Corner wall mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mounting hardware struggles to accurately and aesthetically hang picture frames or flat objects at a 45-degree angle in corner locations between two walls, often causing wall damage and unprofessional installations.
Innovation Solution
A hinged anchoring base with an extendable scissor arm and a pivoting frame clamp, allowing for precise adjustment and secure attachment to adjoining walls, featuring base plates that can be rotated to 90 or 180 degrees for corner or flat wall mounting, and a frame clamp with adjustable jaws for various frame sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If elaborate brackets and spanning cable wire are used to hang a frame in a corner location, then the frame can be suspended between two adjoining walls, but wall damage occurs and the installation appears unprofessional
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a corner mounting device as an intermediary between the frame and the walls. This device includes a first mounting bracket attached to the first wall, a second mounting bracket attached to the second wall, and a corner element that connects both brackets. The corner element acts as a mediator that distributes the load and enables corner mounting without damaging the walls, while providing a clean professional appearance.
2Ease of operation
If elaborate brackets and spanning cable wire are used to hang a frame in a corner location, then the frame can be suspended between two adjoining walls, but the installation appears unprofessional
Solution Approach 1:
The corner element serves as a concealed intermediary that connects the two mounting brackets. By hiding the connection mechanism within the corner element itself, the installation achieves a clean, professional appearance with no visible cables or complex hardware, while still enabling flexible frame mounting in corner locations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a frame is mounted at a corner location spanning two walls, then the frame can face outward from the corner at approximately 45 degrees, but achieving accurate mounting is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device incorporates adjustable elements that allow dynamic positioning. The first and second mounting brackets can be positioned at different heights and angles, and the corner element provides adjustment mechanisms to achieve the desired 45-degree orientation. This dynamic adjustability enables precise mounting accuracy while maintaining versatility for different corner configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes parameter changes in the mounting brackets and corner element to achieve accurate positioning. By allowing adjustment of mounting positions, angles, and orientations, the system can precisely achieve the 45-degree corner mounting configuration while adapting to variations in wall alignment and corner geometry.
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AI summary
A corner wall mount includes an anchoring base with hinged base plates for attaching the wall mount to adjoining walls at a corner of a room. An extendable scissor arm extends outward from the anchoring base plate into the room and holds a frame clamp. The extendable scissor arm may be pulled to extend further or pushed to collapse toward the wall. The frame clamp is provided for holding a picture frame or the like, or any generally flat, rectangular object such as a plaque. The extendable scissor arm may be pivoted to swing between the base plates and the frame clamp may be similarly pivoted or rotated transverse to the extendable scissor arm to rotate the frame or other item held within.