Clip Lights With Elastic Bias For Flexible Decorative Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lighting systems for decorative purposes, such as holiday lighting, often require complex and permanent installations, lacking flexibility and ease of use, especially in attaching and detaching lights from structures like houses or landscaping.
Innovation Solution
A clip light system featuring elastically biased clamp members that can easily attach and detach from structures, combined with a modular design allowing multiple clip lights to be connected in series or parallel, and controlled by a wireless controller for various color and pattern settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional lighting systems use permanent installation methods (wrapping wire around objects or using fasteners), then the lights can be securely attached to structures, but the installation process becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system is divided into modular clip light units, each with its own clamp mechanism. This segmentation allows each unit to be independently attached and detached without affecting other units, simplifying the overall installation process while maintaining secure attachment through the elastic bias of individual clamp members
Solution Approach 2:
The clamp members are designed with elastic bias that automatically provides clamping force when the clips are engaged with the structure. The elastic material self-generates the necessary attachment force without requiring additional fasteners, adhesives, or complex mounting hardware, thereby reducing installation complexity while ensuring reliable attachment
2Stability of the object's composition
If conventional lighting systems use permanent installation methods, then the lights remain fixed in position, but the system lacks flexibility for rearrangement or removal
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp members transition from a static fixed-position system to a dynamic system where the elastic bias allows for easy engagement and disengagement. The clips can be attached to various positions on structures and rearranged as needed, providing both stability during use and flexibility for reconfiguration through the reversible nature of the elastic clamping mechanism
3Reliability
If conventional lighting systems require multiple fasteners or wrapping methods, then secure attachment is achieved, but the installation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the need for additional fasteners, adhesives, or wrapping materials by integrating the attachment function directly into the clip light unit itself. The elastic clamp members provide all necessary attachment capability, removing extraneous components and steps from the installation process while maintaining secure attachment
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic clamp members self-generate the attachment force needed for secure mounting without requiring external fastening mechanisms. This self-service capability eliminates multiple installation steps (applying adhesives, tightening fasteners, wrapping wires) and reduces installation time while ensuring reliable attachment through the inherent elastic bias of the clamp members
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
The system provides a flexible, easy-to-install, and customizable lighting solution that can be easily expanded or rearranged, offering a wide range of illumination patterns and colors, enhancing decorative options while simplifying the installation process.
Implementation Method 1
a light emitting diode located on the first clamp member
Implementation Method 2
the first clamp member and the second clamp member are elastically biased towards one another
Data Source
AI summary
A clip light can include a clip having a first clamp member and a second clamp member that opposes the first clamp member, wherein the first clamp member and the second clamp member are elastically biased towards one another; a light emitting diode located on the first clamp member; and a light unit cover that encloses the light emitting diode. A lighting system can include: a plurality of clip lights arranged into a light string by wires; a power adapter that transmits power to the plurality of clip lights through the wires and a set of wires that connects the plurality of clip lights to the power adapter.