Arcuate Wall Hanger Bracket for High Cantilever Trophy Loads
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional picture-hanging mounts are inadequate for securely mounting high cantilever load objects like big game trophies, as they lack the structural integrity to absorb the weight and stability needed to prevent the trophies from falling.
Innovation Solution
A wall mounting system comprising a bracket with a projecting segment and a hanger with an inclined support surface, where the support and hanging surfaces are in face-to-face engagement, providing a secure and stable mounting solution for high cantilever load objects by ensuring flush contact throughout a significant depth and arc, typically at least one-quarter inch and 120°, respectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional picture-hanging mounts are used, then installation is simple, but they lack structural integrity to absorb cantilever loads from heavy trophies
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate components: a bracket that attaches to the backer board and a hanger that attaches to the wall. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall structural integrity against cantilever loads.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system transitions from conventional flat-mounted solutions to a three-dimensional configuration where the bracket extends forward from the backer board and the hanger projects from the wall, creating a deep mounting structure that effectively resists cantilever loads through spatial distribution of forces.
2Stability of the object's composition
If traditional mounts are used, then the mounting system is simple, but they protrude outwardly from the backer board increasing instability
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is designed with a hollow housing that receives the hanger within its cavity, creating a nested configuration where the hanger fits inside the bracket structure. This nesting eliminates protrusions and creates a flush, stable mounting where the trophy sits securely without outward extensions that could cause instability.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of having the mounting hardware protrude outward from the backer board as in traditional mounts, the system inverts the configuration by recessing the bracket into the backer board and having the hanger fit within the bracket's hollow housing, creating an inverted, non-protruding structure that enhances stability.
3Reliability
If conventional mounts are used, then installation is straightforward, but they cannot securely hold heavy trophies against falling
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket serves as an intermediary component between the backer board and the hanger, providing a secure mechanical connection point that distributes loads across multiple attachment points on the backer board while maintaining ease of installation through standardized mounting interfaces.
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AI summary
A wall hanging system is provided for mounting of heavy, high cantilever load objects to an upright wall, such as a big game trophy comprising a backer board with a central opening. The system includes a bracket secured to the rear face of backer board and having a forwardly extending housing. The housing includes an arcuate, inclined, hanging wall section defining a mounting recess. The system also has a hanger including an inclined, arcuate, upper, support surface, which is received within the recess such that the hanging and support surfaces are disposed in mating engagement throughout a fore-and-aft depth of at least about one-quarter inch, and through an arc of at least about 120°.