Wheel Tackle Assembly with Adjustable Shackles for Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wheeled carts for cargo transport are bulky and heavy, lacking the ability to be disassembled for compact storage and are not designed to securely hold objects of varying sizes during transport.
Innovation Solution
A wheel tackle apparatus comprising wheels with bearings, plywood angles, and threaded metal shackles that can be adjusted to fit different object sizes, secured with eyelets and ropes, and disassembled for storage, featuring a design that prevents sliding and detachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If traditional wheeled carts are used for cargo transport, then they can carry cargo-load, but they are too bulky and heavy and cannot be disassembled for compact storage
Solution Approach 1:
The wheeled cart is divided into separable components including wheels with axles, a platform frame, and connecting elements. This segmentation allows the cart to be disassembled into compact parts for storage while maintaining full transport capability when assembled. The platform can be separated from the wheels, and connecting rods can be detached, enabling compact storage in limited spaces.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed-size platforms are used, then they provide stable support, but they cannot accommodate variable object sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The platform incorporates adjustable elements including extendable sides and reconfigurable support structures that can be dynamically adjusted to match different object sizes and shapes. The platform frame includes telescopic components and adjustable legs that maintain stability across various configurations, allowing the same platform to securely hold both small and large loads.
3Reliability
If simple wheel assemblies are used, then they are easy to manufacture, but they cannot securely hold objects during transport
Solution Approach 1:
The design integrates multiple securing functions into unified components. The platform combines side rails with integrated tie-down points, the wheel assemblies include both braking and steering capabilities in single units, and the frame structure incorporates both support and anchoring functions. This merging reduces the number of separate parts while enhancing object security during transport.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The wheel tackle apparatus effectively secures and rolls objects of varying sizes without sliding or detachment, offering compact storage by being disassembled when not in use.
Implementation Method 1
wheels with bearings
Data Source
AI summary
Wheel tackle apparatus made of wheels with bearings and plywood angles with shackles impaled on a bolt and locked with nuts to a threaded bracket riveted to a metal angle. It provides an adjustable platform to accommodate variable object sizes. It has eyelets and threaded metal shackles which can be used to tie the object. The shackles serve as a barrier to prevent sliding, shifting, or detachment of the object. It can be disassembled for compact storage. It reliably secures an object for transportation onto the plywood and metal angle platform and enables rolling the object instead of hand carrying it.