Frame Hanging Crossbar With Leveling Bubble and Adjustable Arms
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge lies in properly orienting and mounting rectangular objects like photographs or mirrors on walls without the need for extensive measurements, as most retainers on the rear surface are not aligned with the object's edges, making it difficult to ensure vertical and horizontal alignment with the wall.
Innovation Solution
A device featuring a crossbar with leveling bubbles and adjustable vertical arms with knuckles and thumb screws allows for precise alignment and orientation of the object on the wall, enabling easy and accurate positioning of hooks to engage the object's loops.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional mounting methods are used with retainers not aligned to object edges, then the device can be mounted on the wall, but the frame cannot be properly oriented vertically and horizontally
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mounting device as an intermediary tool between the wall and the frame. This device includes a level indicator and adjustable arms that extend to the retainers, serving as a mediator to transfer orientation information from the frame's retainers to the wall surface, enabling precise horizontal and vertical alignment without requiring the retainers themselves to be aligned with the frame edges.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex measurement and calculation procedures with a mechanical leveling system. Instead of using traditional methods involving measuring tapes, protractors, and mathematical calculations to determine hook positions, the invention uses a mechanical device with built-in level indicators and adjustable arms that automatically provide orientation guidance through physical alignment.
2Manufacturing precision
If numerous measurements are taken to properly position retaining hooks, then the frame can be mounted with correct orientation, but the mounting process becomes time-consuming and complex
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device allows for preliminary positioning and orientation verification before final installation. The adjustable arms can be extended to the retainers and the level indicator can check horizontal alignment before the hooks are permanently fixed to the wall, enabling users to mark hook positions with confidence that the frame will be properly oriented, thus avoiding the need for multiple measurement iterations.
Solution Approach 2:
The device enables the mounting process to be self-guiding through its built-in level indicator and adjustable arms. The user simply needs to attach the device to the frame's retainers, extend the arms to the wall surface, and read the level indication - the device itself provides the orientation information without requiring external measurement tools or complex calculation procedures.
3Reliability
If retainers are positioned for functional support rather than aesthetic alignment, then the frame can be securely mounted, but the edges of the frame will not be parallel to the wall edges
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device serves as an intermediary that decouples the functional mounting requirement from the aesthetic alignment requirement. The adjustable arms can reach from the wall surface to the retainers while the level indicator provides orientation guidance, allowing the retainers to be positioned for secure mounting while the device itself provides the means to ensure the frame edges will be parallel to the wall edges when mounted.
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
This solution simplifies the mounting process by allowing for quick and accurate alignment of the object's edges with the wall, ensuring proper orientation without the need for extensive measurements, facilitating easier and more aesthetically pleasing wall arrangements.
Implementation Method 1
a leveling bubble with markings thereon that are indicative of a horizontal orientation of the longitudinal edge
Data Source
AI summary
A device is provided for hanging a frame member against a wall includes a crossbar and first and second vertical arms oriented perpendicular to the crossbar. The crossbar has a longitudinal track and a leveling bubble. The first and second vertical arms each have a linear track that extends along the length, and a marker on the rearward surface thereof. The vertical arms are retained to the crossbar by knuckles having a guide for slideably engaging the linear track of the vertical arms and the first vertical arms are retained perpendicular to the crossbar and are longitudinally moveable perpendicular to the linear edge.