Compression-Held Bracket for Removable Pegboard Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current pegboard work tables require separate inventory for versions with and without pegboards due to permanent attachment, limiting customization and inventory efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A compression-held bracket that removably couples to a base, using a corner slot and pivotable compression member to apply bias force, allowing easy attachment and detachment of pegboards or other boards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a pegboard is permanently attached to a work table by welding or other permanent connection structures, then the attachment strength and stability are improved, but the adaptability and inventory efficiency deteriorate because separate tables must be made for pegboard and non-pegboard options
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is divided into separate components: a base bracket portion that attaches to the table and a pegboard mounting portion that can be independently attached and removed. This segmentation allows the pegboard to be permanently secured through the bracket while enabling the entire assembly to be removed and reinstalled on different tables, thus maintaining both strong attachment and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket serves as an intermediary component between the work table and the pegboard. It provides a permanent attachment mechanism (through welding or other connections to the table) while simultaneously enabling removable attachment of the pegboard. This intermediary structure resolves the contradiction by decoupling the permanent attachment requirement from the pegboard itself and transferring it to the bracket system.
2Reliability
If a pegboard is permanently attached to a work table, then the reliability of the attachment is improved, but the loss of time and inventory complexity increase due to maintaining separate tables for different configurations
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the attachment system into a permanent bracket component and a removable pegboard component, the invention allows a single table to support both permanent and temporary configurations. This eliminates the need to maintain separate inventory for pegboard and non-pegboard tables, reducing inventory management time and complexity while maintaining reliable attachment when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket system transitions from a static permanent attachment to a dynamic system that can adapt between different states: the bracket remains permanently attached to the table providing structural reliability, while the pegboard can be dynamically added or removed based on user needs, thus eliminating inventory complexity without sacrificing attachment reliability.
3Ease of operation
If a bracket uses a pivotable compression member with a hook to engage the base, then the ease of operation for attachment and detachment is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotable compression member with hook is designed to be self-servicing: when pressure is applied to the compression member body, it automatically pivots about the pivot point to disengage the hook from the base corner, allowing easy removal without requiring additional tools or complex mechanisms. The system uses the applied force itself to trigger the release mechanism, simplifying operation while maintaining reasonable device complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables customizable work tables by allowing pegboards to be easily added or removed, reducing inventory needs and enhancing user flexibility.
Implementation Method 1
the compression member applies a bias force against the base
Data Source
AI summary
A bracket for a board that removably couples to a base. The bracket can include a slot at one end and a compression member at the other end. The slot can fit over the base at a first end of the base and can be removed from that end of the base upon removal of the compression member at the other end of the base. The compression member can be removed against a bias such that the compression member applies a bias to the base when the bracket is coupled to the base, and that bias can be removed so as to allow the removal of the bracket. A pegboard or other type of board can be coupled to the bracket with fasteners or other known means.