Removable Handle Bracket System for Multi-Vessel Camping Cookware
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Solution Overview
Problem
Camping cookware often features a handle that protrudes from the cooking vessel, causing packing and carrying difficulties, and individual vessels typically have their own handles, leading to unnecessary weight and cost due to unused handles.
Innovation Solution
A removable handle system that includes a bracket coupled to the cooking vessel and a handle that can be securely attached and detached using a release tab mechanism, allowing the handle to be used with multiple vessels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If individual handles are attached to each cooking vessel, then each vessel can be used independently, but the total weight and cost increase due to multiple handles
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is designed as a universal component that can be attached to multiple different cooking vessels through the bracket interface. The standardized bracket design with bridge and slot allows a single handle to serve multiple vessels, eliminating the need for duplicate handles on each piece of cookware.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling mechanism is divided into separate components: a bracket attached to the vessel and a handle that can be attached or detached. This segmentation allows the handle to be shared across multiple vessels while maintaining independent vessel functionality when needed.
2Ease of operation
If individual handles are attached to each cooking vessel, then each vessel can be carried separately, but the cost increases due to multiple handles
Solution Approach 1:
The handle and bracket design creates a universal attachment system that reduces the number of handles needed from one per vessel to one per set of vessels. This significantly reduces manufacturing costs while maintaining the ability to carry vessels individually when required.
3Weight of moving object
If a removable handle system is implemented, then weight and cost are reduced, but the device complexity increases due to the release tab mechanism
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment mechanism is segmented into simple, discrete components: a bracket with bridge, a handle body, and a release tab. Each component has a single clear function, making the overall system easier to manufacture and understand despite being removable.
Solution Approach 2:
The release tab extracts the locking function from the main handle body, creating a dedicated simple mechanism for attachment and detachment. This separation simplifies the overall design by giving each component a specific, straightforward role.
4Device complexity
If the handle is permanently attached to the cooking vessel, then the structure is simpler, but packing and carrying become difficult due to protruding handles
Solution Approach 1:
The handle attachment changes from static (permanent) to dynamic (removable). The handle can be attached when needed for cooking or carrying, and removed when packing for storage or transport, providing adaptability to different usage scenarios.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle can be extracted (removed) from the vessel by detaching it from the bracket using the release tab mechanism. This allows the handle to be taken out when not needed, solving the packing convenience problem while maintaining structural simplicity when attached.
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AI summary
Cookware includes a cooking vessel, a bracket, and a handle. The bracket includes a bracket body coupled to the bracket body and extending away from the cooking vessel, the bridge defining a slot. The handle is removably coupled to the bracket and includes a handle body and a release tab. The release tab is coupled to the handle body and configured to move between a secure position and a release position, wherein moving the release tab to the release position causes the release tab to disengage the bridge to decouple the handle from the bracket. The handle can couple to a plurality of various cooking vessels. The handle can include an alignment tab coupled to the handle body and configured to slide within the slot.