Disengageable Clip With Sliding Sleeve Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing clips lack the ability to securely engage items while also being easily disengaged and repositioned, limiting flexibility in usage scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A disengageable clip design featuring a clip member with an engagement portion and a sleeve that translates between gripping and disengagement positions, allowing secure attachment and easy removal from items, with features like stops and angled leg members facilitating repositioning and reattachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the clip is designed to securely grip the item, then the reliability of attachment is improved, but the ease of disengagement deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The clip employs a dynamic mechanism where the resilient arm can be selectively biased toward the item for secure gripping, and selectively displaced away from the item for easy disengagement. The biasing mechanism and displacement mechanism work in opposition to each other, allowing the clip to transition between secure attachment and easy removal states as needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (the biasing mechanism and displacement mechanism) that mediates between the resilient arm and the item. This intermediary system allows controlled interaction where the resilient arm can be biased toward the item for secure gripping, and selectively displaced for removal, resolving the contradiction between secure attachment and easy disengagement.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the clip is fixed in position, then the stability of attachment is improved, but the adaptability to different use scenarios deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The clip allows dynamic repositioning by enabling the resilient arm to be selectively biased toward the item for stable attachment, and selectively displaced to allow removal and repositioning. This dynamic capability provides both stability during use and adaptability for repositioning as needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The clip is segmented into functional components including the resilient arm, biasing mechanism, and displacement mechanism. This segmentation allows independent control of attachment stability (through the resilient arm and biasing mechanism) and repositioning capability (through the displacement mechanism), resolving the contradiction between stability and adaptability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The clip provides increased flexibility by allowing secure engagement and easy disengagement, enabling the clip to be repositioned and reattached as needed, enhancing the usability of items by adapting to different use cases.
Implementation Method 1
the resilient arm can be selectively biased toward the item to secure gripping of the item, and selectively displaced away from the item to permit disengagement of the resilient arm from the item
Data Source
AI summary
A disengageable clip is provided which has a first configuration to permit an item to be securely gripped and a second configuration that permits the item to be disengaged. Once disengaged, the clip may be removed from the item and/or may be repositioned and then reattached to the item. The clip may include a clip member having an engagement portion defining an open loop and a clip portion extending therefrom. The clip may also include a sleeve slidably positioned upon the clip portion and at least one stop having a width greater than the sleeve. The sleeve may be configured to translate along the clip portion between first and second positions. The first position is proximate the engagement portion and may cause the engagement portion to grip the item. Conversely, the second position is spaced from the engagement portion by the stop to permit disengagement from the item.