Mobile Home Skirting Base With Retention Channel Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Elevated mobile buildings, such as mobile homes, often have an unattractive aesthetic due to exposed under-framing, undercarriage, and wheel axels, and conventional skirting solutions lack effective means to maintain position and accessibility.
Innovation Solution
A mobile home skirting system featuring a horizontal surface with symmetrical vertical members forming a channel, inwardly oriented hook-shaped retention edges, and extended lips for secure attachment and stabilization, utilizing extruded polymer material for enhanced support and protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If conventional skirting panels are used to cover the under-side of mobile homes, then aesthetic appearance is improved, but the skirting lacks effective means to maintain position and is prone to displacement
Solution Approach 1:
The base is divided into multiple vertical members (first vertical member, second vertical member, third vertical member) spaced apart to form channels, rather than a solid continuous structure. This segmentation allows the skirting panels to be inserted and retained within the channels while maintaining aesthetic appearance and position stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The vertical members act as intermediaries between the base and the skirting panels. They provide retention edges that physically engage with the skirting panels to prevent displacement, while the horizontal surface provides the foundation for attachment to the substrate.
2Reliability
If vertical members are made taller to improve retention, then position stability is improved, but the structure becomes more complex and material usage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The vertical members have different heights at different locations - the first vertical member has a first height, the second vertical member has a second height greater than the first height, and the third vertical member has a third height greater than the second height. This graduated height configuration provides enhanced retention capability where needed while minimizing overall material usage and structural complexity.
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
The system provides strong support, stabilization, and protection against displacement and damage to skirting panels, while maintaining aesthetic appeal and allowing for easy maintenance, using direct physical pressure and friction for secure attachment.
Implementation Method 1
configured to secure a vertical skirting panel through direct physical pressure exerted by the first and second vertical members
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile home skirting base comprising: a horizontal surface; and two vertical members co-extruded with the horizontal surface forming a channel to insert a mobile home skirting panel wherein a height of one of the vertical members is greater than a height of another one of the vertical members. One of the vertical members also comprises a hook-shaped retention edge. The mobile home skirting base allows the mobile home skirting base to provide strong support, stabilization, and protection of the skirting panels.