Barrier Stand Socket for Adjustable Cord Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exhibition barriers are expensive, complex, and time-consuming to install and remove, particularly for temporary setups, as they require precise cord lengths and knot-tying or cutting, which is not efficient for frequent changes in art exhibitions, museums, and retail environments.
Innovation Solution
A barrier stand with a socket and gripping structures that securely hold an elasticated cord, allowing for adjustable lengths without cutting or knotting, featuring a combination of slots and fingers that provide frictional engagement to prevent retraction, enabling easy setup and removal without moving parts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a clamping device with moving parts is used to attach the cord, then the cord can be securely held, but the barrier stand becomes more complicated and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the moving parts (clamping mechanism) from the barrier stand and replaces them with a simple socket that has gripping structures formed as integral features. The cord is held by friction engagement between the gripping structures and cord surface, eliminating the need for complex clamping devices while maintaining secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The socket is designed as a simple, inexpensive component with integral gripping structures that can be easily manufactured. Rather than using expensive, complex clamping devices with moving parts, the patent employs a simple socket that achieves cord retention through friction, making the overall barrier stand more cost-effective.
2Stability of the object's composition
If precise cord lengths are required for installation, then the barrier can be properly configured, but the installation process becomes time-consuming and requires expertise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables dynamic adjustment of cord length by allowing the cord to be freely inserted into and removed from the socket. The gripping structures provide sufficient friction to hold the cord at any position, enabling installers to quickly adjust the barrier length by simply moving the cord to the desired position without cutting or precise measurement.
Solution Approach 2:
The socket's gripping structures are designed to provide friction engagement that can maintain cord retention across a range of positions and tensions. This allows the barrier configuration to be easily adjusted by changing the cord insertion depth, eliminating the need for precise pre-cut lengths while maintaining stable barrier formation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the cord needs to be frequently adjusted for different exhibition layouts, then versatility is improved, but traditional methods require cutting and knotting which is inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The socket allows the cord to be dynamically repositioned along its length by simply pulling it out and reinserting it to a new position. The gripping structures maintain friction engagement throughout the adjustment process, enabling rapid reconfiguration of barrier layouts without cutting, knotting, or specialized tools, thus improving both versatility and installation efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The simple socket design with integral gripping structures serves multiple functions: it secures the cord through friction, allows easy adjustment of cord length and position, and enables rapid installation and removal. This universal design eliminates the need for separate clamping devices, cutting tools, or knot-tying procedures, making the barrier system highly adaptable and efficient for various exhibition configurations.
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 solution allows for quick, easy, and cost-effective installation and removal of exhibition barriers, reducing the complexity and expense of existing systems by allowing cord adjustment and secure gripping without the need for precise lengths or knotting, enhancing usability and reducing operational costs.
Implementation Method 1
The first set of gripping structures may be shaped and/or arranged to increase their frictional engagement with the cord during its retraction away from the interior of the post.
Data Source
AI summary
An improved barrier stand (3) for a corded exhibition barrier (1) is disclosed. The barrier stand (3) comprises a socket (7), and a post (5). The post (5) is adapted to be mounted on abase (4) so as to stand in a vertical position. The post defines an open top, and the socket (7) is retained by the open top of the post (5). The socket (7) defines a channel leading between an exterior of the barrier stand (3) and a hollow interior of the post (5). The socket (7) further defines gripping structures for gripping a cord (2) extending along the channel. A first set of the gripping structures are shaped and arranged to permit insertion of the cord (2) along the channel towards the interior of the post (5), but resist retraction of the cord (2) away from the interior of the post (5).