Stackable Transport Cage with Slot Grooves for Seat Belt Restraint
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a lightweight, durable, and reusable container that can securely hold items like bottles and propane canisters in vehicles, protecting both the items and passengers from injury during unexpected movements, while being easy to move and stack, and securely attachable to seat belts.
Innovation Solution
A stackable cuboid container with lateral, front, and rear sides, equipped with open slot grooves for seat belt integration, wheels for mobility, and a removable locking lid, designed to be securely fastened to vehicle seats using seat belts, allowing for vertical and horizontal stacking and easy transportation across various terrains.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If the container is made lightweight and durable, then it is easy to move and long-lived, but it may lack sufficient strength to securely restrain items during sudden stops
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into a modular cage structure with multiple vertical bars and horizontal supports, allowing the use of lighter individual components while maintaining overall structural integrity through the distributed framework design
Solution Approach 2:
The container integrates multiple functions into a single structure: the cage framework provides both structural strength and item restraint, while integrated features like the propane canister holder and seat belt attachment points combine security and mobility functions
2Ease of operation
If the container includes mobility features like wheels, then it is easy to move across terrain, but it increases device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The container incorporates removable wheels that can be attached or detached as needed, allowing the structure to transition between a simple static container and a mobile unit with attached accessories, thereby reducing overall device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The container includes an integrated handle and wheel assembly that enables a single person to easily move the container across various terrains without requiring additional equipment or assistance
3Stability of the object's composition
If the container is designed for secure stacking, then it provides stable storage, but it may reduce adaptability to different vehicle compartments
Solution Approach 1:
The container features a standardized stacking interface that allows it to function both as a stable stacked storage unit and as a standalone container that can be positioned in various vehicle compartments, achieving both stacking stability and adaptability
Data Source
AI summary
A stackable transportable apparatus and method for storing or transporting at least one cylinder, having first and second lateral sides, a front side, a rear side, a bottom side and an opening in the top. The opening in the top and the bottom side are in a plane that is orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. Adjacent sides of each container are operably coupled to form a wall of the container. The wall includes front and rear proximal edges, and front and rear distal, edges. The front and rear proximal edges are closer to the center of a vehicle, by which the container is transported, than the front and rear distal edges. A top portion of the front side of the wall of the container, and the front proximal and distal edges have a plurality of open slot grooves.