Pole-Mounted Hanging Bracket With Pulley Height Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for hanging items like bird feeders and flower baskets at extended heights are difficult to adjust and access, often requiring ladders or permanent installations, which are cumbersome and impractical for frequent use.
Innovation Solution
A hanging system featuring a bracket that mounts onto a pole with an adjustable rope system, allowing the bracket and attached items to be raised or lowered via a pulley mechanism, enabling items to be positioned at any height along the pole while remaining stable and aligned.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If items are hung at extended heights using current systems, then items are positioned higher off the ground, but access and adjustment become difficult requiring ladders or permanent installations
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is designed to be movable along the pole rather than fixed permanently. The rope and pulley system enables dynamic adjustment of the bracket's position, allowing users to easily raise and lower hanging items without requiring permanent installation or access equipment like ladders.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows users to independently adjust the height of hanging items by pulling the rope. The frictional engagement between the bracket and pole, combined with the pulley mechanism, enables self-service adjustment without requiring external assistance or complex installation procedures.
2Ease of operation
If a rope system is used to adjust bracket position, then ease of adjustment is improved, but frictional force may prevent smooth movement
Solution Approach 1:
The pulley acts as an intermediary mechanism that reduces the frictional resistance between the rope and bracket. By redirecting the rope through the pulley, the system minimizes direct frictional contact and enables smoother movement of the bracket along the pole while maintaining adjustable positioning.
3Ease of operation
If the bracket is designed to be movable, then ease of adjustment is improved, but stability and alignment may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is designed with features that create frictional engagement with the pole, providing preliminary resistance against unwanted movement. This frictional force acts as a stabilizing mechanism that keeps the bracket firmly positioned once adjusted, preventing accidental displacement while maintaining the ability to move when intentionally adjusted via the rope system.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables easy adjustment and access to hanging items at extended heights without the need for ladders, providing a stable and secure positioning of items like bird feeders and flower baskets, enhancing usability and convenience.
Implementation Method 1
a pulley mechanism, enabling items to be positioned at any height along the pole
Implementation Method 2
an inner surface of the passageway of the body engages the pole to, at least in part due to a frictional force between the bracket and the pole, retain the bracket at a position along the pole
Data Source
AI summary
A hanging system includes a bracket configured to adjustably mount at a pole and a rope extending through a pulley at the pole. The bracket includes a body defining a passageway and an arm extending from the body and including a hanging element. The passageway receives the pole. When the bracket is mounted at the pole, the rope is connected at a connecting element of the bracket, extends upward along the pole, through the pulley, and downward along a channel formed along the bracket. With no external force applied at the rope, an inner surface of the body engages the pole to, due to a frictional force between the bracket and pole, retain the bracket at a position along the pole. Responsive to an external force applied at the rope in the downward direction, the external force overcomes the frictional force and the bracket moves upward along the pole.