Adjustable Planter Holder with Locking Hooks to Prevent Tipping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing flowerpot holders are not adaptable to the specific dimensions of flowerpots or installation locations, leading to instability, tipping, and water leakage, and balcony planter holders lack safety features to prevent containers from tipping.
Innovation Solution
A holder with a first connecting element, locking hooks, and adjustable support arms that securely attach to the container rim and location, ensuring upright positioning and stability, and a mounting set for secure placement of containers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a larger size holder is selected to accommodate different flowerpot dimensions, then adaptability is improved, but the holder causes the flowerpots to tip over due to oversized support surface
Solution Approach 1:
The holder employs adjustable support arms that can be moved along the connecting element to adapt to different flowerpot sizes. This dynamic adjustment capability allows the holder to maintain stability while accommodating various dimensions, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder changes the parameter of support arm position and angle to match different flowerpot dimensions. By adjusting these parameters, the holder maintains optimal contact with the flowerpot rim, ensuring stability regardless of the flowerpot size.
2Device complexity
If a fixed design holder is used that cannot be adjusted to specific installation locations, then device complexity is reduced, but the holder cannot be securely positioned in many locations resulting in tilted support surface
Solution Approach 1:
The holder incorporates adjustable support arms that can be positioned at different angles and locations along the connecting element. This dynamic adjustment allows the holder to adapt to various installation locations and railing configurations, ensuring secure positioning without requiring multiple fixed designs.
3Device complexity
If traditional balcony planter holders are used without safety devices, then device complexity is reduced, but the container can tip towards the balcony especially in bad weather
Solution Approach 1:
The holder features locking mechanisms that preemptively secure the support arms in position once the flowerpot is attached. This preliminary action prevents the container from tipping during adverse weather conditions without requiring complex additional safety devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder utilizes adjustable parameters of the support arms, including position and angle, to optimize the securing of the flowerpot. By adjusting these parameters, the holder creates a stable configuration that prevents tipping while maintaining structural simplicity.
4Area of stationary object
If column-like flowerpots are held by two separate brackets, then support surface area is increased, but the brackets visually dominate and any tilting of either bracket compromises stability
Solution Approach 1:
The holder merges two separate bracket functions into a single integrated structure with one connecting element and two support arms. This unified design provides adequate support surface area while eliminating the visual dominance and stability issues associated with separate tilted brackets.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a holder for securing a container, in particular a plant container, and a holding set. The holder comprises a first connecting element, which is connected at a lower end to a support area projecting in an extension direction for receiving the container and at an upper end to a fastening device, as well as a first locking hook arranged on the first connecting element and open in a first direction, and/or a second locking hook arranged on the fastening device and open in a first direction, wherein the first locking hook or the second locking hook can be brought into contact with an inner wall of a container rim in a usage position, wherein the support area has a bearing surface on which the container is at least partially in contact in the usage position, and at least one first holding arm.wherein a first leg projecting in the opposite direction to the first leg is arranged at the open end of the first retaining arm, so that the container is securely arranged on the holder in the use position by means of the first securing hook or the second securing hook, each in conjunction with the first leg.