Pivot adjustable shoe rack
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shoe storage solutions fail to accommodate various styles and sizes of shoes efficiently, lacking adjustability and versatility in design.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable and extendible shoe rack system with hinged support bars and stackable design, allowing for secure storage of different shoe types and sizes, featuring telescoping support bars and protrusions for easy stacking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed design shoe rack is used, then the structure is simple and stable, but it cannot accommodate various styles and sizes of shoes
Solution Approach 1:
The support bars are made movable through hinge joints, allowing them to pivot between different positions. This dynamic adjustment enables the rack to adapt to various shoe sizes and styles while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure when not in use.
Solution Approach 2:
The rack is divided into modular components including separate support bars, frames, and hinge joints. This segmentation allows individual parts to be adjusted independently, providing versatility in accommodating different shoe types while keeping each component simple in design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the support bars are made adjustable to fit different shoe sizes, then versatility is improved, but the structural stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The hinge joints enable the support bars to dynamically adjust their position while maintaining secure connection to the frames. This allows the rack to be stable in its adjusted position while remaining adaptable to different configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The hinge joints are pre-positioned at specific locations on the frames, allowing the support bars to be quickly adjusted to the correct position before storing shoes. This preliminary positioning ensures structural stability is maintained while enabling rapid adaptation.
3Quantity of substance
If the rack is designed to be stackable and extendible, then storage capacity is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rack components are designed with universal features such as standardized hinge connections and stackable frames that can serve multiple functions. The same structural elements enable both stacking and extending operations, increasing storage capacity without proportionally increasing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The rack allows for nesting configurations where smaller racks can be placed within or alongside larger ones. This nested arrangement maximizes storage capacity in limited space while using the same basic structural components, avoiding the need for entirely separate complex systems.
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
Enables convenient storage of diverse shoe styles and sizes, accommodating both small and large shoes with independent shelves and adjustable lengths, enhancing storage flexibility and versatility.
Implementation Method 1
the front side rail comprises a hinge that engages the side rail and permitting movement of the front side rail from a first position to a second position relative to the side rail, which remains stationary
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AI summary
A storage rack for articles such as shoes and the like, comprising a left frame and an opposed right frame, with each frame including at least one side rail; a front support bar that engages a side rail of the left frame and the right frame; a rear support bar that engages a side rail of the left frame and the right frame; wherein the front side rail comprises a hinge that engages the side rail and permitting movement of the front side rail from a first position to a second position relative to the side rail, which remains stationary.