Pole-Mounted Support Bracket with Damage-Free Clamping Arm
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mounting devices for elongated support structures like poles often damage the surface during installation and removal due to marking, denting, or other forms of contact.
Innovation Solution
A mounting device with a rotating clamping arm that securely attaches to a pole without marking or denting, using a pivotally mounted mechanism that allows for adjustable positioning and frictional engagement to prevent sliding, featuring a mechanical stop to prevent contact with the pole during adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a mounting device is installed and removed from a pole, then the support item can be mounted and adjusted, but the pole surface is marked, dented, or damaged by contact during installation and removal
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device introduces a pole protection member as an intermediary element between the support item and the pole. This protective member contacts the pole instead of the support item directly, preventing damage to the pole surface during installation, removal, and adjustment operations while still enabling secure mounting and height adjustment functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting device is divided into distinct functional components: a mounting bracket for attachment to the pole, a support item holder, and a pole protection member. This segmentation allows the protection function to be separated from the mounting function, enabling the support item to be mounted securely while the protection member prevents pole damage during operations
2Adaptability or versatility
If the support item is made adjustable in position, then versatility and adaptability improve, but the complexity of the mounting device increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device employs a dynamic adjustment mechanism where the support item holder can slide along the mounting bracket to change position. This dynamic capability allows continuous height adjustment of the support item while maintaining a relatively simple structural design, avoiding the need for multiple fixed-position mounting points or complex adjustment mechanisms
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device provides a secure, adjustable, and damage-free mounting solution for support items on elongated structures, ensuring the pole remains undamaged while allowing for easy height adjustment and secure locking of the support item.
Implementation Method 1
frictional engagement to prevent sliding
Data Source
AI summary
A device for mounting a support apparatus or item to a pole-like structure includes a support item for use by a user to store a personal-use article, a mounting bracket configured to slideably engage the pole-like structure in a plurality of user-selectable mounted positions, and a rotatable clamping arm of the support item. The clamping arm is pivotably coupled to the bracket and rotatable into and out of locking engagement therewith between locked and unlocked positions. The support item may include a stopping surface which comes into contact with an upper edge of the bracket when the clamping arm is in the unlocked position to prevent damaging the pole-like structure.