Magnetic Scratching Post Bracket for Quick Release Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing brackets for products and devices on vertical surfaces lack the ability to quickly disconnect and reconnect, making it difficult to change, service, or replace items like batteries.
Innovation Solution
A bracket system with a protrusion containing a magnetic element and a recess with an opposing ferromagnetic element in the product, allowing for rapid disconnection and reconnection by shifting the ferromagnetic element relative to the magnetic element.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional mechanical brackets are used to secure products on vertical surfaces, then reliable attachment is achieved, but quick disconnection becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical fastening systems (screws, clips, or friction-based mounts) with a magnetic connection system. The magnetic element in the bracket interacts with the ferromagnetic element in the product base to provide secure attachment without mechanical interlocking, enabling quick disconnection by simply overcoming the magnetic force.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes the controllable nature of magnetic force parameters - the magnetic attraction strength can be designed to provide sufficient holding force during normal use but can be easily overcome by deliberate user action. The recess design allows for controlled shifting of the ferromagnetic element relative to the magnetic element, enabling quick release when needed.
2Ease of operation
If magnetic elements are added to enable quick disconnection, then ease of operation improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic element serves multiple functions: it provides secure attachment during normal use, enables quick disconnection when needed, and maintains reliability through the recess design. The ferromagnetic element in the product base similarly serves both attachment and quick-release functions, eliminating the need for separate fastening and release mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the complex mechanical fastening system and replaces it with a simpler magnetic field-based interaction. By removing mechanical interlocking components and using only magnetic attraction combined with a simple recess geometry, the overall device complexity is reduced despite adding magnetic elements.
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
Ensures rapid and reliable disconnection of products from the bracket while maintaining secure attachment, facilitating easy replacement or servicing of items like scratching posts and other devices.
Implementation Method 1
the recess contains an opposing ferromagnetic element to form a magnetic connection with the magnetic element of the bracket
Implementation Method 2
the recess contains an opposing ferromagnetic element placed in the recess so that, when placing the protrusion in the recess, the magnetic connection is formed
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AI summary
The proposed invention relates to household items, more specifically to brackets for placing a product or device on a vertical surface, and can be used in everyday life. A set containing a vertically placed scratching post and a bracket for it is proposed. The technical result achieved by implementing the claimed invention, in addition to the invention realizing its purpose, is the elimination of the disadvantages of analogues and thus ensuring the rapid disconnection of the bracket and the product or device placed on it, while ensuring the usual reliability of placing the product or device on a vertical surface. Another technical result is the expansion of the arsenal of technical means—brackets for products and devices.