Beaded Decorative Accessories Plate Frame Attachment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for creating beaded decorative accessories are limited in versatility and functionality, as they primarily focus on attaching beads to substrates for artwork rather than enabling the creation of wearable jewelry or functional home and office items.

Innovation Solution

A decorative accessory design featuring a plate with openings and a frame that secures beads using flexible securing elements, allowing for the creation of a wide range of items by passing the elements through beads and joining them beneath the plate, with options for different materials and configurations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If beads are attached to a substrate using conventional stitching techniques, then the beads can be held in place to create artwork, but the resulting product is limited to decorative artwork and cannot be used as wearable jewelry or functional accessories

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveversatility of beaded productVSAvoidcomplexity of attachment structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The attachment structure is segmented into distinct functional components: a base structure with openings, flexible securing elements that pass through beads and the base, and a securing mechanism beneath the base. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function while enabling the overall system to create wearable accessories rather than just artwork.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The base structure with multiple openings and the flexible securing elements create a universal attachment system that can accommodate various bead types, sizes, and arrangements. This universal structure enables the same attachment mechanism to be used for creating different types of wearable accessories including jewelry, hair accessories, and decorative items, thus achieving multi-functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Productivity

If beads are individually stitched onto a substrate, then the beads can be securely attached, but the process is time-consuming and labor-intensive

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveproduction efficiency of beaded accessoryVSAvoidtime required for bead attachment

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The base structure is pre-formed with multiple openings positioned in specific patterns before beads are attached. This preliminary preparation of the base structure allows for faster bead attachment since the openings are already in place, eliminating the need to create attachment points during the beading process itself.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The flexible securing elements act as intermediaries that simplify the attachment process. Instead of individually stitching each bead to the substrate, the flexible elements pass through multiple beads and the base structure, securing them in place with a single threading motion. This intermediary mechanism significantly reduces the time and labor required for bead attachment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If a rigid substrate is used for beading, then the structure provides stability, but it prevents the creation of flexible wearable items

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveflexibility of beaded accessoryVSAvoidstructural stability of beaded item

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The invention uses a flexible base structure instead of a rigid substrate. This flexible base maintains structural integrity while allowing the entire beaded accessory to be flexible and wearable. The flexibility of the base enables the creation of wearable items such as jewelry and hair accessories that conform to body shapes and movements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Solution Approach 2:

The attachment system incorporates dynamic elements including flexible securing elements and a flexible base structure that can adapt to different wearability requirements. This dynamic design allows the same basic structure to be used for creating accessories with varying degrees of flexibility depending on the specific application.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS9918528B2Beaded decorative accessories and methods of making beaded decorative accessories

Publication Date: 2018.03.20 TAYLOR DEE

AI summary

A decorative accessory includes a plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of openings extending through said plate, and a frame connected with and extending around an outer perimeter of the plate, whereby the frame projects from the bottom surface of the plate to define a partially enclosed area located beneath the bottom surface of the plate. The accessory includes at least one bead overlying the top surface of the plate, and at least one flexible securing element passing through the at least one bead, the at least one flexible securing element having first and second free ends that pass through different openings in the plate. The first and second free ends of the at least one flexible securing element are joined together beneath the bottom surface of the plate for securing the at least one bead to the plate.