Rigid-Frame Basket With Rainproof Cover for Secure Vehicle Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bicycle baskets lack stability, sufficient protection from environmental elements, and effective fastening mechanisms, leading to issues with water penetration and limited functionality as both a shopping basket and a transport container.
Innovation Solution
A tub-shaped basket with a rigid frame and circumferential groove for a rainproof cover, combined with a flexible bag body and click piping for secure attachment to vehicles, featuring insulation and foldable carrying handles for enhanced usability and protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a rigid frame structure is used to provide stability and protection, then the basket offers better protection from environmental elements, but the weight and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The basket is divided into distinct functional components: a rigid circumferential frame providing structural support and protection, a separate flexible bag body for containment, and an independent cover for weather protection. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while reducing overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The basket combines rigid materials (metal or plastic frame) with flexible materials (fabric or synthetic bag body) to create a composite structure that provides both structural integrity and flexibility. This composite approach enables the frame to provide protection while the flexible body adapts to contents.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a cover is added to protect contents from rain and snow, then weather resistance improves, but water accumulation on the cover causes penetration and damage over time
Solution Approach 1:
The cover design accepts that water will accumulate on its surface but converts this potential harm into a benefit by providing a controlled drainage path. The gathering area at the front of the cover channels accumulated water away from the basket interior through defined drainage openings, transforming the harmful water accumulation into a controlled drainage system.
3Ease of operation
If the basket is designed with an open access for easy shopping, then ease of operation improves, but stability and protection from environmental elements deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The cover is designed as a dynamic component that can be positioned in multiple states: fully closed for weather protection, partially open for access to contents, or completely removed for maximum accessibility. This dynamic capability allows the user to adapt the protection level to the immediate operational needs while maintaining the ability to provide full protection when required.
4Reliability
If a permanent mounting system is used to ensure stability on the vehicle, then reliability improves, but ease of operation and adaptability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is segmented into separate attachment components that can be independently configured. The frame includes dedicated attachment points or interfaces that can engage with various vehicle mounting structures, allowing the basket to be securely mounted on different vehicle types while maintaining the ability to be easily removed and repositioned.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a bag, basket or container (1), with a substantially trough- or basket-shaped design having a rigid and/or reinforced base region (2), a circumferential side wall (3), and an upper region (4) which is open or can be opened, which is designed in this region which is open or can be opened with a rigid, substantially oval, elongate or rectangular circumferential frame (5) or reinforcement, wherein the frame has, on at least the surface facing away from the interior, a substantially circumferential groove (6) or edge for receiving a tightening and/or retaining means (7) of a sealing cover and/or for receiving a sealing cover (8).