Desktop organization and display stand system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional desk systems are not designed to accommodate or provide easy access or secure storage for modern electronic media devices such as tablet computers, smartphones, and other electronic devices, limiting their use and organization on work surfaces.
Innovation Solution
An integrated desktop organization and display stand system that includes a pivot panel, a ledge, and a nest, coupled to a desk sleeve, allowing the system to convert into a display stand and providing secure storage and wire management, compatible with various desk configurations and capable of holding multiple devices and accessories.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional flat desktops are used, then the desktop surface is simple and easy to manufacture, but they cannot accommodate or provide secure storage for electronic media devices
Solution Approach 1:
The desktop system is divided into separate functional modules: a pivot panel that can rotate between flat and angled positions, a ledge member for supporting devices, and a nest for storage. This segmentation allows each component to perform specific functions while maintaining overall adaptability without requiring complete structural redesign.
Solution Approach 2:
The pivot panel is designed to be dynamic, allowing it to rotate between a flat position (collinear with desktop surface) and an angled position (perpendicular to desktop surface). This dynamic adjustment enables the same structure to serve multiple purposes: flat workspace when needed, and device support/display when required, thereby improving adaptability without permanent structural complexity.
2Quantity of substance
If the desktop surface is extended to accommodate multiple devices, then device storage capability is improved, but the occupied desktop area increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of expanding storage horizontally across the desktop surface, the invention utilizes vertical space by pivoting the panel to an angled position and incorporating a ledge member and nest structure. This dimensional transition allows multiple devices to be stored or displayed vertically, increasing device capacity without proportionally increasing the footprint on the desktop.
Solution Approach 2:
The nest component is designed to hold multiple electronic devices nested within each other or arranged vertically, maximizing the use of limited space. This nesting approach allows storing several devices in a compact configuration, increasing the quantity of devices stored while minimizing the area occupied on the desktop surface.
3Ease of operation
If wire management features are added to the desktop system, then organization capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Wire management features are merged into the existing structural components of the system. The frame and support structures incorporate cable management channels or openings, allowing wires to be routed through or along the same structural elements that provide device support. This integration improves wire organization capability while avoiding the addition of separate, complex wire management systems.
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AI summary
A desktop organization and display stand system generally providing an integrated system for desks and workstations that is convertible between a conventional working surface, and a display shelf to support a variety of objects including electronic media, such as a tablet computer, laptop computer, smart phone, electronic display, flat panel monitor, television, books, magazines, other printed materials, other suitable object and/or electronic media, or any combination thereof.