Support rack systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional support racks lack versatility and stability for securely storing items like bicycles and other large household or business equipment, often requiring multiple solutions for wall and floor mounting, and do not efficiently utilize space for varied item storage.
Innovation Solution
A support rack design featuring parallel posts with perpendicularly coupled rungs, grids, and adjustable fasteners for wall attachment, along with mobile legs and hubs for versatile item support, including bicycles, ladders, and other equipment, utilizing connectors and fasteners for secure mounting and space optimization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If conventional support racks use simple mounting structures, then device complexity is reduced, but stability and security of item storage deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting structure is divided into separate wall-mounted and floor-mounted components, each providing specific stabilization functions. The wall-mounted brackets attach to vertical surfaces while the floor-mounted base provides ground-level stability, creating a segmented support system that enhances overall reliability without requiring overly complex integrated designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines wall-mounted and floor-mounted mounting structures into a single integrated rack system. This merging of multiple mounting approaches provides both wall and floor attachment capabilities, improving storage security through redundant support paths while maintaining manageable device complexity through modular integration.
2Reliability
If support racks are designed for specialized item storage (e.g., bicycles), then storage security improves, but adaptability to store various other items deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The rack structure incorporates universal mounting points and adjustable components that can accommodate multiple item types. The wall-mounted and floor-mounted configurations can be adjusted to support bicycles, ladders, sports equipment, and other household or business items, providing secure storage through standardized attachment mechanisms that work across different item categories.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting structure includes adjustable elements that allow dynamic reconfiguration for different item storage needs. The ability to modify the rack's configuration enables it to maintain secure storage for specialized items like bicycles while also adapting to store various other equipment, balancing specialized security requirements with general versatility.
3Stability of the object's composition
If support racks use fixed mounting configurations, then stability improves, but ease of relocation and mobility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is designed with dynamic characteristics, allowing the rack to be installed in either wall-mounted or floor-mounted configurations and potentially repositioned between these modes. This dynamic design enables the rack to achieve stable, secure mounting when installed while maintaining the capability for relocation or reconfiguration when needed, balancing stability with operational flexibility.
Data Source
AI summary
Implementations of support racks may include: a plurality of posts. Each post may be configured to receive at least one hub coupled thereto. The support rack may include a plurality of rungs coupled substantially perpendicularly to the plurality of posts through a plurality of connectors. The support rack may also include one or more grids coupled to the plurality of rungs between the plurality of posts and a plurality of fasteners coupled to the plurality of posts. The plurality of fasteners may be configured to couple the support rack to a wall.