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Team 4183 Bit Buckets prototype hook
Today our team came up with an interesting idea for a way to pick up/ store totes and so here is our first prototype of this idea.
Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=...&v=n7Nhm6VCoJ8 Pictures: ![]() ![]() |
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This is a pretty neat idea and I don't even need to zoom in to see the details!
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This looks nice. Great job!
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Nice hook. It looks like it can only lift one tote at a time though. Have you tried putting a hook on either side?
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The hook can hold several totes, but it was intended for one at a time. We have not played with using multiple hooks per tote yet, but that is the approach we're most likely to take.
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Okay. The tote in the video looked very crooked.
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Now .... can you design it so that it can sit on top of 5 just like it, all connected by chain / rope / wire, that can be indexed up as you pick up 5 totes? Gravity will unload you and bring the clips back to the bottom for another run... |
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Very cool design!!
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This was something that we considered, but ultimately ruled out because of strength concerns of the totes, and lining up was an issue.
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Took this idea and ran with it. It's not a standalone hook, rather additional stuff will be mounted on the front. Hoping to build it tomorrow.
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How are you going to cut the wood into that shape? Are there slots I can't see? Neat design. I like the modularity. |
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Have you considered making the triangular part on the back of the clip a little larger, perhaps twice the size? If you add holes along the bottom backside of the clip ( with a bit larger triangle... ) you could adjust the angle of the front face of the clip by simply moving a the bottom connecting pins to new locations. Just in case you new assembly's added to the front of the clip need angle tweaking. I have to learn to cad better. Good luck. |
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