Tilting Dolly With Lip Base For Moving Irregular Objects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current hand carts and dollies are inadequate for moving large, uniquely shaped objects such as potted plants, leading to potential injury and damage during relocation due to the inability to accommodate these shapes effectively.
Innovation Solution
A tilting dolly with a lip base and multiple wheels that allows objects to be slid onto it without lifting, enabling easy movement by distributing weight and using a stabilizer bar to tilt back, allowing objects to be moved with minimal effort and reduced risk of damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional hand carts or dollies are used to move large objects, then movement assistance is provided, but they cannot accommodate large uniquely shaped objects such as potted plants
Solution Approach 1:
The dolly incorporates a tilting mechanism that allows the platform to rotate between a horizontal loading position and an inclined transport position. This dynamic adjustment enables the same device to accommodate various object shapes and sizes by changing the platform angle, thereby improving adaptability without requiring multiple specialized dollies for different object types.
Solution Approach 2:
The dolly is designed with a universal platform and adjustable components that can accommodate various object shapes including large potted plants, furniture, and other irregularly shaped items. The lip base and tilted platform configuration allow a single device to perform multiple loading and transport functions that would otherwise require different specialized equipment.
2Ease of operation
If objects are moved without lifting assistance, then injury risk is reduced, but traditional dollies require lifting to load objects
Solution Approach 1:
The dolly platform is designed to be positioned at the same vertical level as the loading surface during the loading phase, creating an equipotential condition that eliminates the need for vertical lifting. Objects can be rolled or slid onto the platform horizontally, and the tilting mechanism remains locked in the horizontal position during loading to maintain this equipotential state.
Solution Approach 2:
The dolly includes a lip base that can be positioned under the object before loading begins. The tilted platform is pre-configured with the lip protruding to engage with the object, allowing the object to be rolled or guided onto the platform without lifting. This preliminary positioning of the lip base facilitates easy loading of heavy objects.
3Ease of operation
If the dolly tilts back for easy movement, then mobility is improved, but objects may become dislocated
Solution Approach 1:
The lip base protrudes from the tilted platform to engage with the object before the dolly is tilted back into the transport position. This preliminary engagement prevents the object from sliding or becoming dislocated during the tilting transition and maintains object stability throughout the movement process. The lip acts as a preliminary restraint that counteracts the potential harmful effect of tilting.
Solution Approach 2:
The dolly features a locked tilted position mechanism that maintains the platform at a fixed inclined angle during transport. This dynamic locking system ensures the object remains stable and secured while the dolly is being moved, preventing dislocation while still allowing the platform to be tilted back for easy mobility between locations.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the safe and efficient transportation of large, shaped objects by reducing the need for heavy lifting and minimizing the risk of injury or damage, while accommodating various shapes through adjustable components.
Implementation Method 1
the weight of the tilting dolly enables the tilting dolly to either sit in a back position or sit in a forward position
Implementation Method 2
the weight of an object on the tilting dolly will enable the tilting dolly and object to stay in the 'sit back' position so that the tilting dolly and object can be easily moved
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AI summary
A method and system are disclosed for moving objects, such as large potted plants, large oval shaped objects and objects of various other shapes. A user can utilize the present invention to move large potted plants and other objects without exerting a large amount of physical force thereby reducing the chance of a user suffering an injury resulting from moving large objects. A user can slide a large potted plant onto the present invention and then proceed in moving the large potted plant without exerting a large amount of force.