can be detached, effectively reducing the active complexity while maintaining the option for full organization when required.
3Reliability
If the tool bag uses rigid structure for durability, then the reliability is improved, but the adaptability to different mounting positions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The tool bag incorporates flexible or adjustable components that allow it to adapt to various mounting positions and configurations. This dynamic design enables the bag to maintain structural integrity and durability while being configurable for different attachment locations on construction apparatus.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the tool bag sections are permanently connected, then the structural stability is improved, but the compactness for transportation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The storage sections are connected through detachable mechanisms rather than permanent connections. This allows the sections to be firmly connected when needed for structural stability during use, but easily separated when compact storage or transportation is required, achieving both stability and compactness at different operational phases.
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AI summary
A tool bag for transporting a plurality of tools and for positioning over construction apparatus is provided. The tool bag includes a first storage section and a second storage section, at least a flexible cover and a handle. The first and the second storage sections are pivotally connected to each other so as to generally define an upper hinge region. The first and second storage sections are separable so that they can be disposed on opposite sides of the construction apparatus, and being movable into close proximity with one another to enable the tool bag to be carried in a more compact configuration. The flexible cover is constructed and arranged to cover the associated compartments of the storage section. The upper portions of the cover are constructed and arranged to be removed from covering relation while lower portions of the cover remain attached, thereby exposing the compartments.