Multipurpose Light Bracket With Dual Hooks for Fast String Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wrapping and unwrapping string lights around objects, such as trees and banisters, is cumbersome and time-consuming, often requiring multiple stages and two people due to obstructions and dense structures, which hinders achieving a desirable lighting effect.
Innovation Solution
A multipurpose bracket with inwardly directed hook portions and a tab portion for easy insertion and removal of light strands, allowing for efficient wrapping and unwrapping by providing channels for the light strands and facilitating user handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If the entire light string is wrapped and woven around the limbs or structure using standard method, then the lighting effect can be achieved, but the process becomes cumbersome and time consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket divides the light string into segments, with each bracket holding a portion of the light string through its channels. Multiple brackets are distributed along the structure, allowing parallel installation rather than continuous wrapping of the entire string at once.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket acts as an intermediary device between the light string and the structure. Instead of directly wrapping the light string around the structure, the bracket provides channels that guide and secure the light string, making installation easier and more efficient.
2Reliability
If the entire light string is wrapped around dense or obstructed trees, then complete coverage can be achieved, but the difficulty increases and requires multi-stage high effort work
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket segments the installation process by providing discrete mounting points along the structure. Each bracket independently secures a section of the light string, allowing installers to work on manageable sections rather than attempting to wrap the entire dense structure at once.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket serves as a mediator that bridges the gap between the light string and difficult-to-reach areas of dense structures. The brackets can be attached to accessible parts of the structure and provide channels that guide the light string through obstructed areas without requiring direct manual wrapping.
3Illumination intensity
If the entire light string is fed around and through the structure, then the lighting effect is achieved, but the process is time consuming and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket system segments the light string installation into discrete sections, each handled by individual brackets. This allows multiple workers to install brackets simultaneously at different locations, significantly improving installation productivity compared to the sequential process of feeding the entire light string through the structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket provides an intermediary mechanism that eliminates the need to manually feed the entire light string through the structure. Instead, the light string is inserted into the channels of pre-installed brackets, transforming a labor-intensive feeding process into a simple insertion operation.
4Ease of operation
If standard wrapping method is used for banisters, then lights can be attached, but the process is time consuming and cumbersome even without obstructions
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket acts as an intermediary device that simplifies the attachment process. Instead of directly wrapping and securing the light string to the banister, the bracket provides pre-formed channels that automatically guide and hold the light string, eliminating the time-consuming steps of wrapping and securing.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket's channel structure provides self-service functionality by automatically securing the light string through its geometry. The inwardly directed hook portions and channel configuration create natural retention points that hold the light string in place without requiring additional fastening operations.
Data Source
AI summary
A multipurpose bracket is disclosed herein. The multipurpose bracket includes a body portion having a first side and a second side, the first side of the body portion being oppositely disposed relative to the second side of the body portion; a first hook portion attached to the first side of the body portion, the first hook portion being inwardly directed towards a middle of the body portion, the first hook portion defining a first channel for receiving a first wiring portion of a light strand; and a second hook portion attached to the second side of the body portion, the second hook portion being inwardly directed towards the middle of the body portion, the second hook portion defining a second channel for receiving a second wiring portion of the light strand.