Decorative Lighting Framework with Articulating Clips
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing window-mounted decorative lighting systems are difficult to install and adjust, often damage window frames, and lack flexibility to accommodate various shapes and sizes, making them unsuitable for widespread public use.
Innovation Solution
A decorative lighting system with a flexible support framework assembly featuring tubular track members with slotted chambers, articulating end clips, and light mounting clips that can be easily assembled and adjusted to fit different window shapes, allowing for secure mounting and easy removal without damaging the frame.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional fasteners (tape, tacks, nails, suction cups) are used to mount light strings in window frames, then the lights can be held in place, but the window frame or glass is damaged and unsightly marks are left
Solution Approach 1:
A removable mounting framework acts as an intermediary between the light string and the window frame. The framework includes mounting members that attach to the window frame without damaging it, and light string receiving members that hold the lights. This mediator allows secure mounting while protecting the window frame and glass from damage.
2Manufacturing precision
If rigid channels or tubular members with individual compartments are used to hold separate lights, then lights can be positioned in set locations, but the installation process is painstaking and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The framework is divided into multiple removable sections that can be assembled in different configurations. Each section contains light string receiving members that can accommodate various light string lengths and types. This segmentation allows for precise light positioning while reducing installation time through modular assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The framework employs adjustable and reconfigurable components that can be dynamically adapted during installation. The mounting members can be positioned at different locations on the window frame, and the light string receiving members can be adjusted to accommodate different light string configurations, enabling both precision and speed.
3Ease of operation
If framework systems are designed to fit standard rectangular window frames, then installation is easier, but the system lacks flexibility to accommodate various window shapes and sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting members are designed with universal adaptability to fit various window shapes and sizes. The members can be configured to accommodate rectangular, arched, and other non-standard window shapes. The light string receiving members can be adjusted to hold different types and lengths of light strings, making the system universally applicable to diverse window configurations.
4Stability of the object's composition
If plug-like L-shaped and T-shaped connectors are used to press-fit track members together, then the framework can be assembled in a rigid rectangular form, but the system is difficult to remove and store
Solution Approach 1:
The framework is segmented into multiple removable sections connected by specialized connectors. These connectors provide stable assembly during use but allow for easy disconnection and removal. The segmented design enables the framework to be taken apart for storage and reassembled for future use, combining structural stability with ease of removal.
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AI summary
An improved decorative lighting system constructed having a support framework assembly for mounting decorative lights in connection with a window frame. The support framework assembly comprises a plurality of tubular track members, each formed having a slotted chamber section extending the length of the track member with a squared outer edge formed along either side at the base of the chamber to provide a substantially flat planar surface along the base of the track member. A plurality of articulating end clips are formed to engage each track member and interconnect with another to join the track members in a substantially rectangular configuration adjustable to conform to the shape of the window frame. A plurality of specially configured light mounting clips are formed to press-fit and slide along the flat perimeter surface of the track members and hold the decorative lights in selected positions along the track members. Ring members included upon selected ones of the articulating end clips are used and positioned in upper corners of the framework assembly to engage conventional hooks or tabs secured to the window frame and facilitate the mounting of the framework assembly and its removal and storage when desired. The articulating end clips further allow the complete support framework assembly to fold and store more easily.