Capped Peg Jewelry Holder for Multi-Orientation Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing jewelry storage solutions lack a design that accommodates thick central columns with capped cylindrical pegs on multiple sides, allowing for both wall mounting and upright or horizontal placement, specifically suited for displaying large costume jewelry pieces.
Innovation Solution
An elongate jewelry holder with a thick central column capped at both ends by parallel planar endcaps, featuring a variety of peg sizes and arrangements on multiple sides for secure jewelry display, and made from materials like wood, plastics, or metals, allowing for wall mounting and upright or horizontal placement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a jewelry holder is designed with a thick central column and capped cylindrical pegs on multiple sides, then it can accommodate various jewelry items securely, but it increases device complexity and manufacturing difficulty
Solution Approach 1:
The jewelry holder is segmented into a thick central column and multiple capped cylindrical pegs positioned on different sides. This segmentation allows each peg to independently hold jewelry items, providing secure storage while maintaining a manageable structural complexity through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The capped cylindrical pegs are integrated into the thick central column structure, with pegs positioned on the surface of the column. This nesting approach allows multiple functional elements (pegs) to be incorporated into a single structural component (column), enhancing jewelry storage security without proportionally increasing overall device complexity
2Adaptability or versatility
If the jewelry holder includes parallel substantially planar endcaps for upright placement, then it gains versatility in display orientation, but it increases manufacturing precision requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The parallel substantially planar endcaps serve multiple functions: they provide a stable base for upright placement, create a mounting surface for wall installation, and define the elongated shape of the holder. This multi-functionality increases display orientation flexibility while the standardized endcap design keeps manufacturing precision requirements within acceptable ranges
Solution Approach 2:
The endcaps are designed with specific geometric parameters (parallelism and planarity) that enable both upright and wall-mounted orientations. By optimizing these parameters within practical manufacturing tolerances, the holder achieves versatile display orientation without requiring excessively tight precision controls
3Ease of repair
If capped pegs are provided as separate installable pieces, then user customization and repair ease improve, but device assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The capped cylindrical pegs are designed as separate, removable pieces that can be installed and removed from the central column. This dynamic configuration allows users to customize the holder by adding or removing pegs as needed, facilitating easy repair and adaptation while the simple attachment mechanism keeps assembly complexity manageable
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention consists of an elongate jewelry holder having a thick central column on which may be disposed a plurality of capped pegs for holding a wide variety of jewelry. On two adjacent elongated sides are studded diagonally alternating long and short cylindrical pegs for the storage of large pieces of jewelry. On one of these adjacent elongated sides, there may be provided in the center a rectangular peg studded on each of its sides with diagonally alternating short pegs for the storage of small pieces of jewelry. On either small end of this rectangular rack are mounted planar endcaps which allow the jewelry holder to stand upright on either end or it may be mounted against a wall.