Tip-up Organizer with Flexible Projections for Bucket Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tip-up organizers for buckets do not allow tip-ups to be snapped into retention pockets, limiting their organization and retention within large buckets.
Innovation Solution
A tip-up organizer comprising a top and bottom retention ring with fixed and flexible projections, and support poles, enabling tip-ups to be snapped into retention pockets within large buckets, accommodating the bucket's taper and providing secure retention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If tip-ups are slid into tip-up receiving site locations as in prior art, then the device structure is simple, but the tip-ups cannot be securely retained and organized efficiently
Solution Approach 1:
The organizer is divided into multiple independent retention pockets, each capable of holding a tip-up. The retention ring is segmented with multiple projections creating individual retention sites, allowing each tip-up to be independently secured without affecting others.
Solution Approach 2:
The retention pockets are nested within the retention ring structure, with each pocket formed by projections extending from the ring. The tip-ups are nested within these pockets, creating a hierarchical nesting arrangement that secures multiple items in a compact configuration.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the retention ring diameter is uniform, then the manufacturing is simple, but it cannot accommodate the taper of the bucket
Solution Approach 1:
The retention ring features an asymmetric diameter design where the top portion has a larger diameter than the bottom portion. This asymmetric geometry is specifically designed to match the tapered shape of standard buckets, allowing the organizer to fit securely in the bucket's tapered interior space.
3Ease of operation
If fixed projections only are used, then the structure is rigid and stable, but the tip-ups cannot be easily installed or removed
Solution Approach 1:
The retention pockets incorporate flexible projections that can dynamically change shape during installation. When a tip-up is inserted, the flexible projections bend to accommodate the tip-up base, then return to their original shape to secure the tip-up firmly, providing both easy installation and stable retention.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible projections change their physical parameters (shape, volume) in response to the insertion of a tip-up. The material properties allow the projections to transition from a relaxed state to a compressed state during installation, then maintain a stable compressed state that securely holds the tip-up in place.
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AI summary
A tip-up organizer for buckets preferably includes a top retention ring, a bottom retention ring and at least two support poles. Each retention ring preferably includes two fixed projections and at least four flexible projections. Each side of the fixed projection includes a tip-up slot, which is sized to receive a thickness of a tip-up base. One side of the flexible projection includes a tip-up slot, which is sized to receive a thickness of the tip-up base. Each fixed projection preferably includes a pole bore, which is sized to receive an end of the support pole. The support pole may be retained in the pole bore with any suitable method, such as threads. An outer diameter of the top and bottom retention rings are preferably sized to be slidably received by an inner perimeter of a large bucket.