Dual-Coupling Tool Accessory Holder for Fast Storage Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tool accessory holders are limited in their ability to efficiently organize and transition between storage in a case and use with a power tool, lacking a seamless integration system.
Innovation Solution
A tool accessory holder with a body that includes first and second retainers, allowing it to be coupled to both a tool accessory case and a power tool, featuring projections and bores for secure attachment, and compartments for organizing various tool accessories.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a tool accessory holder is designed to be retained in a storage case, then organization and storage efficiency are improved, but the ability to quickly transfer to and from a power tool is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The tool accessory holder is designed with dual coupling capabilities: a first retainer for coupling to the storage case and a second retainer for coupling to the power tool. This multi-functional design allows the same holder to serve both storage and operational functions, enabling quick transfer between storage and tool without requiring separate holders for each purpose.
2Ease of manufacture
If multiple tool accessories are held in separate compartments, then organization is improved, but the holder complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The holder body is divided into multiple compartments, each capable of receiving and organizing different tool accessories. This segmentation allows for systematic organization of various accessories while maintaining a relatively simple overall holder structure that doesn't significantly increase complexity.
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AI summary
A tool accessory holder for use with a tool accessory case and configured to couple to a power tool, a tool system, and tool accessory storage system. The tool accessory holder can be removed from the tool accessory case and coupled to the power tool and removed from the power tool and coupled to the tool accessory case. The tool system includes an accessory holder and a power tool. The tool accessory holder is alternately couplable to the tool accessory storage case and to the power tool.