Door-Mounted Object Holding Platform Using Hinge Pin Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional support systems for musical instruments and clothing items are bulky, aesthetically unappealing, prone to loss, and require permanent mounting, lacking flexibility in size accommodation and ease of adjustment.
Innovation Solution
An object holding platform attachable to a door via hinge pins, featuring a base plate with object holding members like two-pronged brackets or pegs, allowing secure and adjustable support for various items without drilling into walls or floors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If conventional support systems are used for musical instruments, then the instruments can be supported, but the support systems take up large area and are bulky
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from floor-based support (horizontal plane) to door-mounted support (vertical plane), utilizing the vertical dimension and door surface area to hold instruments. This dimensional change allows the same support function to be achieved with minimal floor space occupation, as the support structure attaches to the vertical door surface rather than occupying horizontal floor area.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a door-mounted platform as an intermediary structure between the door and the musical instrument. This intermediary platform serves as the actual support surface for the instrument, while the door acts as the mounting substrate. This mediation allows the instrument to be supported vertically on the door without requiring floor space, resolving the contradiction between compact footprint and stable support.
2Reliability
If permanent mounting is used to secure the guitar stand, then the instrument is securely supported, but the mounting process becomes complex and damaging to surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the door hinge pin as a self-provided mounting feature. Instead of requiring separate drilling, anchoring, or permanent fixation systems, the invention leverages the existing hinge pin structure of the door to attach the support platform. This self-service approach allows secure mounting without damaging the door or requiring complex installation procedures, as the hinge pin itself serves as the attachment mechanism.
3Adaptability or versatility
If fixed-size support structures are used, then the structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate different sizes of stringed instruments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the support platform into modular components, including removable platform sections and interchangeable holding members. This segmentation allows the support structure to be reconfigured for different instrument sizes by adjusting or replacing specific modules, rather than requiring a completely fixed or complex continuously adjustable design. The modular nature provides adaptability while maintaining relative structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates adjustable and removable elements in the support platform, allowing the configuration to change dynamically based on the instrument being supported. The platform can be adjusted in position, and holding members can be removed or repositioned, enabling the same basic structure to adapt to various instrument sizes and types without requiring complex mechanisms.
4Reliability
If protective cases are used for musical instruments, then the instruments are protected from damage, but the cases take up large area when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent moves the protection function from portable protective cases (horizontal storage) to a fixed door-mounted support structure (vertical mounting). By utilizing the vertical door surface, the instrument can be securely held in a protected position without requiring the instrument to be placed in a bulky protective case that occupies floor space when not in use.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the protection function from the protective case itself and transfers it to the door-mounted support structure. Instead of relying on the case to provide protection during storage, the support platform on the door provides secure holding and protection, allowing the case to be removed or used only when needed, thereby reducing the area occupied during regular storage.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an object holding platform. The object holding platform includes a base plate including a front surface and a rear surface. The object holding platform further includes a base plate housing attached to the front surface of the base plate through at least one screw. The base plate housing partially covers the front surface of the base plate. The base plate housing includes at least one coupling hole. The object holding platform further includes a hinge pin configured to extend at least partially through the at least one coupling hole of the base plate housing; and extend at least partially through a door hinge of a door. The object holding platform further includes one or more object holding members, each attached to the base plate. Each of the one or more object holding members is configured to hold an object.