Apparatus for holding artwork
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for securing and transporting artwork are expensive and require custom-built containers, often influenced by insurance companies, with a lack of flexibility in accommodating different artwork sizes and shapes without pre-attached fastening devices.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a fastening device with a metal plate secured to the artwork's frame, featuring a spring clip mechanism for adjustable positioning, and a securing device with a T-bar locking mechanism that can be rotated to secure the artwork to a mounting panel, allowing for flexible attachment without precise alignment of slots, and optional clamps for independent securing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If custom-built containers are used for transporting artwork, then the security and protection of artwork is improved, but the cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The container system is divided into separate functional components: a reusable standard container and detachable mounting panels with fastening devices. This segmentation allows the expensive protective function to be isolated to specific components rather than requiring the entire container to be custom-built, reducing overall cost while maintaining artwork protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting panel with fastening devices is designed to be universal and adaptable to different artwork sizes and shapes. The same mounting panel can secure various types of artwork through adjustable fastening positions, eliminating the need for custom-built containers for each specific artwork piece.
2Reliability
If custom-built containers with pre-attached fastening devices are used, then the artwork security is improved, but the adaptability to different artwork sizes and shapes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening device incorporates adjustable components that can be repositioned along the mounting panel to accommodate different artwork dimensions. The dynamic adjustment capability allows the same secure mounting mechanism to adapt to various artwork sizes and shapes without requiring custom-built containers.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting panel is designed as a universal platform with multiple fastening positions and configurable securing mechanisms that can handle diverse artwork types. This universality maintains high artwork security while providing flexibility for different sizes and shapes.
3Ease of operation
If pre-attached fastening devices are used on artwork frames, then the mounting process is simplified, but the flexibility to adjust positioning deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening system is segmented into separate components: a fastening device that attaches to the artwork frame and a corresponding receiving mechanism on the mounting panel. This segmentation allows the fastening device to be positioned at optimal locations on the artwork while maintaining ease of attachment to the mounting panel.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening device includes adjustable positioning mechanisms that allow users to modify the attachment location on the artwork frame while maintaining secure connection. This dynamic adjustability provides flexibility in positioning without complicating the overall mounting process.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables secure, flexible, and cost-effective transportation and storage of artwork by allowing for adjustable attachment to a mounting panel within a container, accommodating various sizes and shapes without pre-attached fastening devices, reducing the need for custom-built containers.
Implementation Method 1
a spring clip mechanism for adjustable positioning
Implementation Method 2
a securing device with a T-bar locking mechanism that can be rotated to secure the artwork
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for use in holding artwork during transportation or storage, comprising: a substantially flat mounting panel provided with a plurality of retention members; and at least one clamp, configured to be moveable between an unengaged state, in which artwork can be removed from the apparatus, and an engaged state, in which the clamp secures the artwork to the apparatus; wherein the clamp comprises a base, configured to be secured to the mounting panel, and a gripping section; and when artwork is secured to the apparatus, a first side of the artwork is supported on the mounting panel and the gripping section of the clamp presses on a second side of the artwork, opposite to the first side of the artwork.