Cap Bill Holder Structure for Shape-Retaining Wall Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cap display and storage devices fail to effectively shape and retain the unique bill configuration of baseball-style caps while allowing for easy display and visibility of logos or designs on the caps.
Innovation Solution
A wall-mounted cap holder with arcuately formed bands and slots that supportively receive and retain the curved shape of cap bills, allowing for different configurations such as straight, U-shaped, and folded positions, while being attachable to a vertical surface for display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a cap holder device is designed to shape and retain the bill configuration, then the bill shape is maintained, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into multiple arcuately formed bands, each with slots for different bill configurations. This segmentation allows each band to independently shape and retain specific bill shapes (straight, U-shaped, folded) while keeping the overall device structure manageable through modular repetition of the band element.
Solution Approach 2:
The bands are arcuately formed with curved geometries that match the desired bill configurations. The arcuate shape of the bands provides the necessary curvature to shape the bills into different configurations (straight, U-shaped, folded) while maintaining structural simplicity through the use of curved rather than complex angular forms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple cap configurations are supported, then versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Each arcuately formed band is designed to universally support multiple cap configurations through its slots. The bands can accommodate straight bills, U-shaped bills, and folded bills, allowing a single device structure to serve multiple functions and support various cap types without requiring separate specialized holders for each configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
Different slots in the bands are positioned and shaped to provide local quality variations for different bill types. The slots are strategically located to engage with specific portions of the bill (front edge, side edges) and provide appropriate shaping forces for each configuration type, enabling versatile support through localized functional differentiation.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the bill shape is established and retained, then shape stability is improved, but ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The bands are pre-formed with arcuate shapes and slots positioned to automatically guide and shape the bill as the cap is inserted. The device performs the shaping action preliminarily during insertion, so the bill is established into the desired configuration without requiring additional manual shaping steps, thus maintaining ease of operation while achieving shape stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The slots in the bands are designed to self-adjust and self-shape the bill as the cap is placed in the holder. The geometric configuration of the slots and bands allows the device to automatically establish and retain the bill shape through the natural insertion motion, eliminating the need for complex adjustment mechanisms or manual intervention to achieve proper shaping.
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AI summary
A cap holder and display device for caps having a bill. The base of the device has a display surface and, attached thereto, a plurality of arcuately formed spaced apart bands, each of which is connected at each end thereof to, and extending generally orthogonally from, the display surface. Each of the bands preferably include two symmetrically spaced apart slots formed into a top edge thereof. Each band is arcuately configured and, in conjunction with the display surface, supportively receives, establishes and retains, the curved shape of the bill of one cap. The slots are arranged to receive, establish and retain the substantially straight distal edge of the bill of another cap. An elongated groove is preferably formed into the display surface beneath one of the bands to receive and retain the squeezed together side edges of a bill of one cap which has been folded in half lengthwise.