Tractor-Attachable Waste Receptacle With Rake for Waste Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Rural residents face challenges in efficiently gathering, transporting, and returning large waste receptacles filled with manure or trash to a disbursement area and back to their storage location, as current methods are burdensome and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A multi-purpose waste receptacle with a horizontally-oriented rake and detachable attachment mechanism, allowing securement to a tractor boom or mechanical lifting vehicle, enabling efficient gathering, transport, and distribution of waste using a tractor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual handling methods are used to move waste receptacles, then no special equipment is needed, but the operational efficiency and productivity are low
Solution Approach 1:
The waste receptacle is designed with multiple attachment mechanisms (skid steer quick connect and tractor boom attach) that allow a single device to be operated by different types of equipment. This multi-functionality enables the receptacle to serve various operational needs while maintaining high productivity, resolving the contradiction between operational efficiency and equipment complexity.
2Ease of operation
If a waste receptacle is designed for secure attachment to mechanical lifting vehicles, then productivity and ease of operation improve, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment mechanism is divided into separate, modular components including quick-connect couplings, pins, and locking mechanisms. This segmentation allows each component to perform a specific function independently, making the overall system easier to operate while managing complexity through modular design. The skid steer quick connect and tractor boom attach features use segmented attachment points that simplify the coupling process.
3Loss of time
If a waste receptacle is designed for rapid attachment and detachment, then time efficiency improves, but the reliability of securement may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment mechanism incorporates pre-positioned alignment features, guide pins, and predetermined coupling paths that automatically guide the connection process. This preliminary arrangement of components ensures that when attachment is initiated, the components align and engage quickly without requiring complex manual positioning, thus reducing attachment time while maintaining securement reliability through pre-engineered connection geometry.
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AI summary
The disclosed inventive concept, referred to as a multi-purpose waste receptacle, is constructed of metal, fiberglass, PVC, or other sturdy, adequately strengthened material. The basic design is a rectangular-shaped box/container having an interior volume defined by four interconnected upright walls, integrally attached to a planar floor. The waste receptacle features one or more pivotable lids. Each lid is pivotably attached to a widthwise retaining rod atop a rear wall. When lids are closed, they are oriented parallel to, and in abutment to the tops of the four upright walls. A width-wide bottommost front rake is utilized to disperse and/or distribute any waste or other content having been emptied from the waste receptacle. Integral embodiments of an attachment mechanism enable temporary securement of the rear outer wall of the waste receptacle to a tractor boom, loader, or other mechanical lifting vehicle.