Rigid Wire Fry Basket Frame for Mesh Corner Protection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Prior art wire mesh fry baskets are prone to physical damage due to unprotected sides and corners, which can be bent or dented during handling or use.

Innovation Solution

A wire fry basket design featuring a rigid wire frame that surrounds the mesh basket, providing protection with upper and lower rigid wire frames, corner segments, and a rigid wire handle and hook for safe handling and suspension.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a wire mesh basket is used for frying food, then the basket can be used to dry fry food effectively, but the mesh basket is susceptible to physical damage such as bending or denting when dropped or not handled properly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedurability of mesh basketVSAvoidphysical damage to mesh basket

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The protective structure is divided into multiple segments: a top rigid wire frame, a bottom rigid wire frame, and corner segments connecting them. This segmented approach provides comprehensive protection to the mesh basket at all vulnerable points (top, bottom, and corners) while maintaining structural integrity and allowing the mesh basket to remain separate and replaceable if needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If a rigid wire frame is added to protect the mesh basket, then the mesh basket is protected from physical damage, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprotection of mesh basketVSAvoidstructure complexity of fry basket

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The protective frame components (top frame, bottom frame, corner segments) are merged into a single integrated structure that surrounds and protects the mesh basket. This unified frame structure provides comprehensive protection while maintaining relative simplicity in construction and assembly.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The rigid wire frame acts as an intermediary protective layer between external objects and the mesh basket. This intermediate structure absorbs and distributes impact forces, protecting the mesh basket from direct physical damage while allowing the mesh basket to perform its primary function unchanged.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Reliability

If corner segments are added to protect the corner edges of the mesh basket, then the corners are protected from damage, but the manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprotection of corner edgesVSAvoidmanufacturing complexity of frame

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The corner protection is implemented as separate corner segments that connect the top and bottom rigid wire frames. This segmentation allows for simplified manufacturing where each corner segment can be produced independently and then attached to the main frame structure, reducing overall manufacturing complexity compared to creating a fully integrated complex frame.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS7383963B2In-frame wire fry basket

Publication Date: 2008.06.10 ARCHER WIRE INTERNATIONAL CORP

AI summary

A rigid wire frame is formed around the exterior of a wire mesh fry basket. The rigid wire frame is shaped as an inverted frusto-pyramid. The inverted frusto-pyramid allows the baskets to be stacked together. A rigid wire hook, opposite a rigid wire handle enables the basket to be hung from an edge. The rigid wire frame protects the wire mesh fry basket from damage.