Rotatable Tensile Clamp Holder for Versatile Surface Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing device holders are limited by their mechanical means of support, restricting their use to specific types of objects or surfaces, and even 'universal' holders are often restricted to flat surfaces or require specific mounting configurations.
Innovation Solution
A universal holder comprising two cylindrical clamps made of tensile material, allowing 360-degree rotation and sliding, which can grip and mount diverse objects on various surfaces, including curved and soft items, using compressive force and featuring a quick-release snap mechanism for easy assembly and disassembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a holder uses a specific mechanical means (screws, suction, gripping arms) to support or grip particular objects, then the holder can reliably secure that specific object type, but the holder is limited to that specific type or shape of object and specific mounting surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The holder employs two cylindrical clamps made of tensile material that can grip various objects including flat, curved, cylindrical, and soft objects. The clamps can be mounted on diverse surfaces such as flat surfaces, curved surfaces, cylindrical surfaces, and even soft surfaces like the human body, making the holder universally applicable across multiple object types and mounting surfaces
2Ease of operation
If a universal holder uses pressure-sensitive adhesive to adhere to a mounting surface, then the holder can be easily installed, but the holder's use is restricted to flat surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The holder uses tensile material clamps that can change their physical state by stretching and contracting. The material's tensile properties allow it to conform to and grip various surface geometries including flat, curved, cylindrical, and soft surfaces, eliminating the restriction to only flat surfaces while maintaining ease of installation and removal
3Reliability
If a holder uses a cylindrical base mounted on a horizontal tubular member, then the holder can be securely mounted, but the holder is limited to horizontal mounting surfaces such as handlebars
Solution Approach 1:
The holder features two cylindrical clamps that can rotate 360 degrees relative to each other and slide along each other's surfaces. This dynamic configuration allows the holder to be mounted in any orientation (horizontal, vertical, angled) and adjusted to different positions, providing mounting flexibility on various surface orientations including vertical surfaces, overhead surfaces, and angled surfaces
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables versatile mounting of a wide range of objects on various surfaces, including human bodies, furniture, and vehicles, facilitating hands-free use and space-saving applications while maintaining durability and ease of use.
Implementation Method 1
two cylindrical clamps comprised of tensile material, i.e. its jaws may be stretched apart and will spring back with compressive and/or holding force
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AI summary
The invention is a universal holder that can mount diverse objects onto diverse surfaces. The holder comprises two cylindrical clamps made of tensile material, i.e. its jaws may be stretched apart and will spring back with compressive and/or holding force, such that almost any object may be gripped and mounted on almost any surface. Because they are curved yet tensile, the clamps can hug curved objects or surfaces, as well as grip flat objects with compressive force. The clamps are connected such that they are rotatable 360 degrees with respect to each other, and one clamp is slidable around the surface of the other. The rotatable and slidable configuration provides versatility, allowing objects to be mounted for different purposes and in different configurations.