Adjustable Divider Pockets for Integrated Document Display Boards
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing document holding devices lack versatility and efficiency in integration with other display systems, such as dry-erase boards, and require complex manufacturing processes.
Innovation Solution
A document holding apparatus featuring flexible dividers with fastening members in a staggered configuration, supported by a peripheral frame with an extruded channel, allowing for adjustable document pockets and easy integration with display boards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If dividers are separately attached to the back wall using attachment members, then the document holding device provides stable document retention, but the manufacturing process becomes complex and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate components (dividers and attachment members) into a single integrated divider assembly. The divider now includes integrated attachment features (such as tabs or protrusions) that directly engage with the back wall, eliminating the need for separate attachment members. This merging reduces the number of parts, simplifies manufacturing, and lowers assembly complexity while maintaining reliable document retention through the integrated attachment mechanism.
2Ease of manufacture
If the document holding device is designed as a standalone unit, then the manufacturing process is simplified, but the versatility and integration capability with display systems is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the document holding device with universal attachment features that enable it to function both as a standalone unit and as an integrated component of display systems. The frame structure includes standardized mounting interfaces (such as flanges, slots, or attachment points) that can engage with various display system configurations. This multi-functional design allows the same basic device to be manufactured once and then adapted to different applications, whether mounted independently or integrated into dry-erase boards, whiteboards, or other display systems.
3Ease of manufacture
If the document pockets are fixed in size, then the manufacturing process is simplified, but the adaptability to different document sizes is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates adjustable or expandable features into the divider and pocket structure, allowing the document pocket capacity to be dynamically modified after manufacturing. The dividers may include expandable sections, adjustable tabs, or flexible components that can be repositioned or extended to accommodate different document sizes. This dynamic capability is achieved through simple mechanisms such as sliding tabs, snap-fit extensions, or flexible divider materials, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while providing adaptability to various document formats.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for holding a plurality of documents includes a plurality of dividers. The dividers include a front facing surface, a rear facing surface, an upper end and a lower end. Each divider includes a first attachment member that is attached to a corresponding second attachment member of an adjacent divider so as to form a stacked and interconnected configuration. A frame retains lateral edges of the stacked dividers in which the stacked plurality of dividers define a corresponding plurality of document retaining pockets. In at least one version, the size of the retaining pockets can be selectively and independently adjusted, as needed wherein the apparatus can be used in conjunction with at least one display board, such as a dry-erase board.