Bi-Directional Bed Rail Hook Assembly for Variable Mattress Height
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bed support mechanisms lack the ability to adjust the height of bed rails to accommodate mattresses of varying thicknesses and user preferences, limiting flexibility and compatibility with different types of mattresses.
Innovation Solution
A hook assembly with bi-directional pin engagement slots that allow the bed rail to be adjusted by rotating the bed rail 180 degrees, enabling the mattress support to be raised or lowered by engaging pins in either the upper or lower slot, depending on the mattress thickness and type.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional fixed bed rail support mechanisms are used, then the structure is simple and stable, but the ability to adjust mattress height is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The hook assembly is segmented into multiple pin engagement slots positioned at different heights, allowing the bed rail to engage at various levels. This segmentation enables height adjustment without requiring a completely complex reconfigurable structure, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of making the entire bed rail adjustable, the invention inverts the approach by providing fixed engagement points (slots) at different heights and allowing the bed rail to be positioned at any of these predetermined levels. This inversion simplifies the adjustment mechanism while maintaining versatility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple support structures are added to enable height adjustment, then adaptability improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The hook assembly serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, enables height adjustment, and accommodates different mattress types all through a single integrated component. The multiple pin engagement slots allow the same hook assembly to work with various mattress thicknesses and configurations, achieving universality without adding separate support structures.
3Ease of operation
If fixed bed rail height is used, then manufacturing is simple, but user flexibility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The pin engagement slots are pre-positioned at specific heights during manufacturing, allowing users to simply select and engage the appropriate slot based on their needs. This preliminary arrangement of engagement points during manufacturing enables easy user adjustment without requiring complex assembly procedures or additional manufacturing steps.
Data Source
AI summary
The present application provides a hook assembly having a latitudinal axis bisecting a body into an upper portion above the latitudinal axis further comprising a first bi-directional pin engagement slot and a lower portion below the latitudinal axis further comprising a second bi-directional pin engagement slot, wherein both the upper portion and the lower portion and the first bi-directional pin engagement slot and the second bi-directional engagement slot are mirror images of one another.