Product for holding items and method for making same
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a product that can efficiently hold and display items while keeping them off the ground, providing easy opening and closing mechanisms, and being suitable for various surfaces and environments, with considerations for hygiene and portability.
Innovation Solution
A stand comprising enclosure shells, clips, legs, clasps, and magnets, with optional features like retractable legs, antimicrobial materials, and easy assembly processes, utilizing injection molding and die casting for components, and designed for use with different materials such as fabric and metal, allowing for stable and hygienic item display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If items are placed directly on the ground for display, then accessibility is improved, but hygiene deteriorates due to contact with dirty surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary platform (the display stand with tray) between the items and the ground surface. This mediator elevates items off contaminated surfaces while maintaining accessibility, resolving the contradiction by providing a hygienic barrier without sacrificing ease of access to displayed items
2Stability of the object's composition
If a fixed display structure is used, then stability is improved, but portability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs legs with adjustable positioning mechanisms that allow the structure to transition between stable deployed configurations and compact folded states. This dynamic design enables the stand to provide stability during use while maintaining portability for transport, resolving the contradiction between fixed stability and mobile portability
3Reliability
If complex opening and closing mechanisms are used, then security is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical locking systems with magnetic latches that provide secure closure through magnetic attraction. This substitution maintains security reliability while dramatically simplifying the opening and closing operation, allowing users to easily open and close the display case without complex mechanical interactions
4Ease of manufacture
If materials are used without antimicrobial properties, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but hygiene deteriorates in certain environments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent modifies the material parameters by incorporating antimicrobial treatments or coatings on surfaces that contact items. This parameter change enhances hygiene properties in susceptible environments while maintaining compatibility with existing manufacturing processes, balancing the trade-off between manufacturing cost and hygienic performance
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The product effectively keeps items off the ground, is easy to open and close without touching dirty surfaces, stable on multiple surfaces, and is portable and hygienic, suitable for diverse items and environments, with antimicrobial properties for added hygiene.
Implementation Method 1
The product can comprise enclosure shells, clips, legs, clasps, and magnets
Data Source
AI summary
A product for holding an item. Enclosure shells can be connected together to form a v-shape surface to hold the item when opened. Legs can connect to the sides of the enclosure shells. The legs can be configured to hold up the v-shape surface platform when opened.