Adjustable fish-supporting photographic rack assembly

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Solution Overview

Problem

Recreational anglers lack portable, easy-to-install, and aesthetically pleasing structures to temporarily hang and display their fish catches for photography, with existing solutions being crude, non-adjustable, and lacking in design for quality picture-taking opportunities.

Innovation Solution

An adjustable fish-supporting photographic rack assembly with a main panel body, integrated structural features, and adjustable hook members that can be selectively positioned and oriented, along with a sturdy and easily assembled design resistant to harsh environmental conditions, incorporating a banner advertising subassembly for additional marketing opportunities.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a portable fish-supporting structure is provided, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of installationVSAvoidstructure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The rack assembly is divided into modular components including a main panel body, multiple hook members, and support structures that can be independently assembled and disassembled. This segmentation enables easy portability while maintaining structural integrity through standardized connection interfaces.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The main panel body serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, displays advertising banners, and incorporates integrated hooks for hanging fish. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, simplifying the overall structure while improving ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If adjustable hook members are incorporated, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadjustability of hooksVSAvoidhook mechanism complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The hook members are designed to be selectively adjustable in position and orientation along the main panel body. This dynamic configuration allows the rack to adapt to different numbers and sizes of fish while maintaining a relatively simple mechanical structure through sliding or rotating adjustment mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

Different sections of the main panel body can accommodate hooks with different adjustment ranges and orientations based on local requirements. This allows targeted adaptability where needed while keeping other portions of the structure simple and straightforward.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

3Shape

If an aesthetically pleasing structure is designed, then visual appeal is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaesthetic appearanceVSAvoidmanufacturing simplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

ShapeVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The advertising banner is integrated directly into the main panel body structure, combining the aesthetic backdrop function with the advertising display function in a single manufactured component. This merging simplifies manufacturing while achieving both aesthetic appeal and marketing objectives.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The main panel body incorporates materials and surface treatments that provide both structural durability and aesthetic appearance, such as weather-resistant coatings or decorative finishes that are applied during the manufacturing process rather than requiring separate assembly steps.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

4Reliability

If a durable structure resistant to environmental degradation is provided, then reliability is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveresistance to environmental degradationVSAvoidmanufacturing simplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The rack assembly uses composite or treated materials that inherently resist corrosion and weathering, such as powder-coated metals or marine-grade materials, which provide durability while being manufactured using standard industrial processes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

Solution Approach 2:

The main panel body and metal components are pre-treated with protective coatings or corrosion-resistant finishes during manufacturing, providing environmental protection in advance rather than requiring complex maintenance structures or assembly-time treatments.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

Data Source

PatentUS11241105B1Adjustable fish-supporting photographic rack assembly

Publication Date: 2022.02.08 HELMS THOMAS SCOTT

AI summary

An adjustable fish-supporting photographic rack assembly particularly well-suited for temporarily supporting a catch of fish in a highly organized manner during the taking of a photograph or digital image thereof includes a main panel body having a front surface, a rear surface, and a periphery defined by contiguous upper, lower, left and right peripheral edges. A pair of main panel supports includes respective integral depressions sized and shaped to conform to opposite lower corners of the main panel body for snugly receiving and retaining the lower corner portions therein, effectively supporting the main panel in an upright vertical orientation. At least one structural feature integrated into the front surface of the main panel body is configured to correspondingly receive at least one hook-receiving structure for selectively coupling a fish-supporting hook member thereto.