Assembly kit for constructing a food or beverage wall
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing champagne wall designs are bulky and expensive, requiring assembly before transport to events, which increases rental costs and complicates logistics, whereas users need a kit that can be easily assembled by end-users with minimal skill and effort for celebratory events.
Innovation Solution
A multi-component assembly kit comprising tubular sections, pedestal base supports, horizontal interconnecting supports, and pivotally attached shelving sections with clamps and 'U' shaped tracks, allowing for quick assembly and disassembly, and featuring a design that minimizes shipping size and provides structural support, including options for suspended configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If champagne wall assemblies are transported in assembled fashion to event locations, then structural integrity and stability are maintained, but transportability and shipping costs are significantly worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The champagne wall assembly is divided into multiple separable components including vertical supports, horizontal shelves, and connection elements. Each component can be independently packaged in a compact state for efficient shipping, then reassembled at the event location to form the complete display structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The design allows smaller components to be nested within larger ones during storage and transport. Shelves can be positioned within the vertical support structures, and connection elements can be stored within designated compartments, minimizing the overall shipping volume while maintaining structural integrity when assembled.
2Reliability
If professional assembly services are used for champagne walls, then assembly precision and reliability are improved, but cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
Connection elements, mounting brackets, and assembly instructions are prepared in advance and pre-positioned on the respective components. This preliminary preparation allows end users to easily identify and execute assembly steps without requiring professional expertise, maintaining reliability while reducing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Simplified connection mechanisms such as snap-fit joints, interlocking features, or tool-free fastening systems serve as intermediaries between components. These designed interfaces guide proper alignment and secure assembly automatically, reducing the skill level required while maintaining assembly reliability.
3Strength
If rental models are used for champagne walls, then access to professional-grade equipment is improved, but ongoing costs and logistical burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system is designed to be self-sufficient with all necessary components, connection elements, and assembly instructions included in the package. End users can independently assemble, use, disassemble, and store the champagne wall without requiring rental services, eliminating ongoing rental costs and associated logistical coordination.
Solution Approach 2:
The design optimizes the strength-to-weight ratio and durability of materials to ensure the assembly can withstand repeated use and assembly/disassembly cycles. This allows the equipment to maintain professional-grade quality while being owned and maintained by the user rather than requiring continuous rental.
Data Source
AI summary
An assembly kit for constructing a food or beverage wall including a pair of vertically extending framing sections with pedestal base supports. A plurality of horizontally arrayed and tier defining shelves are assembled in extending fashion between the framing sections, the shelves adapted for supporting the food or beverage items. At least one stacked plurality of intermediate located and inter assemble-able vertical pole supports interconnect through aligning apertures configured in the individual shelves to provide reinforcing support. The stacked pole supports each including a narrowed upper diameter projecting portion frictionally engaged with an opposing underside pocket configured in a successively engaged pole support.