Tool Holder with Flexible Heat-Resistant Sheet for Burn Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tool holders do not effectively protect users from inadvertently touching heated tools and do not safeguard underlying surfaces from damage when heated tools are in use or stored.
Innovation Solution
A tool holder with a support stand and a flexible, heat-resistant silicone sheet that can be secured magnetically, serving as both a protective enclosure for storing heated tools and a flat mat for resting them during use, preventing misalignment and ensuring safe handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a rigid protective wall is used to enclose the heated tool, then protection from burns is improved, but adaptability to different storage positions and ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a flexible heat-resistant sheet (silicone or similar material) instead of a rigid protective wall. This flexible sheet can be folded back and secured to the stand in various positions, providing burn protection when enclosing the tool while allowing adaptability to different storage orientations and ease of operation when folded back during tool use.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a fixed protective enclosure is used, then safety from inadvertent contact is improved, but ease of operation to access the tool deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The protective enclosure is designed as a dynamic structure rather than a fixed one. The flexible sheet can be folded back and secured to the stand at different positions, allowing users to easily access the tool by simply folding back the sheet, while still providing safety protection when the tool is stored in an enclosed position.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If a rigid mat is used to protect the support surface, then protection from damage is improved, but flexibility for different uses deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible heat-resistant sheet serves multiple functions: it acts as a protective wall to enclose and protect from burns when the tool is stored, and it can be folded back to serve as a protective mat on the support surface to prevent damage from hot tools. This single component provides both protection functions with adaptability to different usage scenarios.
4Ease of operation
If the protective sheet is wholly removable, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability of proper positioning deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces magnets as an intermediary mechanism between the flexible sheet and the stand. The magnets provide automatic magnetic attachment that guides the sheet into the correct position when brought near the stand, ensuring reliable positioning while maintaining ease of operation through simple magnetic attachment and detachment without requiring precise manual alignment.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a safe and protective environment for heated tools, preventing burns to users and damage to surfaces by allowing secure storage and use of heated tools while ensuring the tool holder's stability and ease of alignment.
Implementation Method 1
at least one magnet is provided whereby at least in part the flexible sheet is readily securable magnetically to and removable from a support stand
Implementation Method 2
said protective wall comprising a sheet of heat resistant material
Data Source
AI summary
A tool holder includes a support stand which provides support for a protective wall that at least in part defines an enclosure within which a tool may be stored, the protective wall including a sheet of heat resistant material which at least in part is selectively releasable from and securable to the support stand, the sheet of heat resistant material being a flexible sheet whereby in a first orientation it serves as the protective wall but at least in part may be released from the support stand to provide a substantially flat heat resistant mat on which to rest a heated tool during periods of use of the tool.