Modular Flower Pot Support Panel with Sliding and Tilting Engagement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing flower pot support systems require individual securing to a wall and often sit directly on the ground, lacking flexibility in arrangement and ease of pot installation/removal.
Innovation Solution
A modular system of panels with windows and support members that allow for adjustable orientation and spatial arrangement, featuring sliding and tilting mechanisms for easy flower pot installation and removal, with integral rail members and seat means for secure engagement, and optional anchoring to a structural brace for hanging above ground.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If individual flower pot supports are secured to a wall independently, then each support is stable, but the overall system lacks flexibility and requires multiple separate installations
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple individual flower pot supports are merged into a single modular panel structure. The panel integrates multiple support members (30, 30', 30'') that can be secured to the wall as one unit while maintaining individual pot support functionality. This resolves the contradiction by combining multiple independent supports into a unified modular system that provides both stability and arrangement flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The panel structure serves multiple functions: it acts as a mounting surface for multiple flower pots, provides structural stability through wall attachment, and enables flexible spatial arrangements through modular panel configurations. The universal design allows the same panel structure to support multiple pots in various orientations and positions.
2Reliability
If flower pot supports are fixed securely, then pots are held firmly, but pots cannot be easily removed or repositioned
Solution Approach 1:
The support system transitions from a static fixed structure to a dynamic system with movable components. The panel incorporates movable support members that can shift between locked and unlocked positions, allowing pots to be securely held during use but easily removed when needed. This dynamic mechanism resolves the contradiction between firm retention and easy operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The panel structure is pre-configured with alignment features, guide rails, and positioning mechanisms that automatically guide the pot into the correct position during installation. This preliminary preparation of the support structure enables easy pot installation without requiring complex manual alignment, while still providing secure retention once positioned.
3Adaptability or versatility
If support members are integrated into panels, then modular flexibility is improved, but the structural complexity of individual members increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support system is segmented into distinct modular panels, each containing integrated support members. This segmentation allows the complex integrated features to be contained within standardized panel units that can be easily assembled and reconfigured. The segmentation resolves the contradiction by localizing structural complexity within manageable modular units while maintaining overall system flexibility.
Data Source
AI summary
A flower pot support assembly includes a rectangular panel defining a few windows. The support is engaged and retained into a corresponding panel window via lateral flange grooves. An arcuate seat is made integral to the panel window periphery and abuttingly cooperates with a corresponding flower pot support and associated window edge sloping ramps for flower pot support sliding and tilting engagement within the panel window, all in such a way as to releasably lock the flower pot support in nesting condition inside the panel window with the support member mouth facing upwardly.