Angled Brim Clip Structure for Secure Grip and Logo Visibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hat clips lack secure attachment to the brim and do not provide optimal visibility for a proprietary logo, leading to potential detachment and reduced visibility.
Innovation Solution
A brim clip with a plate-like member and a clasp member featuring textured surfaces and angled extensions, allowing secure attachment to the hat brim and enhancing logo visibility through a proprietary logo display area.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a simple clip design is used, then manufacturing is easier and cost is lower, but the attachment security to the brim is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The clip is divided into multiple functional segments: a plate-like member for logo display, a clasp member with textured surfaces for grip, and an angled extension for brim engagement. This segmentation allows each part to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall manufacturability through modular construction
Solution Approach 2:
The clasp member incorporates textured surfaces at specific locations where grip is needed, while other areas maintain smooth finishes for logo visibility. The angled extension is positioned specifically to engage the brim, creating localized functional zones that balance manufacturing simplicity with attachment security
2Illumination intensity
If the clip is positioned to maximize logo visibility, then the logo is more visible, but the attachment security to the brim is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The clip utilizes the third dimension by extending at an angle from the brim rather than attaching perpendicular to it. This angled extension allows the logo display surface to be positioned at an optimal viewing angle while the clasp member maintains secure attachment through textured grip surfaces, resolving the conflict between visibility and security
3Ease of manufacture
If the clasp member has smooth surfaces, then manufacturing is simpler, but the grip ability on the brim is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The surface parameters of the clasp member are changed by adding textured patterns (such as grooves or ridges) that increase friction and grip ability. These surface modifications can be applied through standard manufacturing processes like molding or machining, maintaining ease of manufacture while significantly improving grip performance
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The brim clip ensures secure attachment and optimal logo visibility by utilizing textured surfaces and angled extensions, maintaining the clip's position and enhancing the visibility of the logo.
Implementation Method 1
Textured surface or surfaces of the clasp member is/are scoured or otherwise formed to create cuts or channels bounding or defining squares that effect grip ability by increasing surface friction
Data Source
AI summary
A brim clip includes a plate-like member formed with an advertising logo side surface and an underside surface opposite the advertising log side surface, the plate-like member extending from a first end to an opposing second end and a clasp member including first, second and third portions. The first portion of the clasp member is inlayed into and attached to the underside surface of the plate-like member, which first portion extends from a first-portion front end arranged at or near the first end of the plate-like member and extending to a first portion back end. The second portion of the clasp member includes a first end that extends from the first portion back end at an angle x to a second end of the second portion, slightly upwards from the first portion back end towards the underside surface.