Adjustable Rolling Tool Container Mounts for Flexible Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Rolling tool container assemblies lack adjustable mount structures that enable containers to be releasably mounted, limiting their versatility and efficiency in transporting tools between working locations.
Innovation Solution
A rolling container assembly with rotatable ground-engaging wheels and a manually engageable pulling handle, featuring a frame with adjustably connected mount structures that allow for independent mounting and removal of containers, enabling flexible positioning and easy transportation of tools.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If containers are fixed to the frame, then stability is improved, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mount structures are designed to be adjustable in position along the frame, allowing the container mounting locations to be dynamically changed. This enables the system to adapt to different container configurations while maintaining stable mounting through the adjustable clamp mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount structures serve multiple functions: they can hold containers at different positions, accommodate different container sizes and shapes, and be adjusted to various heights along the frame. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by providing both stability through secure clamping and adaptability through repositioning capability.
2Productivity
If multiple containers are mounted on the frame, then productivity is improved, but device complexity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is segmented into multiple independent mount structures that can be individually adjusted and positioned. Each mount structure operates independently, allowing multiple containers to be mounted at different locations without interfering with each other, thus enabling high productivity while managing complexity through modular design.
3Ease of operation
If containers are independently mounted, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp mechanisms incorporate movable jaws that can be dynamically adjusted to grip containers securely. The independent adjustment capability allows each container to be firmly held (reliability) while maintaining the ability to easily release individual containers (ease of operation) without affecting others.
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AI summary
An apparatus for transporting articles between working locations is provided. The apparatus includes wheels mounted towards the bottom of the apparatus for rotation about an axis to provide rolling support for the apparatus and a manually engageable pulling handle. The pulling handle and the ground engaging wheels are arranged to enable a user to manually pull the pulling handle generally rearwardly so as to tilt the apparatus rearwardly to a tilted rolling movement position, thereby enabling the user to roll the apparatus to a desired location by pushing or pulling the pulling handle in a desired direction. The apparatus also includes a frame and at least one or more mount structures adjustably connected to the frame. The apparatus further includes a plurality of containers connected to the mount structures, where at least one of the containers are of a different configuration from another one of the containers.