Receptacle Securing Device With Pivot Arms And Pressure Pads
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices fail to securely stabilize large receptacles during stirring or mixing, often causing them to rotate, lift, or move, leading to inefficiencies and potential spillage due to their cumbersome design, difficulty in gripping smooth surfaces, and interference with the mixing process.
Innovation Solution
A portable, lightweight securing device with a base member and moveable arm members that engage the receptacle, utilizing user pressure to grip and stabilize it, preventing rotation and lifting, and designed to be easy to use and manufacture.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If prior art bucket holders are used to stabilize receptacles, then receptacle stability is improved, but device portability and ease of operation deteriorate due to cumbersome and heavy design
Solution Approach 1:
The securing device is divided into separate functional components: a base member with pressure pads, and multiple arm members that can independently engage the receptacle. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while keeping the overall device lightweight and portable.
Solution Approach 2:
The arm members are designed to be moveable rather than fixed, allowing them to dynamically adjust their position and engagement force with the receptacle. This dynamic design enables the device to adapt to different receptacle sizes and shapes while maintaining stability, and allows for easy engagement and disengagement.
2Force
If prior art devices attempt to grip smooth plastic surfaces, then gripping force is improved, but device complexity increases due to specialized gripping mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
Pressure pads serve as intermediary elements between the user's body weight and the arm members. These pads distribute and transmit force efficiently, enabling the user's weight to be converted into effective gripping force on smooth surfaces without requiring complex mechanical advantage systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The device utilizes the user's own body weight as the primary source of gripping force. By positioning the pressure pads to leverage user weight, the system converts a readily available resource (user weight) into the necessary gripping force, eliminating the need for heavy motors, springs, or complex mechanical systems.
3Stability of the object's composition
If rim gripping components overhang the top opening of buckets, then receptacle stability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to obstruction of access to the interior of the bucket
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of gripping the receptacle from the top rim (vertical dimension), the arm members engage the receptacle from the side walls (horizontal dimension). This dimensional shift allows the securing device to stabilize the receptacle without interfering with access to the top opening, enabling simultaneous stirring and securing operations.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device effectively maintains receptacles in a stable position during mixing, reducing spillage and user discomfort, while being easy to use and transport, and compatible with various receptacle sizes and surfaces.
Implementation Method 1
at least one pressure pad that is designed to receive a user-generated pressure to at least partially cause the securing device to secure to the receptacle
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AI summary
A receptacle securing device designed to at least partially secure a receptacle in a generally static position during manipulation of contents in the receptacle. The receptacle securing device includes a base member that is designed to receive a bottom of a receptacle, at least one pressure pad that is designed to receive user generated pressure, and a plurality of arm members that are connected to the base member. At least one of the arm members is designed to pivot toward and grippingly engage the receptacle when the receptacle is positioned on the receptacle securing device. The receptacle securing device can be designed to be foldable upon itself to facilitate its shipping and transport by minimizing its size profile.