For a project that is so down to the ground, unfortunately, Pinterest couldn’t provide us with too much inspiration with the design. However, we did find lots of variations of the garbage clamps online. here are some examples.
This one is the closest to what the community was using, the problem of this one is that it is made of steel and therefore very heavy, and the tips don’t work particularly well for what they do. So this provides an example of what we shouldn’t go for. we should probably get a closer look at how exactly the tips don’t work and find ways to improve.
We had this image in our material testing presentation. The inspiration here is to see if there is a way to make the product work better with the human body, there was a saying of “bend the tool not your wrist”, so we can think about if and how we want to possibly bend the clamp for easier user experience.
These two are examples of how the clamping force can be massively increased using the mechanical advantage — if we find it necessary. but at the same time, it is also harder to manufacture and might affect the overall integrity of the product.
the one we ended up using as a reference for our first wood prototype.
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