Adjustable laptop mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current laptop mounts are not customizable and often incompatible with various treadmill sizes and shapes, limiting their use due to fixed width and attachment types, and lack adjustable height and horizontal positioning, which impairs ergonomic use and portability.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable laptop mount with a telescopic base and adjustable straps that can fit different treadmill sizes and user preferences, featuring a design with segments that can be secured using bolts or screws, allowing for width, height, and horizontal adjustments, and attachment mechanisms like VELCRO for secure fitting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed-width laptop mount is used, then the structure is simple and manufacturing is easy, but it is incompatible with various treadmill sizes and shapes
Solution Approach 1:
The laptop mount base is divided into multiple segments (first base segment, second base segment, third base segment) that can be independently adjusted relative to each other. This segmentation allows the mount to adapt to different treadmill widths while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure, as each segment can be manufactured using standard processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount incorporates adjustable mechanisms that allow dynamic reconfiguration of the base width and attachment positions. Users can modify the mount configuration to match different treadmill sizes, transforming a static fixed-width design into a dynamic adaptable structure without requiring complete redesign for each treadmill model.
2Ease of operation
If a fixed-height laptop mount is used, then the structure is simple, but it lacks ergonomic adjustability for different users and positions
Solution Approach 1:
The mount includes height adjustment capability through the segmented base design, allowing the third base segment to be positioned at different heights relative to the second base segment. This dynamic height adjustment provides ergonomic flexibility for different users and treadmill configurations while using simple mechanical adjustment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount adds vertical dimension adjustability through the height-adjustable third base segment, transforming a two-dimensional fixed-position mount into a three-dimensional adjustable structure. This allows ergonomic optimization in the vertical direction without significantly increasing overall structural complexity.
3Ease of operation
If a non-portable laptop mount is used, then the attachment is secure and stable, but it is inconvenient to transport to different locations
Solution Approach 1:
The modular segmented base design allows the mount to be disassembled into separate components (first base segment, second base segment, third base segment) that can be easily transported. The segmentation enables portability by allowing users to carry only the necessary components to different locations while maintaining stable attachment when assembled and properly secured to the treadmill.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed. An example adjustable laptop mount includes: a first segment having a first end and a second end; a second segment having a first end and a second end; a third segment having a first end and a second end, the first end of the third segment to at least partially overlap the second end of the first segment and the second end of the third segment to at least partially overlap the first end of the second segment; a first attachment mechanism at the first end of the first segment to removably affix the first segment to a first furniture element; a second attachment mechanism at the second end of the second segment to removably affix the second segment to a second furniture element; a fourth segment having a first end and a second end, the second end of the fourth segment to attach to a tray; and a clamp at the third segment to removably affix the fourth segment to the third segment.