Quick Release Tool Head Storage Rack with Tubular Sleeve Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tool storage racks are inadequate for organizing and storing quick release tool heads, leading to disorganization, damage, loss, and prolonged drying times for wet tools, which can result in mold or mildew and create tripping hazards.
Innovation Solution
A storage rack with a supportive mounting bar and tubular sleeves that securely hold quick release tool heads, allowing them to be organized, easily accessed, and dried properly, featuring a design that can be easily installed on any vertical surface and accommodating various tool sizes and orientations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If tool heads are stored in a closet, locker or storage bin, then they are stored together in one place, but they cannot be neatly separated and organized, making them difficult to identify and access
Solution Approach 1:
The storage rack divides the storage space into multiple individual slots or positions, each capable of holding a separate tool head. This segmentation allows tool heads to be neatly separated and organized individually while remaining in a unified storage structure, resolving the contradiction between easy access and organization.
2Quantity of substance
If wet tool heads are piled together in a storage container, then they are stored compactly, but drying time is prolonged significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The storage rack transitions from horizontal stacking (piling) to vertical suspension, allowing tool heads to hang in an open configuration. This dimensional change exposes all surfaces of the tool heads to air circulation, dramatically improving drying efficiency while maintaining storage capacity.
3Ease of operation
If tool heads are stored randomly around a garage or work area, then they are readily accessible, but they create a tripping hazard and messy appearance
Solution Approach 1:
The storage rack serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides organized storage, improves safety by eliminating tripping hazards, enhances aesthetics, and facilitates drying. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction between accessibility and safety by creating a dedicated storage solution that addresses all concerns in one system.
4Reliability
If conventional storage racks are used, then they provide basic storage, but they do not allow wet tool heads to dry properly and can create mold or mildew
Solution Approach 1:
The design extracts the tool heads from enclosed storage environments and suspends them in open air. This removal from confined spaces eliminates the conditions that promote mold and mildew growth, while the rack maintains reliable storage function through its structured design.
Data Source
AI summary
A storage rack for quick release tool heads includes a mounting bar that is secured to a wall or other supportive structure. The mounting bar carries a plurality of tubular mounting sleeves. Each sleeve has a connector hole for releasably interengaging a spring loaded connector button carried by a mounting post of a respective quick release tool head. The mounting post is inserted into a lower end of the mounting sleeve to releasably interengage the spring loaded button and corresponding mounting hole. This secures the tool head to the storage rack.