Rotating Anchor Coupling for Secure Low-Profile Fastening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fastening systems lack the ability to securely and removably couple objects to surfaces, particularly in public or commercial settings, where unauthorized removal is a concern, and often require minimal space for tool access.
Innovation Solution
An anchoring system with a first and second interlocking component that can rotate between multiple coupled arrangements, requiring a tool to change configurations and ensuring secure attachment, including a low-profile design for narrow spaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a single coupled arrangement fastener is used, then the device allows easy removal with simple manipulation, but the security against unauthorized removal is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The anchoring system employs dynamic coupled arrangements that can transition between different states (first and second arrangements) through rotation. The system is not static but can change its configuration from a removable state to a secured state, allowing it to adapt between ease of operation and security based on the operational phase
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening device is divided into multiple components (first component and second component) that can independently rotate and lock at different positions. This segmentation allows the system to achieve multiple coupled arrangements, where the first arrangement permits easy removal and the second arrangement provides security against unauthorized removal
2Reliability
If a tool is required to change coupled arrangements, then the security against unauthorized removal is enhanced, but the ease of operation for legitimate users is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
A tool serves as an intermediary device that enables the transition between coupled arrangements. The tool facilitates the rotation and locking mechanism, allowing legitimate users to change configurations while preventing unauthorized direct manipulation. The tool acts as a mediator between the user and the anchoring system's security mechanism
3Volume of moving object
If a low-profile design is used, then the device fits in narrow spaces, but the complexity of the anchoring system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The anchoring system employs a nested structure where the first component and second component are designed to fit within each other during rotation and locking. The components can be stored in a compact, nested configuration when not in use, and the low-profile design allows the entire assembly to fit within narrow spaces while maintaining the complex multi-arrangement functionality
Data Source
AI summary
An anchoring device includes a first component having a body and a coupling ring extending axially from the body, and a second component including a base having a cavity, the cavity configured to receive the coupling ring, coupling the first component and the second component. The first component and the second component are configured to rotate relative to one another between a first coupled arrangement in which the coupling ring is configured to be withdrawn from the cavity and a second coupled arrangement in which the coupling ring is locked within the cavity.