Case Studies
Wonderbucket Line of Paint and Utility Buckets
Tips International
Problem:
Contractors and Do-It-Yourselfers use buckets for cleaning, painting, carrying tools, and more. Painters use inserts that are messy and difficult to clean. Smaller tools, such as screwdrivers, hammers, etc. are difficult to find and/or reach in a bucket full of larger tools.
Solution:
The WonderBucket product line has two washing/utility buckets with a large sponge or tool storage area and two small tool storage areas. The line was expanded to include two sizes of a painters bucket with built in roller surface, roller inserts for two sizes standard buckets, and a small handheld trim bucket for small rollers and/or brushes. Each bucket has a 1" Stack Height and is designed to prevent the buckets from jamming together.
Scope of Work:
Product design, Product Engineering, Analyses [stress, failure mode, manufacturing processes, materials, etc.], Packaging Design, Manufacturing Support, Promotional Materials, Logo and Corporate Identity Design.
Project Details:
The client approached Raytech with drawings of a utility bucket for holding tools, liquids, and other accessories. The design could not be stacked without jamming, and had other manufacturability issues.
Tips Int'l line of utility and painter's buckets were designed as a cohesive product line. The painter's buckets incorporate a chevron pattern for paint rollers, compartments for convenient placement of brushes, putty knives, and other standard tools, and a retractable base stabilizer for use during paint rolling. The attractive and innovative bucket was designed for one inch stack height, minimizing shipping costs—a critical factor in this product category.
Prototypes were constructed by Raytech Corporation and tested by the client.
In addition to designing logo and corporate identity packages, Raytech prepared photorealistic images – used as visual tools for capital investment presentations to raise funds for tooling and production, and in meetings with buyers from major retail establishments.