Tackle Box Lure Retention via Segmented Compartments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tackle boxes face issues such as water pooling leading to rusting of metal parts, difficulty in sorting and visibility of contents, and potential damage to lures due to shifting and friction within the compartments during movement.
Innovation Solution
A tackle box design featuring a rigid outer shell with adjustable closure panels, lure retaining holes of specific shape to secure lures, and optional transparent walls for visibility, along with a separate internal cavity for a drawer system to enhance organization and protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If lures are stored inside compartments of a tackle box, then organization and protection from tangling is improved, but damage to paint and finish occurs due to shifting and friction during movement
Solution Approach 1:
The tackle box is divided into multiple separate compartments, each dedicated to holding specific types of lures or tackle items. This segmentation prevents lures from contacting each other and shifting against compartment surfaces during movement, eliminating friction-related paint damage while maintaining organized storage.
Solution Approach 2:
Each compartment is designed with specific local characteristics including molded recesses and contoured surfaces that match the shape of particular lure types. These localized features secure lures in fixed positions within each compartment, preventing movement and friction damage during transport while optimizing storage organization.
2Ease of operation
If shelves are configured to splay outward to make compartments more accessible and visible, then ease of access is improved, but compartments become obscured making sorting difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The shelves are designed to splay outward at an angle from the vertical, utilizing the lateral dimension to improve accessibility. This angular configuration allows users to reach into compartments more easily while the transparent material maintains visibility by allowing light transmission, resolving the contradiction between access and visibility.
3Ease of operation
If lures are stored in a box-type container, then organization is improved, but water pooling occurs causing rusting of metal parts
Solution Approach 1:
The tackle box utilizes a molded plastic construction with integrated drainage channels and elevated base features that prevent water pooling. The plastic material forms a non-corrosive barrier between moisture and metal lure components, eliminating rusting while maintaining organized storage capability.
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AI summary
A box for transporting fishing tackle. The tackle box may include a tackle box housing having a rigid outer shell enclosing a first internal cavity and with openings at a front and back end, which may be covered by adjustable closure panels that themselves have receptacles for fishing tackle. The tackle box housing may further include an inside wall, or multiple such walls, having a plurality of lure retaining holes disposed therethrough, each of the lure retaining holes defined by the inside wall having a substantially round wide portion and at least one substantially rectangular narrow portion extending from the wide portion. This wall may be integrated with the tackle box housing or may be provided in a separate insert, and may be formed from a transparent material if desired. Other containers, such as drawers, may also be provided in the tackle box housing or in the insert.