Rotational Tool Holder Deflecting Leg Contact
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tool holders do not effectively prevent tools from banging or brushing against the user's leg during storage, potentially causing injury or discomfort, especially with tools having jagged edges or sharp points.
Innovation Solution
A tool holder with a tool support member rotationally coupled to an outwardly deflecting member, which transitions between modes to push the tool away from the user's leg by rotating downward and deflecting outward when a tool is stored, mitigating contact and swinging motions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a tool holder stores a tool with the support member in a static position, then the structure is simple, but the tool may bang or brush against the user's leg causing injury or discomfort
Solution Approach 1:
The tool holder employs a dynamic support member that rotates between a first position (tool away from user's leg) and a second position (tool closer to user's leg). The support member is rotationally coupled to the body via a pivot, allowing it to automatically adjust its position in response to tool weight and user movement, thereby preventing harmful contact while maintaining structural simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The tool holder utilizes the weight of the tool itself to actuate the support member into the correct position. When a tool is placed on the support member, its weight automatically rotates the support member to the first position where the tool extends away from the user's leg, eliminating the need for external actuation mechanisms or additional energy sources
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the tool support member protrudes away from the user, then the tool is safe from contact, but the device becomes more complex with additional moving parts
Solution Approach 1:
The support member is rotationally coupled to the body via a pivot, creating a simple dynamic mechanism that allows the support member to rotate between positions. This rotational coupling provides the necessary movement to prevent tool contact with the user's leg while maintaining minimal structural complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The tool holder is divided into distinct functional components: the body, the rotationally coupled support member, and the tool. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, with the support member freely rotating to position the tool safely away from the user's leg without requiring complex integrated mechanisms
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The tool holder effectively prevents tools from causing injury or discomfort by securely storing them in a way that prevents banging or brushing against the user's leg, ensuring safe and comfortable movement while working.
Implementation Method 1
an outwardly deflecting member rotationally coupled to the tool support member such that when the tool support member pivots downward, the bottom end of the outwardly deflecting member is caused to rotate outward
Data Source
AI summary
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a tool holder having a tool support member rotationally coupled to a outwardly deflecting member, the tool holder configured to transition between a first mode and a second mode, where in the first mode, the tool support member protrudes away from the rest of the tool holder and the outwardly deflecting member extends longitudinally downward, and where in the second mode, the weight of a stowed tool causes the tool support member to rotate in a downward direction while simultaneously rotating/deflecting the outwardly deflecting member away from a downwardly extending back member. In an illustrative example, the tool holder may push a bottom end of a tool away from a user in response to storage of the tool in the tool holder, thus advantageously mitigating or preventing injury or discomfort from the tool banging or brushing up against the user's leg.