Container apparatus and method of using same
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing container systems, such as insulated coolers and toolboxes, often require expensive and difficult-to-repair integrated lighting solutions, which can be impractical for users who need illumination without the hassle of electrical wiring and battery replacement.
Innovation Solution
A container apparatus with removable lighting assemblies that can be easily inserted and removed, featuring battery-powered light members or temperature altering elements, which are not functionally connected to the container, allowing for independent maintenance and replacement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If lights are electrically wired to the container itself, then the lighting function is integrated and reliable, but the cost increases and repair becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting assembly is segmented from the container structure, allowing it to be a separate, removable component rather than being permanently integrated. This enables the lighting function to be maintained while facilitating easy removal and replacement without repairing the container itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting assembly is extracted from the container's electrical system and made into an independent, battery-powered unit. This extraction eliminates the need for complex wiring while maintaining lighting reliability through self-contained power and light sources.
2Duration of action of stationary object
If lights are electrically wired to the container itself, then the lighting is permanently integrated, but battery replacement becomes difficult and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting assembly is designed as a self-contained unit with its own battery compartment, allowing users to easily replace batteries without needing to access the container's internal electrical system. This self-service design maintains permanent lighting integration while simplifying maintenance.
3Ease of operation
If a removable lighting assembly is used, then ease of removal and replacement is improved, but functional connection to the container is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The recessed mounting structure provides universal engagement for the lighting assembly, ensuring reliable functional connection through mechanical engagement rather than electrical wiring. This allows easy removal and reinstallation while maintaining consistent, reliable connection during use.
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AI summary
A container apparatus can include a container and an insert assembly. The insert assembly can include four elongate members. The four elongate members can include light emitting devices for illuminating the interior of the container and/or temperature altering elements for cooling and/or heating the interior of the container. The container can have a rectangular base and a rectangular sidewall extending upwardly from the base. The sidewall can define four corners of the container, and four elongate recesses can be formed in the sidewall proximate the four corners of the sidewall to receive the elongate light members. The recesses can be sized and shaped to conform to the elongate insert members so that the insert members can be releasably retained within the elongate recesses.