Display systems for securing display containers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display systems for securing display containers lack efficient mechanisms for securely fastening and easily detaching containers for transport and secure storage, while also allowing for convenient viewing and aroma sampling.
Innovation Solution
A countertop display system featuring a retractable tether system and a locking mechanism that allows display containers to be securely fastened and easily detached from a countertop, enabling flexible display and storage configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a locking mechanism is used to securely fasten the panel to the countertop, then security and stability are improved, but ease of operation for detachment and reattachment deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism transitions between locked and unlocked states through a simple rotational motion of the locking element, allowing the panel to be securely fastened or easily detached as needed. This dynamic state change resolves the contradiction between security and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking element acts as an intermediary between the panel and countertop, providing a simple interface that enables secure attachment when engaged and easy detachment when disengaged, resolving the contradiction between reliability and ease of operation.
2Ease of operation
If retractable tethers are used to allow limited movement of display containers, then ease of operation for viewing is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The retractable tether system automatically extends and retracts based on the movement of the display container, requiring no manual operation. The tether pays out as the container moves away and retracts when the container returns, providing self-service functionality that improves ease of viewing without requiring complex control mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The retractable tether replaces complex mechanical restraint systems with a simple elastic or spring-based mechanism that automatically provides tension and restraint, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining ease of operation for viewing.
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 system provides secure fastening of display containers, allowing limited movement for viewing and aroma sampling, while facilitating easy detachment and reattachment for transport and secure storage.
Implementation Method 1
Each tether includes a retraction mechanism under the panel and a tether line extendable from the retraction mechanism through the at least one tether port for attachment to a respective container, the tether line urged back into the retraction mechanism for returning the display container to the panel.
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AI summary
A display system for securing display containers includes (a) a worksurface having an aperture passing therethrough; and (b) a display insert detachably mountable in the aperture. The display insert includes: (i) a panel for covering the aperture, the panel having at least one tether port extending therethrough; (ii) a tether system mounted under the panel and including a plurality of retractable tethers extendable through the at least one tether port for attachment to respective display containers positionable atop the panel; and (iii) a locking mechanism for selectively locking and unlocking the panel to and from the worksurface.