Pyramid Storage Cube with Foldable Compartments
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge is to provide an efficient and space-saving storage solution for a variety of beverages and household items, as traditional storage containers occupy valuable refrigerator space and are costly due to the need for multiple separate containers.
Innovation Solution
A portable storage container consisting of six interconnected pyramid-shaped bodies that fold into a single cube, allowing each receptacle to be isolated and easily accessed, with a fastening mechanism for secure closure, enabling the storage and transport of liquids, powders, and solids in a compact and versatile unit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate containers are used for different beverages and household items, then each item can be stored independently, but valuable refrigerator space is occupied and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines six separate pyramid-shaped receptacles into a single cube-shaped container. Each receptacle can hold different beverages or household items, merging the functionality of multiple separate containers into one unified structure that occupies less refrigerator space while maintaining independent access to each compartment.
Solution Approach 2:
The cube-shaped container is segmented into six separate pyramid-shaped receptacles, each capable of independent use. This segmentation allows users to store different items in each compartment while benefiting from the space-efficient cube configuration, resolving the contradiction between storage versatility and space occupation.
2Area of stationary object
If a single cube container with multiple receptacles is used, then refrigerator space is saved and costs are reduced, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into six pyramid-shaped receptacles arranged in a cube configuration. Each receptacle is a distinct structural unit with its own opening and capacity, allowing the complex multi-compartment design to be constructed from simpler modular pyramid units.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from traditional horizontal or vertical stacking of containers to a three-dimensional cube structure with pyramid-shaped receptacles oriented in different spatial directions. This dimensional arrangement maximizes space utilization while distributing structural complexity across multiple geometric forms.
3Volume of moving object
If pyramid-shaped bodies are folded into a cube, then space efficiency is improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The container employs foldable pyramid-shaped bodies that can transition between collapsed and expanded cube configurations. This dynamic structure allows the container to be compact during transport or storage and expand to full cube volume when needed, optimizing space efficiency while using simple foldable joints rather than complex assembly mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The pyramid-shaped bodies are constructed with foldable panels or thin-walled structures that can be bent and connected to form the cube. This approach simplifies manufacturing by using flexible or thin materials that can be easily formed and joined, reducing the complexity of creating rigid folded structures.
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AI summary
A portable storage container includes a plurality of connected pyramid-shaped bodies having a plurality of coextensively shaped pyramid-shaped receptacles, respectively. The pyramid-shaped bodies are configured to be folded into a cube having a plurality of sides each associated with a corresponding one of the pyramid-shaped bodies. In this manner, each of the pyramid-shaped bodies is contiguously situated and abutted against adjacent ones of the pyramid-shaped bodies. Notably, each of the pyramid-shaped receptacles is isolated from adjacent ones of the pyramid-shaped receptacles. At least one fastener is coupled to a first one of the pyramid-shaped bodies and detachably mated to a second one of the pyramid-shaped bodies.