Door hinge attachable telescopic hanger
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing clothes hangers do not effectively utilize door hinges as a mounting point, lack adjustability, and are not portable between different types of receivers or locations.
Innovation Solution
A door hinge-attachable telescopic hanger with a modified pin that replaces the conventional hinge pin, featuring a telescopic design with a moveable supplemental support member and ergonomic handle-sheath, allowing for adjustable length and easy portability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional door hinge pin is used, then the hinge structure is simple and stable, but it cannot function as a clothes hanger and lacks adjustability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a clothes hanger with a door hinge pin by integrating the hanger body directly onto the pin structure. The pin serves dual functions as both the hinge connector and the hanger support, merging two separate functions into a single integrated component.
Solution Approach 2:
The modified pin is designed to serve multiple functions: it acts as the hinge pin connecting door leaves, simultaneously functions as a clothes hanger with support surfaces, and provides adjustability through telescopic sections. This multi-functional design allows a single component to replace both hinge pin and hanger.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed-length hanger is used, then the structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate various locations and types of receivers
Solution Approach 1:
The hanger incorporates telescopic sections with movable segments that allow dynamic adjustment of the hanger length. This enables the hanger to adapt to different receiver positions and types while maintaining structural integrity through controlled movement mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The hanger is divided into multiple segments including fixed sections and telescopic sections with movable segments. This segmentation allows independent adjustment of specific portions to achieve the required length and configuration for different mounting locations and receiver types.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a telescopic design with moveable segments is added, then adjustability and versatility are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic mechanism uses simple dynamic elements such as sliding sections with retention features that allow length adjustment through basic mechanical movement. The design employs straightforward expandable structures rather than complex mechanisms, maintaining ease of use while achieving adjustability.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the hanger is designed for portability between locations, then versatility is improved, but structural stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The hanger incorporates a telescopic mechanism that allows the structure to dynamically adjust between compact and extended states. This enables portable storage when not in use while maintaining full structural stability and load-bearing capacity when deployed for hanging clothes.
Data Source
AI summary
A door hinge-attachable telescopic hanger with: a) a door hinge attachment member, including an open-ended vertical shaft for attachment to a door hinge; b) an elongated main support member connected to the hinge attachment member, extending outwardly therefrom at a non-parallel angle to said vertical shaft; c) at least one moveable supplemental support member telescopically connected to said elongated main support member for movement extending away from said door hinge attachment member; d) a handle-sheath covering at least half said door hinge attachment member and a portion of said elongated main support member. There is a pin having a pin upper section and a pin lower section, and having a stopping flange between said pin upper section and said pin lower section.