Surface mountable storage assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage assemblies for handbags and purses lack a deformable housing with a clear panel and closable shell for visible and secure storage.
Innovation Solution
A surface-mountable storage assembly featuring a deformable housing with a transparent panel and elastomer components, including a tubular shell with a drawstring for sealing, and versatile fastening options for mounting to surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a traditional storage assembly is used, then it provides basic storage functionality, but it lacks visibility and secure sealing for contents
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs an elastomeric housing with a deformable tubular shell that can be sealed using a drawstring mechanism. The elastomeric material provides both structural integrity and flexibility, allowing the shell to conform while maintaining secure sealing when the drawstring is tightened. This resolves the contradiction by achieving reliable sealing through material properties rather than complex mechanical fastening systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The drawstring closure mechanism allows the user to seal the housing by simply pulling the drawstring, which automatically tightens and seals the elastomeric shell without requiring additional fasteners or complex locking mechanisms. This self-service approach achieves secure sealing while minimizing device complexity.
2Loss of information
If a transparent panel is added for visibility, then contents become visible, but the housing structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates a transparent panel directly into the elastomeric housing structure, allowing the panel to be part of the flexible shell rather than a separate rigid component. This integration reduces overall structural complexity while maintaining visibility, as the transparent panel flexes with the housing rather than requiring separate mounting mechanisms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a deformable elastomeric housing is used, then the storage assembly becomes adaptable to different shapes, but manufacturing precision becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the inherent properties of elastomeric materials, which can be manufactured with consistent base dimensions but then deform to various shapes during use. The manufacturing precision is maintained in the unstated state, while adaptability is achieved through material elasticity during operation. This resolves the contradiction by separating manufacturing conditions from usage conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The housing combines elastomeric material with a transparent panel to create a composite structure that maintains manufacturing precision for the elastomeric portion while adding visibility functionality. The composite construction allows each material to contribute its optimal properties without compromising the other's performance.
4Adaptability or versatility
If surface mountable fasteners are included, then mounting versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates multiple types of fasteners (adhesive strips, keyhole slots, and other mounting mechanisms) into a single housing design, allowing the same basic housing structure to be mounted using different methods depending on the application. This universal approach provides mounting versatility without requiring multiple specialized housing designs, thus avoiding excessive complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Provides flexible and secure storage for handbags and purses, allowing visibility through the transparent panel while keeping contents sealed, with easy mounting and adjustable configuration.
Implementation Method 1
A panel is engaged to the housing and extends over the aperture. The panel is substantially transparent so that the contents of the housing are visible therethrough.
Implementation Method 2
The panel, the front, the opposed sides, and a bottom of the housing are resiliently deformable so that the housing can flexibly adjust to the contents positioned therein.
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AI summary
A surface mountable storage assembly for storing and organizing purses and handbags includes a housing, which defines an interior space. The housing has a top, which is open, and a front, which has an aperture positioned therein. Contents, such as purses and handbags, can be inserted into the housing through the top. A panel is engaged to the housing and extends over the aperture. The panel is substantially transparent so that the contents of the housing are visible therethrough. A fastener engaged to a back of the housing engages a surface to mount the housing thereto.