Adjustable Shelving Bracket for Horizontal Support on Sloped Walls
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional shelving brackets are unable to support a horizontal shelf on non-vertical surfaces, such as sloped walls, as they are typically designed with a right-angle configuration that does not accommodate angled or sloping orientations.
Innovation Solution
A shelving bracket with a pivoted shelf-supporting leg and an adjustable-length bracing leg, which allows the shelf to extend horizontally on sloping surfaces, featuring a locking mechanism for secure adjustment across various angles, and includes hooks for supporting clothes poles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional shelving brackets are designed with a right-angle configuration, then they are simple in structure and easy to manufacture, but they cannot support a horizontal shelf on non-vertical surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket employs a movable pivot joint at the shelf-supporting leg, allowing the bracket to dynamically adjust its configuration from a fixed right-angle design to an adjustable angular design. This enables the shelf-supporting leg to be positioned at various angles relative to the wall-mounted leg, accommodating both vertical and sloped surfaces while maintaining structural integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the fixed geometric parameter (90-degree angle) of conventional brackets to a variable angle parameter. The shelf-supporting leg can be adjusted to different angles using the pivot mechanism, allowing the bracket to adapt to various wall slopes while maintaining the horizontal positioning of the shelf
2Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable shelving brackets are provided to accommodate sloped surfaces, then they can support horizontal shelves on angled walls, but they require complex locking mechanisms and multiple components
Solution Approach 1:
The pivot joint serves as a dynamic connection point that inherently provides both adjustment capability and locking function. The movable nature of the pivot allows easy adjustment to different angles, while the joint structure itself provides stability once positioned, eliminating the need for separate complex locking mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the adjustment mechanism and the support function into a single integrated pivot joint. This unified component simultaneously enables angular adjustment for different wall slopes and provides the structural support needed to hold the shelf horizontally, reducing the total number of separate components
3Adaptability or versatility
If the shelf-supporting leg is fixed at a right angle to the mounting leg, then the bracket structure is simple and stable, but it cannot accommodate non-vertical wall surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The fixed right-angle configuration is replaced with a dynamic pivot joint that allows the shelf-supporting leg to be positioned at various angles. This dynamic connection maintains stability through proper mechanical design of the pivot, while enabling adaptation to different wall slopes by adjusting the angle of the shelf-supporting leg
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AI summary
A shelving bracket adapted to be mounted to a non-vertical is adjustable to support a shelf in a horizontal orientation. The bracket may include support to receive and support transversely extending clothes hanging or similar poles.