Modular Trading Card Display Assembly for Secure UV-Protected Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display devices for trading cards lack a secure and efficient way to display multiple cards in a compact and customizable format, often requiring complex assembly and providing inadequate protection from UV damage.
Innovation Solution
A modular trading card display system comprising removably coupled hanger units and display units made of translucent UV-blocking material, where each hanger unit can be easily assembled to form a single panel on a support surface, allowing for a selectable number of trading cards to be displayed while restricting access and protecting them from UV radiation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If existing display devices are used for trading cards, then cards can be displayed, but the assembly process is complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The display device is divided into modular hanger units that can be independently assembled and then connected together. Each hanger unit contains integrated display slots and UV-protective features, allowing quick assembly without complex steps. The modular design enables users to assemble multiple units by simple coupling mechanisms rather than complex fastening procedures.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional display methods are used, then cards can be displayed, but UV protection is inadequate
Solution Approach 1:
The UV-protective feature is merged directly into the hanger unit structure itself rather than being a separate component. The translucent material with UV-blocking properties forms the body of the hanger unit, combining structural support and card display functions with UV protection in a single integrated element.
Solution Approach 2:
The hanger units are made from translucent material that inherently blocks UV radiation. This composite material property provides both the structural transparency needed for card visibility and the UV-blocking capability to protect cards from damage, eliminating the need for separate protective layers or coatings.
3Area of stationary object
If multiple trading cards are displayed in a compact format, then space efficiency is improved, but access to cards is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The hanger units are designed with removable or adjustable display slots that allow cards to be easily inserted and removed. The modular coupling between hanger units enables the entire assembly to be taken apart for card access, providing dynamic reconfigurability that balances compact display with ease of card retrieval.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system allows for secure, customizable, and space-efficient display of multiple trading cards with reduced assembly time, while protecting them from UV damage, enhancing visibility and durability.
Implementation Method 1
display units made of translucent UV-blocking material, allowing for a selectable number of trading cards to be displayed while restricting access and protecting them from UV radiation
Data Source
AI summary
A trading card display assembly for securely displaying trading cards includes a plurality of hanger units. Each of the hanger units is removably coupled to a support surface and the hanger units removably engage each other such that the plurality of hanger units forms a single panel on the support surface. A plurality of display units is each removably coupled to a respective one of the hanger units such that each of the display units is retained on the support surfaces. Each of the display units abuts each other on the hanger units such that the plurality of display units defines a single panel on the hanger units. Moreover, each of the display unit has a respective one of a plurality of trading cards positioned therein.