Adjustable Plant Hanger Straps for Pot Leveling and Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing plant hangers are inflexible, making it difficult to insert pots, level them, and ensure safety and aesthetic adjustment.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable plant hanger with a manually adjustable sleeve and spacing element allows for easier pot insertion, leveling, and aesthetic customization, using looped straps that distribute evenly around the pot for secure hanging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the plant hanger uses fixed straps during manufacturing, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but it becomes difficult to insert pots and adjust the hanger
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the straps adjustable rather than fixed. The straps can be moved and repositioned along the hanger structure, allowing users to easily insert pots of various sizes and adjust the hanger configuration. This dynamic adjustment capability resolves the contradiction by maintaining manufacturing simplicity while enabling operational flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the strap system into multiple adjustable components that can be independently positioned. The straps are divided into sections that can slide relative to each other, allowing easy insertion and adjustment of pots while maintaining a simple overall structure that is easy to manufacture.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the plant hanger uses fixed straps, then the structure is stable, but the pot cannot be leveled and aesthetic appearance cannot be adjusted
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable strap system allows the hanger to adapt to different aesthetic preferences while maintaining structural stability. Users can reposition the straps to level pots and adjust the visual appearance, whereas fixed straps would prevent such adjustments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the positional parameters of the straps, allowing them to be moved to different locations along the hanger. This enables both leveling of pots for stability and aesthetic adjustments, resolving the contradiction between structural stability and adaptability.
3Device complexity
If no adjustable element is provided, then the device is simple, but there is no way to level the pot or ensure safety
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable straps provide a simple yet effective mechanism for both leveling pots and ensuring safety. By allowing vertical movement of the straps, users can level pots while the adjustable nature also enables proper positioning to ensure safe hanging, all without adding complex mechanisms.
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AI summary
An adjustable plant hanger is disclosed having straps that support a pot in which plants are placed. The straps comprise two or more loops that are not fastened to a ring by which the plant hanger may be hung from an overhead hook. The loop straps pass through the adjustable element or sleeve which can slide up and down along the straps to make it easier to mount a larger pot inside the straps of the plant hanger, making it easier to level pot and adjust when needed. The adjustable element is also adjusted vertically to more safely hold pots of different sizes. The straps are connected to a support element located beneath a pot. The spacing element maintains the straps are spaced around the sides of a pot evenly in the plant hanger to assure that the pot will not easily fall from the hanger. The straps may be individually slid through the ring and adjustable element to level an irregular shaped or larger pot held in the plant hanger.