Our Final Idea

After much deliberation over our final product after IVP judging, we have decided to push on with the current container security idea. It is the most feasible idea for our project, as after more extensive research on the Pladder, we have come to the conclusion that structural integrity wise it was not feasible for construction site purposes, there are not a lot of practical uses for a plank in everyday household activities and once again the structural integrity of the product was compromised therefore not feasible for use by firemen.

So for our current idea, and the one we will be presenting during the semi-finals judging, we have not exactly finalized the product yet, but the basic shape of the invention is there. It is essentially a belt that is wrapped around the lid of the container, securely fastening the lid to the container and also serving as a barrier to prevent liquids from leaking out of the container itself. The belt is made out of rubber, and it can be fastened on to containers of different size.

We aim to improve on the idea, as currently the belt does not make the container completely leak proof to the extent where if turned upside down and shaken to water will leak out. However if the container happens to go onto its side, there will be no leakage and normal shaking of the container does not cause any leakage. We aim at zero leakage for our final prototype.

The main problem with our current prototype is the fastening portion, which causes there to be a small gap between the rubber belt and the container itself, which is causing minor leakage. For our final prototype we aim at removing the metal buckle like mechanism which is currently slightly bulky with a flatter plastic one, that if secured tightly will not leave any gap between the belt and container preventing any leakage.