License Plate Frame With Movable Emblem Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing license plate frames lack flexibility in accommodating various vehicle designs and legal requirements, often obscuring essential information on the plate due to fixed emblem positions that do not adapt to different vehicle configurations.
Innovation Solution
A frame with a customizable attachment mechanism allowing two or three-dimensional emblems to be positioned in multiple locations, using receptacles and protuberances for secure and removable attachment, enabling emblems to be placed aesthetically while ensuring visibility of critical plate information and avoiding vehicle components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If emblems are fixed to the frame in predetermined locations using permanent adhesive, then the frame provides aesthetic appeal, but the emblem cannot be easily removed or re-positioned and may obscure license plate information
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is divided into multiple discrete attachment locations, each with receptacles that can receive protuberances from emblems. This segmentation allows the emblem to be positioned at different locations by selecting which receptacle receives the protuberance, providing both ease of attachment and positioning flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment mechanism is designed to be dynamic rather than fixed - emblems can be attached and detached at multiple locations along the frame. The receptacles and protuberances create a system that allows for repositioning, making the emblem placement adaptable to different aesthetic preferences and license plate configurations.
2Shape
If emblems extend beyond the frame borders, then the frame provides three-dimensional aesthetic appeal, but the emblem may encounter vehicle components and obscure license plate information
Solution Approach 1:
The frame provides different attachment characteristics at different locations. Receptacles are positioned at specific locations along the frame, allowing the emblem to extend beyond the frame borders in certain areas while maintaining clear visibility of license plate information in other areas. This local variation in attachment quality enables aesthetic three-dimensional appearance without obscuring critical information.
3Ease of manufacture
If the frame uses a standardized attachment method, then the frame is easy to manufacture, but the frame cannot accommodate different vehicle designs and legal requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is designed with multiple receptacles that can accommodate different emblem positions and configurations. This universal design allows the same frame to be used with various vehicle types and license plate configurations, accommodating different vehicle designs and legal requirements while maintaining standardized manufacturing processes.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a frame for attaching a license plate or novelty plate to a vehicle, with the capability of attaching an emblem to the frame in a desired location chosen by the user from multiple possible points of attachment. Multiple receptacles may be formed in the frame, each suitable for receiving and tightly holding an protuberance extending from an emblem, so that the emblem may be attached to the frame wherever there is a receptacle. Alternatively, a separate clip may be placed behind the frame, with prongs extending forward around the frame to attach to an emblem in any position on the frame where the clip is located. The position of the emblem on the frame may be shifted up and down or side to side. The emblem may also be removed and repositioned in a new position selected by the user.