One of the things I have been designing in Trinity's Problem's in Engineering course is a tote box of sorts. When I was first given this design problem I had no idea what I wanted to make. I began experimenting with different all extrusion and designs until I came up with the current design shown in Fig.1. So you may be wondering what the heck am I going for here..... in my mind its a type of crate tote box. The user will be able to grab the top no matter which direction it is orientated, the lower side slits will have a shoulder strap going through them, and the side compartments will be useful in holding small items.
The complete
design is in Fusion 360.
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| Figure 1. My tote box design. |
The sketches for my tote box are shown in Fig. 2-5. As you can see in Fig.3 the width of the box is 8" while the length is 12". I used these dimensions because I though this would serve as a comfortable size for carrying. I made the two side compartments 1.5" in order to hold smaller tools such as screw drives or maybe a water bottle. In Fig. 4 you can see that I made the hand holds 0.5" in diameter and 6" wide. I used this size because I believe they would provide more then enough room for grabbing the box easily. I also made the box 6" high because I figured this would be a good size for most tool items. Lastly in Fig. 5 I show that for engraving my name into the front of the box I will be using 0.09" wide spacing. I think that this size will be large enough to see, but I am absolutely certain I want to cut my name all the way through the box wall.
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| Figure 2. Isometric view tote box drawing. |
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| Figure 3. Top view tote box drawing. |
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| Figure 4. Side view tote box drawing. |
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| Figure 5. Front view tote box drawing. |
Looking at my design I have also been thinking about converting it into an ice chest. I would not engrave my name all the way through but instead would add insulation, a plastic tube, and a lid to the center 7"x 7" compartment. Just an idea at the moment...please let me know what you think and stay tuned for more pictures later on.
-Sean Farrell
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