Pickup Truck Kitchen Frame Brackets for External Mounting and Bed Stowage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Camping kitchen accessories occupy valuable space inside vehicles during vehicular camping, diminishing enjoyment and storage efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A portable kitchen framing system for vehicles that allows kitchen accessories to be mounted externally and stowed internally, utilizing orthogonally-oriented frame brackets with clamping mechanisms to secure to the truck bed, enabling external operation and internal storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If kitchen accessories are stored inside the vehicle, then accessibility and convenience are improved, but available storage space is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions the storage location of kitchen accessories from the internal three-dimensional space of the vehicle to the external surface area of the vehicle. The frame bracket system attaches to the vehicle exterior, allowing accessories to be positioned outside the vehicle boundaries, effectively utilizing external surface area rather than internal volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts kitchen accessories from the vehicle interior storage space and relocates them to an external mounting system. The frame bracket assembly removes the need for internal storage by providing external attachment points that hold accessories accessible to users without occupying vehicle interior volume.
2Volume of stationary object
If kitchen accessories are mounted externally, then storage space inside the vehicle is freed up, but protection from weather and security are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic mounting system where the frame bracket can be selectively attached and detached from the vehicle. The clamp mechanism allows the user to secure the frame bracket to the vehicle when accessories need protection or security, and to remove it when accessories need to be accessed or stored inside the vehicle, providing adaptability to different environmental and security conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame bracket system can be nested within or attached to existing vehicle structures when not in use, and the accessories themselves can be nested within the frame bracket structure. This allows the system to minimize its external profile when protection is needed while still providing external mounting capability when accessibility is prioritized.
3Volume of stationary object
If a portable kitchen framing system is installed externally, then space inside the vehicle is freed up, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the external mounting system into separate modular components: a frame bracket with clamp mechanism that attaches to the vehicle, and separate accessory brackets that attach to the frame bracket. This segmentation allows each component to be independently designed and installed, simplifying the overall system while providing the functionality of external mounting.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame bracket is designed with multiple functional surfaces that can accommodate different types of accessories through universal attachment mechanisms. The clamp mechanism can secure to various vehicle structures, and the accessory brackets can hold different kitchen items, reducing the need for specialized components for each accessory type.
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AI summary
A portable kitchen framing system that disposes a row of kitchen accessories along an exterior of a pickup truck. The framing system includes a frame bracket that engages a gunwale of the pickup truck, whereby a plurality of orthogonally-oriented faces are provided by the frame bracket so that a user can removably connect a row of accessories to an outside of the truck, by way of an outward-facing face and, later, removably connect the same row of accessories within the storage area of the bed of the truck by way of an inward-facing face of the orthogonally oriented faces. A downward-facing face of the orthogonally oriented faces enables the clamping of the frame bracket to the gunwale. An upward-facing face of the orthogonally oriented faces may work in tandem for clamping as well as provide support for the inward and outward facing faces.