Handle with Mounting Track for Secure Sliding Attachment of Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mounting track systems lack flexibility and versatility in securely attaching and positioning objects, such as electronic devices, along a surface while allowing limited movement, which restricts user convenience and safety.
Innovation Solution
A handle with a mounting track system featuring a base, vertical and horizontal rails, and insertion zones that accommodate a retention element of a mount assembly, enabling secure attachment to a surface and allowing sliding movement along the track, with optional open or closed ends for insertion and varying leg configurations for stability and positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a mounting track system is provided to enable secure attachment and limited movement of objects along a surface, then the reliability and adaptability of mounting solutions are improved, but the device complexity increases due to the need for tracks, retention elements, and mount assemblies
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate functional components: a mounting track fixed to the surface, a retention element that moves along the track, and a mount assembly that attaches to the retention element. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and simplifies installation and adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting track is designed as a universal system that can accommodate different types of mount assemblies and retention elements. The track structure with vertical rails and horizontal beams creates a standardized interface that works with various electronic devices and mounting configurations, reducing the need for multiple specialized mounting solutions.
2Ease of operation
If open ends are provided on the mounting track to permit insertion of the retention element, then the ease of operation is improved, but the stability of the mount assembly is worsened due to potential misalignment or improper insertion
Solution Approach 1:
An insertion zone is provided as an intermediary region at the open ends of the mounting track. This insertion zone features spaced-apart horizontal beams that create a larger opening than the main track body, serving as a guide and transition area that facilitates proper alignment and insertion of the retention element while maintaining structural integrity.
3Stability of the object's composition
If multiple legs are provided on the handle section for surface attachment, then the stability of the handle is improved, but the device complexity increases due to additional attachment points and configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The handle section incorporates legs at specific locations with specific configurations optimized for their local functions. Each leg can be positioned and dimensioned to provide optimal stability for its particular location on the handle, rather than using a uniform leg design throughout. This allows different legs to serve different stabilization purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The legs are integrated into the handle section structure, combining the support function with the handle's overall geometry. Rather than being separate attachable components, the legs are formed as part of the handle section, merging the stabilization function with the handle structure itself and reducing the number of separate parts.
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AI summary
A handle with a mounting track includes a handle section. One or more legs extend from the handle section and are attachable to a surface. When the leg is attached to the surface, the handle section forms a graspable handle. A mounting track is formed along at least a portion of the handle section. The mounting track includes a base, two vertical rails extending opposite each other from the base, and two horizontal beams each extending from a different one of the vertical rails over the base toward the other horizontal beam. The horizontal beams are laterally spaced apart from each other by a first distance. The vertical rails and the horizontal beams define a track within which a retention element of a mount assembly can move.