Removable Window Cover Mounting Frame
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing window coverings for skylights and elevated windows are often expensive, difficult to install, and prone to improper installation leading to structural damage and water leakage, with integrated solutions being costly and complex, and separate installations requiring extensive maintenance.
Innovation Solution
A mountable cover or blind for windows and skylights made of lightweight material with four pins or fastening means for easy installation and cleaning, which can be custom-sized and composed of various materials, providing insulation, light blocking, and decorative functions without requiring extensive mounting parts or professional installation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If integrated window coverings are used, then window treatment functionality is provided, but the window construct becomes much more expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The window covering system is divided into separate components: a removable cover assembly that can be detached from the window structure. This allows the window frame to remain simple and inexpensive while the covering functionality is provided by a separate, replaceable component.
Solution Approach 2:
The covering functionality is extracted from the window structure itself and implemented as a separate removable assembly. This enables the window construct to remain cost-effective while still providing the desired covering functionality through an add-on component.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate installation of window coverings is used, then flexibility is provided, but installation and maintenance become difficult and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The covering system is segmented into a frame portion and a cover portion that can be independently handled. The frame includes built-in fastening mechanisms (magnets, clips, or interlocking features) that simplify installation and removal, making the system both flexible and easy to operate.
Solution Approach 2:
The covering assembly incorporates self-aligning and self-securing features such as magnetic attachments or snap-fit mechanisms, allowing a layperson to install and maintain the covering without professional help or complex tools.
3Ease of manufacture
If external/outside coverings are installed, then window treatment is provided, but improper installation can result in water leakage and structural damage
Solution Approach 1:
The removable cover assembly is designed to nest within the window frame structure, with the cover positioned inside the frame's recessed area. This nested configuration ensures proper water drainage paths are maintained and prevents water from penetrating behind the covering, eliminating leakage risks while maintaining treatment functionality.
4Ease of operation
If lightweight material is used for the cover, then ease of installation is improved, but structural strength may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The cover assembly uses composite construction with a lightweight frame material (such as aluminum or plastic) reinforced with internal ribs or strengthening features. The cover portion can be made from lightweight fabric, vinyl, or composite panels that provide sufficient strength for the application while maintaining ease of handling and installation by a layperson.
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AI summary
A mountable cover provides a shade or blind for a window and/or skylight. The mountable cover comprises a mounting frame having a top wall, side walls and a bottom wall adapted to be removably mounted within a window frame structure housing a window. The mounting frame is appointed to abut and sit flush against the window frame structure. Additionally, the mountable cover comprises a panel located within the mounting frame comprising a material adapted to interface with solar properties traversing the window and sit parallel to the window. The mountable cover further comprises fastening means appointed to engage with the window frame structure for mounting and removing the mounting frame from the window frame structure. Windows suitable for the mountable cover include a vast array of window structures, elevated windows, and skylights.