Refuse Container Mounting Assembly for Outdoor Waste Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Inadequate waste management, particularly in outdoor settings where trash bins are not conveniently located, leading to littering and environmental pollution due to the difficulty in disposing of refuse properly.
Innovation Solution
A mounting assembly designed to securely attach a refuse container to various objects such as railings, posts, and decks, utilizing discrete support members and a retaining member to ensure the container is easily accessible and securely positioned, thereby promoting proper waste disposal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If trash bins are placed in remote outdoor areas like piers and docks, then waste disposal convenience is improved, but the structural complexity of mounting the bin increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly is divided into separate functional components: a mounting bracket for attachment to fixtures, a body portion that holds the refuse container, support members that engage with the container, and a retaining member for the fastening member. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and simplifies installation and maintenance.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting assembly is designed to be universally applicable to various refuse container types and fixture configurations. The mounting bracket can be attached to different surfaces (vertical, horizontal, angled), and the support members are configured to engage with different container handle designs, making the system adaptable to diverse outdoor locations.
2Reliability
If a secure mounting system is used to prevent littering, then waste management effectiveness is improved, but the ease of manufacture decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket, body portion, support members, and retaining member are combined into a single integrated mounting assembly that can be manufactured as one piece or pre-assembled unit. This merging simplifies the manufacturing process compared to creating multiple separate components that would need to be precisely fitted together, while still providing secure mounting functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The support members are configured to automatically engage with the refuse container handles when the container is placed in the body portion, and the fastening member with retaining member provides self-retaining functionality. This self-service design reduces the need for complex adjustment mechanisms and simplifies both manufacturing and installation.
3Strength
If discrete support members are used to engage the container, then the container security is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support function is segmented into multiple discrete support members rather than using a single complex support structure. Each support member independently engages with the container handles, providing distributed security while keeping each individual component simple in design and easy to manufacture.
Data Source
AI summary
A mounting assembly to support a refuse container and mount the refuse container to a variety of objects. The mounting assembly includes a body portion extending along a first plane between a first end and a second end of the mounting assembly, a mounting portion extending along a second plane outwardly from the first plane, the mounting portion configured to be secured to a fixture, one or more support members at the first end of the mounting assembly, each of the one or more support members configured to couple to a corresponding portion of the container; and a retaining member at the second end of the mounting assembly, the retaining member configured to retain a fastening member that is to extend around at least a portion of an exterior perimeter of the container.