Hanging member
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of effective solutions for securely hanging canvas art and similar objects on walls without using excessive hardware, which often results in instability and inaccurate placement, as existing methods either fail to secure the object properly or require additional hardware that prevents a flush installation.
Innovation Solution
A bracket system with integral hanging members, including a base and legs forming a right angle corner, which can be molded with the object's rear wall and uses securement pins to attach to the frame, allowing for secure and flush mounting on a wall without additional hardware, utilizing the internal channel of picture frames when available.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional hanging hardware (picture wire, D-ring hangers, sawtooth hanger) is installed on the frame, then the canvas is secured more securely to the wall, but the frame cannot be flush against the wall and accurate placement is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the hanging function and the frame structure into a single integrated component. The bracket is molded as part of the frame's rear wall, eliminating the need for separate hanging hardware attached to the frame. This merging of functions achieves both secure attachment and flush mounting against the wall without requiring multiple hardware components.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket is designed to perform multiple functions: it provides secure attachment to the wall through its shaft and tip configuration, enables flush mounting of the frame against the wall, and serves as an integral structural element of the frame itself. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for additional specialized hardware.
2Reliability
If additional hardware is installed on the frame to secure the canvas, then the canvas is kept securely on the wall, but the frame cannot be flush against the wall
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is molded as an integral part of the frame's rear wall structure, combining the hanging function with the frame's structural form. This integration allows the frame to maintain a flush appearance against the wall while the bracket's shaft and tip provide secure attachment, eliminating the protruding hardware problem.
3Ease of operation
If exposed nails are used to hang the wooden frame, then the frame can be easily mounted, but the canvas and frame are not securely attached and can fall off if bumped
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket integrates the mounting function into the frame structure itself, with the shaft and tip configuration providing both ease of installation (by pressing the tip into the wall) and secure attachment (through the shaft's engagement with the wall structure). This eliminates the need for separate nails while maintaining both ease of operation and reliability.
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AI summary
A decorative object and a method of hanging the same on a support surface without tools. The object includes a body having a front wall and a rear wall and a hanging member for mounting the object on the support surface is provided, where the hanging member is integral with the rear wall. The hanging member comprises a body having a shaft and a tip. The rear wall of the object is molded and the shaft and tip are molded as part of the rear wall. In other instances, the hanging member includes a base and the base is positioned to be enveloped by molding material when the rear wall is fabricated. In other instances, the base is snap- fittingly installed into a recessed region of the rear wall and is able to be pivoted between a use position and a non-use position.