Adjustable Display Clip Structure for Space-Saving Model Car Mounting

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a lack of display devices that can accommodate a varying or unknown number of pine cars or similar model vehicles without leaving empty space, while being aesthetically pleasing, compact, and allowing easy removal and adjustment for maximum viewing effect, and that allow children to showcase their creations in a way that suits their style and creativity.

Innovation Solution

A display clip made of formable material with bent projections and forward catches to retain objects, and rear bilateral stops or apertures for mounting, which can be affixed to any surface or display panel with horizontal channels for easy removal and adjustment, allowing for cantilevered or angled display of pine cars or model vehicles.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a fixed display device is used to hold model vehicles, then the vehicles are protected from damage, but the device cannot accommodate a varying number of vehicles and leaves empty space

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccommodation of varying number of vehiclesVSAvoiddisplay space utilization

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The display device is divided into multiple independent clips that can be individually attached or removed from the display surface. Each clip can hold one vehicle, and the number of clips used can be adjusted to match the number of vehicles to be displayed, eliminating empty space while maintaining protection.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The clips are designed to be dynamically adjustable in number and position on the display surface. Users can add or remove clips as needed based on the number of vehicles, transforming a static fixed display into a dynamic adaptable system that maximizes space utilization.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Reliability

If mounting screws are used to attach the display device to the vehicle, then secure attachment is achieved, but the screws generate holes in the finished car and may require removal of weight plates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveattachment securityVSAvoiddamage to vehicle integrity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The harmful mounting screws are extracted from the attachment mechanism. Instead of penetrating the vehicle body, the clips contact the vehicle at strategic points (such as the chassis or body contours) without requiring holes or penetration, thus maintaining vehicle integrity while achieving secure attachment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The clips act as an intermediary between the display surface and the vehicle. They provide the attachment function without directly fastening to the vehicle with screws, thereby avoiding damage to the vehicle's finished surface and weight plate configuration.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Area of stationary object

If a vertical wall mounted unit is used to display cars, then space conservation is achieved, but the number of cars it can hold is fixed and it is bulky

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedisplay space conservationVSAvoidnumber of cars accommodated

Core Design Contradiction:

Area of stationary objectVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of a single bulky vertical unit with fixed capacity, the display system is segmented into multiple independent clips that can be distributed across the available wall space. This allows flexible accommodation of varying numbers of vehicles while maintaining space conservation through distributed mounting.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The display approach transitions from a single vertical dimension to a distributed two-dimensional arrangement of clips across the wall surface. This allows flexible configuration to match the number of vehicles while conserving overall wall space through optimized spatial distribution.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

4Reliability

If multiple fixed stands are used to display each vehicle, then each vehicle is securely displayed, but the device complexity and space requirement increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedisplay security per vehicleVSAvoidnumber of stands required

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

A single clip design serves as a universal display mechanism for all vehicles. Each clip is identical and can hold any vehicle model, eliminating the need for multiple different stand types or configurations. This reduces device complexity while maintaining secure display for each vehicle.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10085572B2Display clip

Publication Date: 2018.10.02 SIMONE CHRISTOPHER

AI summary

A display clip for supporting an object for display. The display clip includes two bilateral stops terminating in opposing projections wherein the stops are spaced a distance apart, and the opposing projections point substantially in opposite directions. The opposing projections fit removably into channel(s) on a display stand or other support structure, holding the display clip in place. The display clip also comprises one or more catches located at the front of the display clip capable of retaining the object, a plurality of side support members connecting a given stop with a given catch, and one or more crossbars connecting two or more side support members.