Expandable Canvas Wrap Frame Mount for Variable-Size Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional artwork frames are static and cannot accommodate canvas wraps of varying sizes, often requiring partial coverage of the image or artwork, which is impractical for displaying canvas wraps in secondary decorative frames.
Innovation Solution
A canvas wrap frame mount with adjustable couplers and expandable slide display supports that can be secured along the top and bottom surfaces of a canvas wrap, allowing for customizable display without obstructing the image, and featuring a static baseplate with interlocking rail slides for independent expansion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional fixed frame is used, then the frame structure is simple and stable, but it cannot accommodate canvas wraps of varying sizes and may block part of the image
Solution Approach 1:
The frame incorporates expandable side supports with rail slides that can move along the baseplate, allowing the frame width to be dynamically adjusted to match different canvas wrap sizes. This dynamic structure resolves the contradiction by enabling size adaptability while maintaining a relatively simple baseplate design.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame is divided into modular components: a static baseplate and expandable side supports that can be independently adjusted. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function - the baseplate provides stable support while the side supports provide adjustable width adaptation.
2Shape
If a low profile frame is used, then the aesthetic display is improved without blocking the image, but the structural support may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of increasing the vertical height of the frame to provide support, the invention uses horizontal extension through expandable side supports that slide along the baseplate. This dimensional shift allows the frame to maintain a low vertical profile while providing adequate structural support through extended lateral reach.
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AI summary
The current invention may include an improved canvas wrap frame mount having an upper and a lower display support that may be secured along the top and bottom surfaces of a canvas wrap picture by a plurality of low profile adjustable couplers. In another embodiment, the invention may include an extendable canvas wrap frame mount having an upper and a lower display support that may be independently expandable along the length of a leading edge of a canvas wrap.