Modular Rigging Ladder Assembly for Adjustable Torm Lighting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional torm lighting systems are difficult to adjust and customize for different venues, and there is a need for improved design strength and secure attachment to ensure safety when hanging lighting above performers or audiences.
Innovation Solution
A modular rigging ladder system comprising interconnectable side rails with end connectors and center rails, allowing for adjustable vertical and horizontal configurations, and featuring brackets and slots for secure fastening of lighting fixtures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If conventional torm lighting systems use fixed single-size designs, then manufacturing and installation are simplified, but adaptability to different venues is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The torm lighting system is divided into multiple modular assemblies, each comprising side rails, center rails, and connectors. These standardized modules can be manufactured uniformly and then combined in different quantities and configurations to create custom-length torm systems for different venues, resolving the contradiction between manufacturing simplicity and venue adaptability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates universal connector designs and standardized rail components that can be used across all module types. The end connectors and center connectors serve multiple functions: joining modules in series, providing attachment points for lighting fixtures, and enabling various configuration patterns. This universality allows the same manufactured components to adapt to different venue requirements
2Device complexity
If conventional torm lighting systems lack modular interconnection, then structural simplicity is maintained, but adjustability and customization are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The torm lighting system transitions from a fixed static structure to a dynamic configurable system through modular assemblies with standardized connectors. The system can be dynamically adjusted by adding or removing modules, changing configurations between venues, and repositioning lighting fixtures along the rails, while maintaining relatively simple individual module structures
3Illumination intensity
If lighting fixtures are hung above performers or audiences, then stage lighting coverage is improved, but safety risks increase without secure attachment mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the structural support function with the lighting fixture attachment function into an integrated system. The side rails and center rails not only provide the torm's structural framework but also incorporate built-in attachment mechanisms (connectors, mounting points) that securely hold lighting fixtures. This integration ensures that lighting coverage is achieved while maintaining high attachment security through design unity
Solution Approach 2:
The torm lighting system incorporates redundant attachment points and secure connector designs before lighting fixtures are installed. Multiple fastening locations along the rails and robust connector mechanisms provide pre-established security measures that prevent fixture failure, ensuring safety is built into the structure before use rather than added as an afterthought
Data Source
AI summary
A rigging ladder system for hanging light fixtures or entertainment equipment thereon includes first and second side rails having one or more center members forming an interconnection between the side rails. A lifting plate may span between the side rails at a top side thereof for lifting the system to a desired height. The system can be formed from one or more assemblies such that a desired vertical length achieved that can hold the desired number of lighting fixtures by interconnecting an appropriate number of assemblies together. The width may be adjustable by choosing center members of the desired width. The rigging ladder system, or lighting torm, may be adjusted vertically and horizontally depending user needs and the specific application.