Retractable Hang Tags for Vertical Storage Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Limited storage space in home and office environments leads to clutter and inefficiency, as vertical surfaces like walls and cubicle dividers are underutilized for storage purposes.
Innovation Solution
A storage system comprising a board with protrusions and a storage component with retractable hang tags, allowing the storage component to be removably attached to the board and vertically suspended, maximizing the use of vertical space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If storage components are permanently fixed to vertical surfaces, then storage stability is improved, but accessibility and reconfigurability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The hang tags are designed to be movable between a retracted position (where they are hidden within the storage component) and an extended position (where they can be removed through the openings). This dynamic mechanism allows the system to transition between stable (when attached) and reconfigurable (when detached) states, resolving the contradiction between stability and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The coupling mechanism is divided into separate components: the hang tags on the storage component and the corresponding openings on the board. This segmentation allows the storage component to be easily attached and detached by simply moving the hang tags into and out of the openings, providing both stability when connected and reconfigurability when disconnected.
2Ease of manufacture
If storage components are designed with fixed attachment mechanisms, then ease of manufacture is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The movable hang tags provide a simple one-motion attachment mechanism where the user simply extends the hang tags and inserts them through the openings. This is much easier than traditional fixed attachment mechanisms that would require tools, drilling, or complex assembly procedures, thus improving ease of operation while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
3Device complexity
If vertical surfaces are left unused for storage, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The invention utilizes vertical surfaces (walls, partitions) that are typically underutilized for storage. By attaching boards to these vertical surfaces and then hanging storage components from the boards, the system effectively adds a third dimension of storage space, dramatically improving storage efficiency without adding horizontal clutter or complicating the overall system.
Data Source
AI summary
A system including a first component configured to be attached to a vertical surface, the first component including at least a pair of protrusions coupled thereto with a spacing therebetween. The system further includes a second component including a pair of hang tags coupled thereto. Each hang tag has an opening therethrough with a spacing therebetween. The spacing between the openings of said hang tags generally corresponds to the spacing between the pair of protrusions such that each protrusion is receivable through the opening of an associated one of the hang tags to removably couple the second component to the first component. Each hang tag is generally flat and planar and is movable in a direction generally parallel to a plane of the associated hang tag.