Hanging Hook Structure for Stable Wire-Frame Item Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices for hanging items, particularly those with wire or strand structures like wreaths, lack efficient methods for secure and easy attachment, leading to difficulties in promoting ease of hanging and stability.
Innovation Solution
A device with spaced-apart legs interconnected by a bridge section, featuring protrusions, holes, and fasteners that form loops to secure items, allowing for easy attachment and restricted movement, enabling secure hanging from various objects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing hanging devices are used for items with wire or strand structures, then the attachment process becomes complicated and time-consuming, but the device structure remains simple
Solution Approach 1:
The device body is divided into multiple functional components: legs with holes for fastener attachment, protrusions forming recesses for securing wire structures, and a bridge section with a niche for receiving objects. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently, making the hanging process easier while maintaining overall structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
Fasteners serve as intermediary elements that connect the device body to the wire or strand structures of items. The fasteners pass through holes in the legs and around protrusions, creating a secure connection without requiring complex integration between the device and the item being hung.
2Reliability
If existing hanging devices are used for items with wire or strand structures, then the attachment stability is insufficient, but the manufacturing process remains simple
Solution Approach 1:
The device incorporates localized structural features at critical points: holes are positioned in the legs for fastener attachment, protrusions create recesses for securing wire structures, and the bridge section includes a niche for object reception. These local quality enhancements provide targeted stability without requiring complex manufacturing throughout the entire device.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is pre-configured with holes, protrusions, and recesses during manufacturing, allowing the fasteners and wire structures to be easily attached without requiring complex assembly steps. The niche in the bridge section is pre-formed to receive objects, ensuring proper positioning and stability from the outset.
3Adaptability or versatility
If existing hanging devices are used for items with wire or strand structures, then the versatility of attachment points is limited, but the device design remains straightforward
Solution Approach 1:
The device body is designed with multiple holes in the legs, allowing fasteners to be attached at various positions. The protrusions and recesses provide universal securing points for different wire or strand structures, while the niche in the bridge section can accommodate various object types, making the device versatile without significantly complicating the overall design.
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AI summary
Devices and methods suitable for hanging items. Such a device includes a body having spaced-apart legs interconnected by a bridge section, protrusions extending from a distal end of each leg opposite the bridge section and defining a recess in the distal end of each of the leg, a hole in each leg adjacent the distal end thereof, and fasteners each configured to be secured to a corresponding one of the legs such that the fastener defines a loop that passes through the hole, extends along a first face of the leg, passes within and around the recess between the protrusions, and extends to a second face of the leg opposite the first face. The fasteners are configured to secure an item between the fasteners and the corresponding legs, and the bridge section is spaced apart from the holes in the legs to define a niche for receiving an object.