Modular Avian Housing With Interlocking Universal Fasteners
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing avian housing structures for falconry are stationary, difficult to modify or replace, and require extensive efforts, posing risks to the occupants and hindering the provision of suitable habitats during construction or repair.
Innovation Solution
A modular system of interlocking components with a universal fastening system, allowing for variable assembly sizes, easy replacement, and portability, enabling minimal disruption to the occupants during construction, modification, or transportation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of repair
If a stationary domicile is constructed using traditional non-homogeneous materials and methods, then the structure provides stable housing for avian occupants, but it becomes difficult and time-consuming to modify, repair, or replace without considerable effort and disruption to the occupants
Solution Approach 1:
The domicile is divided into modular components (walls, floors, ceilings, doors, windows, perches, nesting boxes) that can be independently assembled, disassembled, and replaced. Each module is designed with standardized connection points allowing rapid reconfiguration without affecting the entire structure or requiring extensive construction time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs universal connection mechanisms and standardized interface designs across all modular components. The same connection system is used throughout the structure, allowing any component to be replaced with any compatible module, enabling versatile reconfiguration and repair without requiring component-specific tools or methods.
2Ease of repair
If traditional stationary domiciles are constructed with fixed structures, then the housing provides stable and permanent accommodation, but any repairs or replacements require intrusive invasion of the occupants for prolonged periods
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the domicile into replaceable modules, repairs can be performed on individual components without requiring the occupants to be relocated from the entire structure. Only the specific module needing repair is removed and replaced, minimizing disruption to the occupants' habitat.
Solution Approach 2:
Replacement modules are designed and prepared in advance with all necessary components and connections ready for immediate installation. This preliminary preparation allows for rapid module swapping without requiring on-site construction work that would disturb the occupants.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the entire domicile structure is transported or abandoned when relocation is needed, then the structure can be moved, but the process is costly, time-consuming, and requires total deconstruction
Solution Approach 1:
The domicile is designed as a collection of discrete modular components that can be independently transported. When relocation is needed, only the modules requiring movement are assembled and transported, rather than deconstructing and moving the entire structure. This enables partial relocation and reduces transportation time and cost.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular design allows the domicile configuration to be dynamically adjusted based on transportation needs. Modules can be selectively assembled into transportable units or reconfigured at the destination, providing adaptability for different relocation scenarios without requiring complete deconstruction.
4Adaptability or versatility
If traditional domiciles use non-homogeneous assembly of wood, screens, and metals, then the structure can be constructed with varied materials, but reconstitution requires partial or total deconstruction to introduce newer features
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs universal connection mechanisms and standardized interface designs across all modular components. The same connection system is used throughout the structure, allowing any component to be replaced with any compatible module, enabling versatile reconfiguration without requiring component-specific tools or methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular components are designed with homogeneous connection interfaces and standardized mounting systems. This uniformity in connection methods across diverse materials (wood, metal, screens) simplifies the assembly system while maintaining material diversity, reducing the complexity that would otherwise arise from heterogeneous joining techniques.
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AI summary
A modular apparatus for housing animals comprising a wall unit, a window unit, a roof unit, a skylight unit, a door unit, a bath unit, an observation unit, and a port unit, and a fastening system adapted to releasibly interlock said units to form a housing suitable for animals. The apparatus can be assembled at a first location and subsequently disassembled and reassembled at a second location. Among the animals are raptors and other avian species.