Phonograph Record Display Case With Pressure-Free Cover Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display cases for phonograph records primarily focus on displaying the record cover and do not effectively showcase both the record cover and the record simultaneously, often resulting in bulky and expensive designs that can damage the album cover with pressure.
Innovation Solution
A display case assembly featuring a base member with a record mounting post and a transparent cover panel that overlays the open top, using resilient clamping strips to securely hold both the record cover and record in place without applying pressure, allowing for 360-degree display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional display cases use rigid frame structures with moveable members and spring retention mechanisms to display phonograph records, then the display functionality is provided, but the device becomes bulky, expensive to manufacture, and difficult to operate while putting pressure on the album cover
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the complex moveable frame members, guiding elements, and spring retention mechanisms from the display case structure. Instead, it uses a simple rigid frame with a fixed bottom panel and a transparent cover panel that opens for access, eliminating the bulky and expensive mechanical components while maintaining display functionality
Solution Approach 2:
Rather than using a moveable frame structure that displaces against spring force, the invention inverts the approach by using a fixed frame structure with a removable transparent cover panel. The access mechanism is simplified from moving the entire frame to simply lifting the cover panel, reversing the conventional approach to achieve simplicity
2Stability of the object's composition
If conventional display cases use retention mechanisms to hold phonograph records, then the records are secured in place, but pressure is applied to the album cover causing indentations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a soft, compliant material layer positioned between the rigid frame structure and the album cover. This intermediary material absorbs and distributes any pressure, preventing direct contact between hard surfaces and the album cover, thus securing the record without causing indentations or damage
Solution Approach 2:
The invention incorporates cushioning material in advance within the frame structure, specifically designed to protect the album cover from pressure before any potential damage can occur. This pre-positioned protection ensures that when the record is placed in the display case, the album cover is already shielded from harmful pressure
3Shape
If conventional display cases are designed primarily for displaying phonograph record covers, then the cover display function is optimized, but the phonograph record itself cannot be simultaneously displayed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the display case to serve multiple functions simultaneously: the transparent cover panel and openable structure allow both the album cover (when closed) and the phonograph record (when opened) to be displayed. The same structure that protects and displays the cover also provides access to display the record, making the device universal for both purposes
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AI summary
A display case assembly provided for simultaneously displaying a phonograph record cover and a phonograph record. The display case assembly comprises a base member having a planar bottom panel and a wall member extending upwardly from the bottom panel at an edge thereof, a mounting post projecting from the bottom panel for mounting the phonograph record thereon, a generally planar and transparent cover panel mounted on the wall member of the base member, and an edge trim member clamping together the cover panel and the base member at the edge of the bottom panel along a perimeter of the bottom panel. The shallow tray is dimensioned to receive the phonograph record cover to display therein between the wall member and the mounting post. The cover panel is made of a transparent material and dimensioned to overlay and cover an open top of the base member.