Modular Plant Support Pole With Detachable Connector Pins

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing modular poles for horticultural and agricultural use lack the ability to efficiently store maximum cumulative length while maintaining strength and convenience, with existing designs often suffering from weak and inconvenient joints.

Innovation Solution

A modular plant support pole design featuring detachable connector pins to prevent lateral movement and fasteners to prevent longitudinal movement, allowing for strong and durable joints between pole segments, with the option of threaded sockets, clips, and end pieces for secure assembly and disassembly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If modular poles are designed with detachable connectors for easy assembly and disassembly, then ease of operation is improved, but joint strength and structural stability deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of assembly and disassemblyVSAvoidjoint strength

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSStrength

Solution Approach 1:

The pole is divided into multiple detachable sections that can be easily assembled and disassembled using connector pins and fasteners, while maintaining structural integrity through strong joint design

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Multiple securing mechanisms (connector pin for lateral stability, fastener for longitudinal stability) are combined at each joint to achieve both ease of assembly and strong structural connection

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple pole sections are connected to achieve maximum cumulative length, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepole length configurationVSAvoidnumber of components

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Standardized connector pins and fasteners are designed to be universal across all pole sections, allowing any section to be connected to any other section, simplifying the assembly process despite the number of components

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

Pole sections can be nested or stored in compact configurations when not in use, reducing the space required to store the maximum cumulative length while maintaining adaptability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Data Source

PatentUS10219445B2Modular plant support poles

Publication Date: 2019.03.05 MONDI PROD

AI summary

In embodiments there is disclosed a modular pole for horticultural and agricultural use, pole sections and connector pins for use to assemble the pole, and methods for assembling the pole. In embodiments a connector pin is inserted into end sockets in opposed pole section ends and in embodiments the ends are held onto the connector pin by a fastener which may comprise a clip or a threaded sleeve.