Pivoting Support Arm Display Apparatus for Full-View Rug Presentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for displaying large objects like rugs are either expensive, require fixed installations, or hinder full viewing due to stacking, which limits accessibility and visibility.
Innovation Solution
A display apparatus with a support frame consisting of end members, cross bars, arm support tubes, and pivotally connected support arms that allow for adjustable and space-efficient display, enabling the rug to be easily viewed without being fixed to a specific location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If rugs are hung on a wall using a support structure, then the rug is displayed, but the installation becomes expensive and requires fixed mounting to a specific location
Solution Approach 1:
The display apparatus is divided into separate modular components: a base section with transport devices, vertical sections, cross bars, and support arms. This segmentation allows the display to be assembled and disassembled easily, enabling relocation without expensive fixed installation while maintaining display functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The support arms are designed to be pivotally connected rather than fixed, allowing the display apparatus to be adjusted and reconfigured. The pivotal connections enable the support arms to rotate and lock at different angles, providing adaptability for displaying rugs in various orientations and locations.
2Ease of operation
If rugs are stacked on the floor or platform, then storage space is utilized, but the full rug cannot be viewed as one must flip through corners of the stack
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of stacking rugs horizontally on the floor, the display apparatus extends the display into the vertical dimension. Multiple support arms can hold rugs at different heights and angles, allowing the full rug surface to be viewed without stacking or flipping, while maintaining space efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The pivotally connected support arms can be adjusted to different positions and angles, allowing rugs to be displayed in various orientations. This dynamic adjustment capability enables full rug visibility while keeping the display structure relatively simple and space-efficient.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed support structure is used to hang rugs on the wall, then the rug is displayed, but the structure is fixed to a specific location and cannot be moved
Solution Approach 1:
The display apparatus uses pivotally connected support arms that can be adjusted and locked at different positions. This dynamic design allows the display to be relocated and reconfigured while maintaining stability through the locking mechanism that secures the support arms in place during use.
Solution Approach 2:
The modular segmented structure with separate base sections, vertical sections, and support arms allows the display to be easily assembled, disassembled, and relocated. Each module can be independently positioned and secured, maintaining stability while enabling location flexibility.
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AI summary
A display apparatus having a support frame having a pair of end members and upper and lower cross bars connected to and extending between the end members. A plurality of support arms having a vertical and horizontal section are pivotally connected to the support frame. The pivotal movement of the support arms is limited by a plurality of stops.