Rotatable Gasket Hook for Adjustable Width Accommodation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hooks are designed with a single fixed width, making them unsuitable for devices with varying thicknesses such as phones and tablets, which require hooks of different widths to accommodate their specific dimensions.
Innovation Solution
A hook design featuring a rotating gasket with multiple thicknesses that can be adjusted to accommodate objects of different thicknesses by aligning protruding structures around a central hole, allowing the hook body to adapt to various widths.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single fixed width hook is used, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but it cannot accommodate devices with different thicknesses
Solution Approach 1:
The gasket is designed to rotate around the hook body, transforming the static hook into a dynamic system. By rotating the gasket to different positions, the effective width of the hook changes, allowing it to accommodate devices of various thicknesses. This dynamic adjustment mechanism resolves the contradiction by enabling adaptability without requiring multiple fixed-width hooks.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the width parameter of the hook by repositioning the gasket along the hook body. The gasket has different widths at different positions, and by rotating it to align with different sections of the hook body, the effective width parameter is adjusted to match the thickness of the device being hung, thus achieving adaptability through parameter variation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple hooks of different widths are provided, then all device thicknesses can be accommodated, but the quantity of hooks and complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The single hook is designed to perform multiple functions by accommodating devices of different thicknesses through the rotatable gasket mechanism. Instead of needing multiple specialized hooks for different device sizes, one universal hook can serve all purposes by adjusting the gasket position, thereby reducing the quantity of hooks needed while maintaining comprehensive adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic rotation capability of the gasket allows one hook to replace multiple static hooks. By making the hook's width adjustable through rotation, a single dynamic hook structure can fulfill the role of multiple fixed-width hooks, reducing the total quantity required.
3Ease of operation
If the hook width is fixed, then manufacturing is simple, but the ease of operation for different devices is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable gasket provides a simple dynamic mechanism that enhances ease of operation. Users can easily rotate the gasket to the appropriate position to match their device thickness, and the friction between the gasket and hook body naturally maintains the selected position. This simple rotational mechanism significantly improves ease of operation without requiring complex adjustment systems.
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AI summary
A hook for adjusting versatile widths has a body and a gasket. The body has a base and a hook body. The hook body is disposed on the base. The gasket has a hole and a plurality of protruding structures. The protruding structures are disposed around the hole. The different thicknesses of the protruding structures correspond to the different peripheral positions of the hole. The hook body penetrates through the hole of the gasket, and the gasket is able to rotate on the hook body.