DRYPORT PORTABLE HAMPER + DRYING RACK - PAIGE HENDERSEN
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DryPort
Portable Hamper + Drying Rack
Paige Hendersen
Making Things
Winter 2021
When you live in an apartment or dorm without laundry
in-unit, the task of carrying your hamper around to
wash and dry your clothes takes a lot of effort.
This product is a durable hamper designed with sustainable and cost- efficient manufacturing methods for young adults who need to easily transport their clothes and laundry supplies.
Meet
DryPort
Portable Hamper
+ Drying Rack
Dorm to Laundry Room
The Hamper
The Drying Rack
Persona
Abbey, 23, recent college grad
• Lives in an apartment on 2nd floor,
laundry machines in basement, no
elevator
• Has a had the same hamper for 5
years - is cheap, has flexible materials,
decently portable, poor assembly
• Hamper sits in closet, laundry supplies
on shelf, drying rack folded in closet
Mood Board
Market Opportunity: User Research Highlights
• Target audience members would pay between $20 - $60 for product offering
• 8/10 target buyers were “very interested”, and 4/10 would “definitely buy” at $39.99
15 needs-assessment interviews
"I live in a tall townhouse
"Since I move a lot, my hamper and when I need to do
needs to be easy to pack." "I wasn't about to spend more laundry, I have to carry my
than $50 on a hamper." "My laundry bag must be
hamper up 3 flights of stairs
easy to hoist up and down a
so I most definitely need to
flight of stairs."
have handles on the side! I
"I like my lid + handles would love to have straps so I
because I have to walk to my could toss it on my back and
laundromat, but I also use a walk up the stairs instead
laundry bag sometimes too of having to carry the whole
so I don’t have to lug the thing with 2 hands!"
rigid hamper."
10 concept feedback interviews "I love the fact that the
frame serves as a drying
"I like that it has the liners and rack, so genius."
"I really like the backpack
you don’t need to re-purchase "When I was living on
straps on the basket, that
any scented inserts. It makes the fourth floor I can see
would be perfect to walk to
it feel more low maintenance carrying laundry on the back
the laundromat."
and maybe even more would be much easier. I don't
environmentally friendly with think the wheels would be
not having to buy scent things." necessary as well then."Competitive Landscape Multi-function
Stationary Portable
Single-purposeCompetitive Landscape Multi-function
White Space
Opportunity
Stationary Portable
Single-purposeCompetitive Landscape Multi-function
Stationary Portable
Single-purposeExisting Patents Portable Hampers Drying Racks
Manufacturing Requirements
Hardware BOM
84 partsCosting
• Selling Price: $39.99
• Manufacturing Cost Estimate: $10.00
• High production volume (100,000+ units)
• Flat-pack optimization in corrugate for brick-and-mortar or e-comm
• Off-the-shelf assembly materials
• Standard aluminum tubing and finishing
• Soft goods sewing + hardware assembly required
Potential RetailersProduct Additions and Expansion
Potential Product Add-ons
Swivel castors on drying frame rack - increases portability options
Hamper liners - addresses bin cleanliness as hamper is lined with
thin, easily washable fabric. There is an extra set of 2 clean liners
that can be stored in hamper pocket.
Hamper dividers - allows vertical partition of laundry for clean/dirty,
darks/lights, clothes/towels, etc.
Potential Product Line Expansion
• High-end offering - bamboo frame structure, recycled fabric hamper
• Odor mitigation concepts - Febreeze partnership
• Various size offerings - expand length x width footprint and have multiple
dividers, or have a compact offeringNext Steps
• File for a provisional patent highlighting the drying rack frame +
portable hamper system
• Evaluate CMF and aesthetic considerations with target audience
• Further optimize BOM for low-cost, off-the-shelf parts in bulk
• Further define manufacturing and material considerations for a highly
accurate cost estimate
• Outline sustainability considerations and ethical assembly methods
• Connect with soft goods engineers to understand hamper fabric
material & assembly needsAppendix
Product Requirement Document
• Addresses the desires of a target user group: young adults who are living in college dorms or
apartments and do not have laundry in-unit
• Should have a standard capacity to hold a full load of laundry
• Consider having multiple size offerings in a product line
• Should have features that make the hamper portable - this may include but is not limited to: wheels,
backpack straps, handles
• Product should be easily transportable up and down stairs, through doorways, and in varying outdoor
environments
• Should have a storage component for laundry materials (such as laundry detergent, dryer balls,
quarters, etc.)
• Should have a feature that addresses odor mitigation
• A product partnership could be considered, such as Febreeze for odor mitigation
• Consider addressing laundry process needs traditionally outside of the hamper functionality, which
could include but is not limited to: clothes separation, clothes drying
• Should last over several years of heavy use
• Manufacturing, production, and assembly processes should be environmentally sustainable and
ethical
• Manufacturing costs should allow the new product to be competitive in the market place
• Material selection should consider environmental sustainability
• Materials shall be appropriate to contain and protect clothing from environmental factors in outdoor
transportation
• The aesthetic considerations and CMF should be appropriate for all genders within the user group
• The materials must have an easy cleaning method
• Minimal (if any) assembly for the user
• Minimal packaging must be used for selling the product in online and brick-and-mortar locationsConcept Exploration
Concept
Sketches
Portability
Odor Mitigation
Odor MitigationLow Fidelity Prototyping
Soft-goods Components
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