Board Bending Tool With Joist Alignment and Fastener Force
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Solution Overview
Problem
The rigidity of wooden, polymer, or composite boards makes it difficult to physically bend them into desired positions during construction without specialized tools, and there is a need for a device to manipulate boards into straight or intentionally bent configurations for even construction and aesthetic purposes.
Innovation Solution
A device with an angled face and U-shaped board engagement member, along with removable joist alignment members, is used to apply force to the board through a threaded fastener, allowing for controlled manipulation of boards into desired positions by engaging with a joist or subfloor.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If boards are made rigid for structural strength, then strength is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates because they cannot be easily bent into desired positions
Solution Approach 1:
The device acts as an intermediary between the worker and the rigid board. It provides a mechanical system with lever arms and engagement members that transfer and amplify human applied force into controlled bending forces on the board, enabling manipulation of rigid materials without compromising their structural integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The device transforms the static, rigid board into a dynamically manipulable object during the bending process. Through the mechanical system of levers and engagement members, the board transitions from a rigid state resistant to bending into a temporarily controllable state that can be shaped, then returns to its rigid state once the desired configuration is achieved
2Adaptability or versatility
If specialized tools are used to bend boards, then manipulation capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into distinct functional segments: engagement members for gripping the board, lever arms for force application, and adjustment mechanisms for controlling the bending process. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently while keeping the overall device manageable and understandable
Solution Approach 2:
The device is designed as a multi-functional tool that can manipulate various types of boards (wooden, polymer, composite) into different configurations (straightening, bending, shaping). The engagement members and lever system provide universal applicability across different board materials and desired outcomes, reducing the need for multiple specialized tools
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 easy and controlled manipulation of boards into straight or bent configurations, facilitating even construction and improving the appearance of structures by applying forces through the device's engagement with joists or subfloors.
Implementation Method 1
applying a torque to the threaded fastener, causing the threaded fastener to engage the joist through the aperture and exert a force onto the angled face, resulting into a force being applied through the board engagement member and into the board
Data Source
AI summary
A device for manipulating a board is provided, the device comprising: a body having an upper side and a lower side; the body having a proximal end comprising an angled face, wherein the angled face is formed on the upper side, and wherein the angled face includes an aperture extending into the angled face and through the body; the body having a distal end including a U-shaped board engagement member including a pair of legs; and the body having at least one joist alignment member extending downwardly from the lower side.