Adjustable Shade Clip Mounting for Irregular Window Openings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for mounting non-retractable coverings in non-rectangular architectural openings are often labor-intensive and lack user-friendliness, as they do not easily accommodate non-rectangular shapes.
Innovation Solution
A universally adjustable clip mount system that includes a base securable to the architectural opening frame, a pivot arm with an adjustable clamp, and a cooperating anchor strip, allowing for flexible positioning and secure attachment of the covering material to the frame, enabling the use of non-retractable coverings in various architectural configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional mounting systems are used for non-rectangular openings, then the covering can be mounted, but the installation process becomes labor-intensive and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate functional components: a frame member that attaches to the opening, a covering member that holds the fabric, and a fastening mechanism that connects them. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and simplifies the overall installation process.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system is designed to accommodate various opening shapes including rectangular, arched, and irregular configurations through a universal frame member design. The same basic components can be adapted to different architectural openings without requiring completely different mounting systems.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional rigid mounting systems are used, then structural stability is achieved, but adaptability to non-rectangular shapes is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system incorporates adjustable and movable elements that allow it to adapt dynamically to different opening geometries. The frame member can be positioned and secured at various locations along the opening perimeter, enabling accommodation of non-rectangular shapes while maintaining secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows for variation in mounting parameters such as attachment location, angle, and spacing to accommodate different opening shapes. By changing these parameters, the same mounting system can reliably secure coverings in rectangular, arched, or irregular openings.
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AI summary
A mounting system for securing a non-retractable covering material in an architectural opening includes an anchor strip securable to the covering material having a plurality of openings therethrough and a three piece clip securable to the surrounding frame of the architectural opening including a taper head pin for insertion into an opening in the anchor strip with the pin being universally movable through a unique design of the clip which includes a base, a pivot arm and a slide clamp on the pivot arm.