Self-Adjusting Support Plate for Displays on Angled Surfaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional marketing display systems are incompatible with angled or sloped surfaces, prone to falling due to environmental factors and weight, and can damage the attachment surface, while being unsuitable for loose or hard non-penetrable surfaces.
Innovation Solution
A self-adjusting support plate system with a rotational head chamber and surface fastener slots that allows secure attachment to various surfaces, maintaining a vertical pole or display in an approximately vertical position, even on inclined surfaces, using a rotational head that adjusts to prevent tipping and damage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional vertical pole or support is used to hold up a display, then the display can be supported, but it cannot be positioned or maintained in an upright position on angled or sloped surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The support plate incorporates a rotational head that can rotate and adjust dynamically. The head rotates within a rotational head chamber, allowing the display to self-adjust to maintain an upright position on angled surfaces. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the display to adapt to different surface angles while remaining vertically oriented.
2Strength
If a robust vertical pole is used to support large displays, then the display weight can be supported, but the attachment surface is damaged by forming large holes and the pole may be driven deeper than intended
Solution Approach 1:
The support system is divided into separate functional components: a support plate that distributes weight over a larger surface area, surface fasteners for secure attachment, and a rotational head for positioning. This segmentation allows the weight to be distributed rather than concentrated, preventing surface damage while maintaining support strength.
Solution Approach 2:
The support plate acts as an intermediary between the vertical pole and the attachment surface. It distributes the pole's weight over a broader area and provides a stable base that prevents the pole from being driven deeper than intended, thereby protecting the surface from damage.
3Ease of operation
If a traditional display system is placed on loose or hard non-penetrable surfaces, then the display can be positioned, but it becomes unsupportable and falls over
Solution Approach 1:
The support plate is designed with universal applicability to work on various surface types including loose soil and hard non-penetrable surfaces. It incorporates multiple attachment mechanisms such as surface fasteners and weight distribution features that adapt to different surface conditions, ensuring reliable support regardless of the underlying surface.
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AI summary
The inventive technology includes a support plate that may be secured to an attachment surface and be coupled with a display, such as a balloon support. A vertical pole coupled with a rotational head may be positioned with a rotational head chamber of the support plate such that it is able to rotate. This self-adjusting feature allows a support plate to be secured to an angled or uneven attachment surface such as the side of a hill or other incline, while allowing a vertical pole to be rotationally self-adjusted to an approximately vertical position.