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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional storage racks often fail to provide convenient access to heavy items and are inefficient in terms of space usage, requiring significant effort and space to store multiple items, especially heavy loads like pots and pans.
Innovation Solution
A modular storage rack design utilizing a single strand of thread-like structure, such as wire or cable, with connector apertures that allow sections to swivel and interconnect, enabling easy expansion and access to items while reducing space requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a large storage rack is used to store many heavy items, then the storage capacity increases, but the space occupied and the effort required to rearrange items increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from horizontal shelf storage to vertical hanging storage, utilizing the vertical dimension to maximize storage capacity while minimizing floor space occupation. Multiple rack sections can be stacked vertically to store numerous heavy items without increasing the horizontal footprint.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage rack is divided into multiple interchangeable sections that can be configured in different numbers and arrangements. Users can start with fewer sections and add more as needed, allowing storage capacity to scale with space availability and storage needs without requiring a complete rack replacement.
2Strength
If multiple storage racks are used to support heavy loads, then the load capacity increases, but the complexity and cost of the storage system increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple rack sections are designed to interconnect and function as a single unified structure. The sections share common support features and can be assembled together to distribute heavy loads across the entire rack system, eliminating the need for separate independent racks for different load requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
Each rack section is designed with universal connection features that allow it to serve multiple functions - supporting various types of items, being positioned in different locations, and connecting to other sections in different configurations. This multi-functionality reduces the need for specialized racks for different purposes.
3Quantity of substance
If conventional storage racks are used, then items can be stored, but access to heavy items requires significant effort and rearrangement
Solution Approach 1:
The rack sections are designed with movable and adjustable components that allow easy reconfiguration. Items can be accessed by simply moving sections or adjusting positions rather than rearranging multiple heavy items, making the system dynamic and adaptable to frequent access needs.
4Ease of manufacture
If a fixed storage rack design is used, then manufacturing is simplified, but adaptability to different storage needs is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The rack is manufactured as standardized modular sections that can be produced efficiently using repetitive manufacturing processes. Each section is identical and can be mass-produced, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while the modular nature allows infinite configuration possibilities to adapt to different storage needs.
Solution Approach 2:
Each manufactured section incorporates universal connection features and standardized dimensions that enable the same component to be used in various positions and configurations, allowing a single manufacturing process to produce components that serve multiple functions in different rack arrangements.
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AI summary
An exemplary storage rack comprising a storage rack structure section having a rack support, said support comprising an elongated member with a hanging end and a connecting end distal from the hanging end, wherein the hanging end and the connecting end comprise respective connector apertures, an accessory support comprising an elongated member disposed substantially perpendicular to the rack support, wherein the accessory support is substantially bisected by the rack support, and wherein the rack support and the accessory support are formed from a single strand of a thread-like structure. The storage rack may comprise a plurality of sections interconnected by connector apertures at a connecting end of one section and a hanging end of another section. The thread-like structure may be wire and connector apertures may comprise a perimeter twist advantageously permitting individual sections of an interconnected plurality of storage rack structure sections to swivel while supporting a heavy load.