Trash Receptacle With Integrated Lateral-Access Storage Drawer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing trash receptacles lack a storage compartment below the garbage-holding container with a drawer that can slide laterally for easy access to its contents.
Innovation Solution
A trash receptacle design featuring a container with a base wall and perimeter wall, a storage compartment with a tubular wall and drawer that slides laterally, and a liner with notches for bag support, allowing easy access to both garbage and additional items stored in the drawer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a storage compartment with drawer is added below the garbage container, then storage functionality and accessibility are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The drawer is nested within the storage compartment, which is integrated into the base of the garbage container. The drawer slides within the confines of the container's base structure, utilizing the existing space efficiently without requiring a completely separate storage system.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage compartment is divided into separate functional zones: the drawer for removable storage items and the base compartment for垃圾. This segmentation allows independent access to different storage areas while maintaining an organized, modular structure that manages complexity.
2Ease of operation
If a lateral sliding drawer mechanism is implemented, then ease of access to stored items is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The drawer is designed with lateral sliding capability, transforming from a static storage space to a dynamic access mechanism. This allows users to quickly reach items by simply pushing the drawer open in either lateral direction, significantly improving accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of requiring users to reach deep into a bottom compartment or climb inside the container, the lateral sliding drawer introduces a horizontal dimension to access. Users can access items from the front, side, or back of the drawer depending on the sliding direction, making the storage space much more accessible.
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AI summary
A trash receptacle for storing garbage and other objects includes a container with a base wall and a perimeter wall. The perimeter wall is coupled to and extends upwardly from the base wall, and an upper edge of the perimeter wall defines an opening to the container. A storage compartment is coupled to the base wall of the container and comprises a tubular wall and a drawer. The tubular wall defines a channel which extends laterally with respect to the container and defines a pair of apertures to the channel which are laterally spaced with respect to the container. The drawer is slidably coupled to the tubular wall.