Wheelie Bin Towing Assembly With Quick-Lock Handle Coupling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users in rural areas face challenges in efficiently transporting wheelie bins to collection points due to long distances and unfavorable terrain, leading to increased effort and time, especially when multiple bins need to be handled.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle towing device with a tee-shaped assembly and lower horizontal component that securely attaches to the wheelie bin handle, allowing for easy movement and weight distribution, using durable materials and intuitive locking mechanisms to ensure secure attachment and easy detachment without additional straps or tools.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If wheelie bins are transported manually over long distances in rural areas, then the collection process can be completed, but user effort and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a vehicle-mounted towing device as an intermediary mechanism between the wheelie bin and the collection point. This device includes a hitch connector that attaches to the bin handle, a support structure with locking mechanisms, and a towing arm that extends from the vehicle. The intermediary device enables efficient transport of multiple bins over long distances without requiring manual carrying, thus resolving the contradiction between collection productivity and time loss.
2Productivity
If multiple wheelie bins are transported together, then collection productivity improves, but the complexity of securing and handling multiple bins increases
Solution Approach 1:
The towing device is designed with universal attachment capabilities that can accommodate multiple wheelie bins of different sizes. The hitch connector and locking mechanism are configured to securely attach to standard bin handles, while the support structure can be adjusted to hold one or multiple bins. This multi-functional design enables efficient transport of multiple bins without proportionally increasing device complexity, as the same basic mechanism scales to handle different numbers of bins.
3Reliability
If a secure attachment mechanism is used to prevent waste spillage, then transport reliability improves, but the ease of detaching bins decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment mechanism incorporates dynamic locking and release features that adapt to different operational states. During transport, the locking mechanisms engage automatically to secure bins firmly, preventing waste spillage. For detachment, the system provides easy-release features such as quick-release latches or manually operable release levers that allow users to quickly disengage the bins without excessive effort. This dynamic design resolves the contradiction between secure attachment and ease of detachment by providing different levels of security during different phases of operation.
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AI summary
A vehicle towing device and mechanism for wheelie bin and refuge containers preferably includes an interface attaching mechanism for securing the device to the vehicle using a lower horizontal component. This component can utilize the vehicle's towing receiver or be adapted for other attachment methods. The invention further comprising a tee-shaped intermediate assembly and further attaches to a refuge container to Interface attaching mechanism consisting of 2 primary parts made from a metal preferably aluminum or a polymer like material which may be effectively mirror images of each other and rotate about the horizontal round stock arm of the Tee Assembly in opposite directions to each other concurrently to surround the refuge container handle to securely attach the refuge container to the Tee Assembly.