Cam Lever Bracket Design for Adjustable Basket Positioning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional storage caddies with rigidly mounted baskets lack the ability to be easily adjusted in both horizontal and vertical directions from a fixed hanging structure, limiting their versatility and usability.

Innovation Solution

An adjustable caddy bracket system featuring a cam lever handle, a base/back part, and a front part, which allows for the secure engagement and disengagement of a wire basket to a wire frame, enabling variable and releaseable positioning of the basket in both horizontal and vertical directions using cam level projections and pins.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If baskets are rigidly mounted on the support member, then structural stability is improved, but adjustability in horizontal and vertical directions deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidadjustability

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The bracket components are designed with movable and adjustable features, allowing the basket position to be dynamically changed in horizontal and vertical directions while maintaining structural stability when engaged. The cam lever mechanism enables transition between fixed and adjustable states.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The bracket is divided into multiple separable components including a support member, a bracket body, and a cam lever mechanism. This segmentation allows independent adjustment of each component to achieve both stability and adaptability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Adaptability or versatility

If a cam lever handle mechanism is added to enable adjustment, then adjustability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveadjustabilityVSAvoiddevice complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The cam lever mechanism is designed to be self-latching and self-releasing, allowing users to easily adjust and secure the basket position without requiring additional tools or complex operating procedures. The cam lever automatically maintains the adjusted position.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If the basket can be easily adjusted and repositioned, then ease of operation is improved, but structural stability may deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of adjustmentVSAvoidstructural stability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The bracket system transitions between a stable fixed state when engaged and an adjustable state when the cam lever is actuated. This dynamic design ensures structural stability during use while enabling easy adjustment when needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The cam lever mechanism utilizes curved cam surfaces to convert rotational motion into linear engagement forces, providing smooth and easy adjustment while maintaining strong engagement forces for structural stability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #14Spheroidality (Curvature)

Data Source

PatentUS10959517B2Adjustable caddy bracket

Publication Date: 2021.03.30 KENNEY MANUFACTURING CO

AI summary

An adjustable caddy bracket includes a cam level handle, an interior of the cam level handle comprising a pair of cam level handle projections, a circular front plate, the circular front plate including front plate apertures to receive the pair of cam level handle projections, and a circular back plate, the circular back plate including a pair of back plate projections, the pair of back plate projections configured to receive and secure the pair of cam level handle projections through the front plate apertures.