Compression pad window hanging devices and systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current bird feeder designs require external access for installation and maintenance, posing challenges for elderly or disabled individuals and those on upper floors, as they often rely on unreliable window attachment systems or suction cups, which can be insecure and difficult to use, especially in inclement weather.
Innovation Solution
The use of compression pad window hanging devices that secure items, such as bird feeders, to a window by compressing between the window sash and sill, allowing for easy installation and maintenance from indoors, with adjustable support members to accommodate varying window slopes and no-sill scenarios, ensuring secure and stable placement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional window attachment systems or suction cups are used, then bird feeders can be installed on windows, but the attachment is unreliable and insecure especially in inclement weather
Solution Approach 1:
A compression pad is introduced as an intermediary component between the bird feeder and the window sash. The pad is compressed between these two surfaces to create a secure mechanical attachment, mediating the connection and eliminating the unreliability of direct suction cup or traditional attachment methods that fail in inclement weather
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment system is segmented into distinct functional components: the bird feeder, the compression pad, and the window sash interface. This segmentation allows the compression pad to be optimized specifically for weather-resistant attachment while the feeder itself can be optimized for bird feeding functionality
2Ease of operation
If external access is required for installation and maintenance of bird feeders, then feeders can be positioned on windows, but elderly or disabled individuals and those on upper floors cannot safely access them
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of requiring the user to externally access the window to install or maintain the feeder, the system is inverted so that all installation and maintenance operations can be performed from indoors. The compression pad mechanism allows the feeder to be attached and detached by simply opening and closing the window from the inside, eliminating the need for external access
3Ease of operation
If bird feeders are positioned away from windows for safe access, then users can safely install and maintain them, but up-close bird observation from indoors is not facilitated
Solution Approach 1:
The compression pad acts as an intermediary that enables the feeder to be positioned close to the window while maintaining secure attachment. This allows birds to be observed up-close through the window without compromising safety, as the pad ensures reliable attachment even in the close-proximity positioning that enables good observation
4Adaptability or versatility
If window attachment systems are used, then bird feeders can be installed on windows, but the systems are complex and difficult to use
Solution Approach 1:
The complex mechanical attachment mechanisms are extracted and replaced with a simple compression pad system. The essence of the attachment function is extracted and implemented through the straightforward compression of a pad between the window sash and feeder, eliminating unnecessary complexity while maintaining adaptability to various window types
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables safe, easy, and secure installation and maintenance of bird feeders from indoors, regardless of weather or location, providing stable and secure attachment, accessible to all users, while allowing for up-close bird observation and reducing waste and seed spillage.
Implementation Method 1
a compression pad attached to the item and extending from a portion of the item, wherein the compression pad is configured to be compressed between the lower sash of a closed window and a window sill and/or window jamb to thereby secure the item in place
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AI summary
Provided herein are compression pad window hanging devices and systems. Compression pad window hanging devices include a compression pad attached to an item, with the compression pad designed to be compressed between the lower sash of a closed window and a window sill to thereby secure the item in place on an exterior or interior of the window. Such window hanging devices can include one or more adjustable support members extending from a bottom of the item to support the item on the exterior or interior window sill ledge and compensate for a downward slope of the exterior or interior window sill ledge. Bird feeders, flags, decorations and storage systems are examples items to be secured to a window sill using a compression pad window hanging device and system as disclosed herein.