Pivoting Handle Support With Groove Clamp to Prevent Surface Damage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices for supporting handles and tubes of everyday devices suffer from mechanical stress on attachment points, surface damage, and complex, costly designs.
Innovation Solution
A one-piece support element with a movably arranged base element, featuring a groove-like cross-section and a hinge-like fastening, allows for adjustable pivoting and stable attachment using materials like steel, aluminum, or plastic, with optional magnets or adhesive fasteners for secure hold.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a clamp with pivoting support feet is used to attach to the handle or tube, then the handle can be held in an inclined position, but excessive mechanical stress develops at certain points causing surface damage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a groove-like base element as an intermediary between the clamp and the handle/tube. This base element with its groove-shaped cross-section distributes the mechanical stress along the entire circumference of the handle or tube, rather than concentrating it at specific attachment points. The groove acts as a mediator that transforms point contacts into line contacts, eliminating surface damage while maintaining reliable holding capability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a clamp with two pivoting support feet and guide rail is used, then the angle can be adjusted, but the device becomes technically complex and costly to manufacture
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple functions into a single integrated support element. Instead of separate clamp, support feet, and guide rail components, the invention uses one piece of material that simultaneously provides attachment functionality, pivoting capability, and angle adjustment. This merging reduces the number of parts, simplifies manufacturing, and lowers costs while maintaining adaptability for different angles.
Solution Approach 2:
The support element is designed with multi-functionality, serving as both the attachment mechanism and the support structure. The single element can pivot to provide angle adjustment, attach to the handle or tube, and support the device weight, eliminating the need for specialized components for each function and reducing overall device complexity.
3Ease of manufacture
If a one-piece support element is used, then manufacturing is simplified and costs are reduced, but the device must still provide stable support and adjustable pivoting
Solution Approach 1:
The one-piece support element incorporates dynamic pivoting capability that allows the support angle to be adjusted during use. This dynamic feature enables the device to adapt to different handling positions and user needs while maintaining stable support. The pivoting mechanism is integrated into the single element, allowing movement without compromising structural integrity or support reliability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a simple, cost-effective, and durable device that minimizes mechanical stress and surface damage while ensuring stable support with adjustable pivoting range.
Implementation Method 1
the support element (3) is articulated to the base element (2) by means of an articulated means (6), in particular by means of a joint (6)
Implementation Method 2
a holding element, for example a magnet or a locking element or the like, is arranged on the base element and/or on the support element in order to hold the support element easily detachably on the base element
Implementation Method 3
at least one fastening and/or protective element is arranged in the groove-like cross-sectional shape of the base element, which is designed, for example, as a hook-and-loop fastener or as a foam part or as an adhesive tape
Implementation Method 4
the base element (2) is fastened to handles, pipes or the like of the devices to be supported in the household, yard and garden by means of an easily detachable fastening element, wherein the fastening element can be designed, for example, as a clamp or reusable plastic band
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a device (1) for supporting handles, rods, pipes or similar for utensils in the private or industrial field of use, for example in the home, in agriculture, in a workshop or on a road or on a building site. The device (1) consists in principle of two elements which are simple to produce, specifically a main element (2) and a support element (3), which are movably interconnected. The device (1) is detachably fastened by its main element (2) with the aid of a suitable fastening means to the handle to be supported or the pipe to be supported. When used to support the handle of a utensil, the support element (3) is pivoted out by a predefined angle α such that the foot (9) of the support element (3) comes to a stop on the ground at at least two points (13, 13').