Arcuate Sign Base for Cylindrical Supports
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sign display devices lack versatility in attaching signs to vertically oriented supports like trees and light poles, often requiring cumbersome setups and failing to ensure the sign is visible above obstacles such as parked vehicles.
Innovation Solution
A sign display device featuring a concavely arcuate base that contours to cylindrical supports, equipped with a receiver for engaging signs and a strap for secure attachment, along with a magnet for metal poles, allowing easy placement and removal of signs at various heights.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional rigid base is used to support signs, then the structural strength is sufficient, but the device cannot contour to cylindrical supports like trees and light poles
Solution Approach 1:
The base is designed with a concavely arcuate configuration that conforms to cylindrical surfaces. The curved engagement surface allows the base to wrap around and securely attach to round supports like trees and light poles, providing both adaptability to different support geometries and sufficient structural strength through the distributed contact area.
2Ease of operation
If existing sign display devices are used, then attachment is possible, but the setup process is cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into distinct functional components: a base for attachment to the support, a receiver for holding the sign, and a strap for securing the base to the support surface. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and facilitates quick assembly and disassembly, reducing setup time while maintaining ease of operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If signs are placed at fixed positions, then the device structure is simple, but the sign may not be visible above obstacles like parked vehicles
Solution Approach 1:
The receiver is designed to allow the sign to be positioned at multiple heights and angles relative to the base. The strap system provides adjustable tension to accommodate different sign positions. This dynamic adjustability ensures signs can be placed at optimal heights for visibility above obstacles while maintaining a relatively simple overall device structure.
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
Enables secure, adjustable, and visible sign placement on vertical supports without damaging the sign, allowing for easy reuse and contouring to rounded surfaces, ensuring visibility above obstacles like parked vehicles.
Implementation Method 1
A magnet for metal poles
Data Source
AI summary
A sign holding assembly includes a base that has a back side, a front side and a perimeter edge extending between the inner and front sides. The perimeter edge includes a top edge, a bottom edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge. The back side is concavely arcuate from the first lateral edge to the second lateral edge. A receiver is attached to and extends away from the front side. The receiver receives and engages a sign such that the sign extends outwardly away from the front side. A strap is attached to the base and is extendable around a vertical support to releasably secure the base to the vertical support such that the inner surface faces the vertical support.