Detachable Pot Stabilizer With Multi-Point Anti-Tipping Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Potted plants often tip over when touched or in windy conditions, leading to instability and potential damage, especially when neighboring plants are affected, making re-erection time-consuming and potentially damaging.
Innovation Solution
A device with at least three support points protruding beyond the vessel's underside, uniformly distributed around its circumference, secured by fastening means such as clamping elements, which can adapt to different vessel sizes and configurations, providing enhanced stability and ease of attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If potted plants are placed without additional stability devices, then they are easy to move and reposition, but they tip over easily when touched or in windy conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The stability device is divided into separate modular components: a base element with support points and a fastening element with clamping arms. These can be attached to the pot in separate steps, allowing easy assembly and disassembly for repositioning while providing stable support when installed.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening element incorporates spring-loaded clamping arms that dynamically adapt to the pot's position and shape. The springs allow the clamping arms to flex during insertion and then maintain continuous contact force, providing stable fixation without rigid constraints that would hinder repositioning.
2Stability of the object's composition
If stability devices with multiple support points are used, then tipping is prevented, but the device becomes more complex and harder to attach
Solution Approach 1:
The base element and fastening element are designed to combine into a unified stability device. The support points of the base element align with the clamping arms of the fastening element, creating a coordinated system where the fastening mechanism automatically positions the support points correctly, simplifying attachment despite having multiple support points.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring-loaded clamping arms automatically adjust their position and applying force as the pot is inserted or placed onto the base element. The springs self-regulate the clamping force based on the pot's diameter and shape, eliminating the need for manual adjustment or complex fastening procedures while maintaining stable support from multiple points.
3Ease of operation
If clamping elements are used to secure the vessel, then the device can be easily attached and detached, but the clamping force must be sufficient to prevent movement
Solution Approach 1:
The spring-loaded clamping arms provide dynamic force adjustment. During attachment, the springs compress as the arms are pushed against the pot, then automatically maintain optimal clamping force. For detachment, a simple pulling motion overcomes the spring force, allowing easy removal while sufficient clamping force is maintained during use.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping force parameter is dynamically adjusted by the spring mechanism based on the pot's dimensions. The springs are designed with specific stiffness values that automatically adapt the clamping force to match different pot sizes and weights, ensuring sufficient holding force without requiring manual force adjustment or complex mechanisms.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a device for increasing the stability of vessels, such as saucepans, vases or similar, and that can be easily joined to the vessel that is the be secured. Said device has at least three support points that extend further than the lower side of the base of the vessel that is to be secured and are essentially evenly distributed over the circumference of the vessel that is to be secured, at approximately the height of the lower side of the base. The vessel that is to be secured and the device are secured to each other by at least one correspondingly formed securing means, in particular in a detachable manner.