Market Cart
A Market Cart with Foldable Third Wheel, 2017.06, Team Project (4 people) as a Design Realization Lab's Research Project
Brushed Stainless Steel, Metal Bending (Fixture of the spring), Clear Black ABS, Injection Moulding (Housing of the spring), Anodized Aluminum Square Tube (Frames), Nylon, Injection Moulding (Joints of the 3rd wheel)
Acknowledging the value of the obvious
If you add a third wheel to the existing market cart, you can push it to the front direction more effortlessly. My professor suggested this idea from a kickstand seen on a bicycle.
However, that seemed like an obvious solution so we tried to think of other creative ways, but it got complicated and inefficient. In the end, we decided to go with the original plan. In order to create that, I bought a kickstand from the nearest hardware store and we applied that to our market cart without modifying much of the original structure.
As a result, it turned out to be a whole lot better than the complicated ideas. Because that was already a solution to the purpose. So this taught us to utilize what we already have if that is an appropriate option. That way, you can save time for larger projects that are worth spending time on.