Modular Portable Dance Floor Panels for Fast Solo Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dance floors with integrated lighting elements are heavy, cumbersome, and require significant labor and resources for transportation, assembly, and disassembly, making them inconvenient and costly.
Innovation Solution
A portable dance floor comprising removably couplable panels with a base and top layer, incorporating channels and fasteners for easy assembly and disassembly, and a lighting element within the channels, allowing for lightweight, flexible, or rigid construction that can be rolled or stacked for transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If rigid materials are used to withstand continuous impact and protect lighting elements, then durability and protection are improved, but weight and storage space increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The dance floor is divided into multiple modular panels that can be assembled together. Each panel is a self-contained unit with integrated lighting elements, allowing the floor to be segmented into manageable sections that are lighter and easier to transport while maintaining overall durability through the modular structure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs flexible or thin rigid panels that provide sufficient structural integrity for dancing while minimizing weight. The panels are designed with appropriate thickness and material selection to balance durability requirements with portability, avoiding excessive material usage
2Reliability
If rigid materials and complex structures are used to protect lighting elements, then reliability is improved, but ease of assembly and disassembly deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the dance floor into standardized modular panels with consistent connection interfaces, the patent enables easy assembly and disassembly. Each panel protects its lighting elements independently, and the modular design allows rapid configuration changes without complex tools or procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The panels are designed with universal connection mechanisms that work across all panels, allowing the same assembly and disassembly process to be used regardless of panel position or configuration. This standardization simplifies operations while maintaining reliable protection of lighting elements within each panel
3Strength
If a large team and significant number of tools are used for transportation and assembly, then structural integrity is maintained, but labor costs and time consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The dance floor is segmented into pre-fabricated panels that maintain structural integrity independently. This segmentation allows panels to be handled by fewer people using simpler tools, while the overall structure remains strong when panels are connected, significantly improving assembly productivity
Solution Approach 2:
The panels are pre-fabricated with integrated lighting elements and connection mechanisms already in place. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for on-site assembly of complex components, allowing rapid deployment with minimal tools and personnel while ensuring structural integrity is already established during manufacturing
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 solution enables a lightweight, durable, and portable dance floor that can be easily assembled and disassembled by a single user, reducing labor and transportation costs while maintaining structural integrity and visual appeal.
Implementation Method 1
the lighting element is comprised of one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs)
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to single layer portable dance floors comprising, in various embodiments, one or more removably couplable panels that can be used alone or assembled and disassembled in modular configurations, including or one or more panels that can be connected with an electrical cord, a fastener, or a living hinge. The panels can comprise lightweight and durable materials that can be flexible or rigid, such that the portable dance floors that are light and durable and can be easily stored, transported, and assembled or disassembled and dismantled by a single user or a low number of users, and do not require additional securing mechanisms such as adhesives or underlayments to function as dance floors. The present disclosure also relates to methods of assembling and disassembling or dismantling a portable dance floor.