Record Holder with Moveable Channels for Front-Entry Insertion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing record holders struggle with accommodating varying sizes and tolerances of records or record covers, often requiring removal from the wall for adjustments and complicating the insertion of records or covers due to fixed retaining channels, which can lead to interference between adjacent holders.
Innovation Solution
A record holder design featuring a moveable upper member relative to a lower member, with C-shaped channels and guide members that allow for adjustable spacing, enabling records or covers to be inserted from the front and accommodating different sizes while minimizing interference between adjacent holders.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the retaining channels are statically affixed relative to one another, then the holder structure is simple and stable, but it cannot accommodate varying sizes and tolerances of record covers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the upper member moveable relative to the lower member through guide channels and biasing devices. This allows the retaining channels to dynamically adjust their spacing to accommodate varying record cover sizes while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure. The moveable upper member can shift position along the guide channels to adapt to different record dimensions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs parameter changes by allowing the spacing between retaining channels to vary based on record cover dimensions. The biasing devices enable the upper member to change its position relative to the lower member, thereby adjusting the channel spacing parameter to match different record sizes and tolerances.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the holder requires removal from the wall for adjustment, then the retaining channels can be repositioned, but it causes loss of time and reduces ease of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service through the biasing devices that automatically maintain proper tension and positioning of the moveable upper member. The system self-adjusts to accommodate records without requiring user intervention for manual repositioning, and the guide channels with guide members enable easy sliding adjustments while mounted on the wall.
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic design allows the holder to be adjusted while mounted on the wall. The guide channels and moveable upper member enable users to reposition the retaining channels by simply sliding the upper member along the guide channels, eliminating the need to remove the holder from the wall for adjustments.
3Device complexity
If records must be slid in from the side into the retaining channels, then the holder structure is simple, but adjacent holders block or complicate the insertion of records
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies inversion by changing the record insertion direction from side-entry to front-entry. The C-shaped channels are oriented to receive records from the front of the holder, allowing users to insert records by pushing them in from the front rather than sliding them in from the side. This eliminates interference from adjacent holders while maintaining structural simplicity.
4Area of stationary object
If multiple holders are mounted in close proximity on a wall, then the wall space utilization is improved, but adjacent holders interfere with each other's record insertion
Solution Approach 1:
By inverting the insertion direction to front-entry, the patent enables multiple holders to be mounted in close proximity without interference. Each holder's record insertion path is independent and accessible from the front, eliminating the side-entry conflict that would occur with closely spaced holders.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the insertion dimension from horizontal (side-entry) to depth-oriented (front-entry). This dimensional change allows holders to be arranged in close horizontal proximity on the wall while maintaining independent access to each holder's recording space from the front.
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 holder allows for easy adjustment and insertion of records or covers from the front, accommodating various sizes and tolerances, and can be mounted in close proximity without obstructing adjacent holders, providing an aesthetic display with minimal interference.
Implementation Method 1
one or more biasing devices within the one or more lower guide channels and/or the one or more upper guide channels which provide a biasing force such as to bias the upper member toward the lower member, the lower member toward the upper member, or both
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AI summary
A holder for displaying content, the holder comprising: a) an upper member having an upper channel along at least a portion of a top peripheral edge; b) a lower member having a lower channel along at least a portion of a bottom peripheral edge; wherein the lower channel is located opposite from the upper channel; wherein a distance from the lower channel to the lower channel forms a holding gap configured to receive the content for display; and wherein the upper member is moveable relative to the lower member or vice-versa such that the upper channel moves further away from the lower channel or vice-versa and the holding gap is increased in size.