Skull Mount Two-Piece System for Anatomical Antler Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional skull mounts face challenges in achieving proper antler positioning and aesthetic appeal due to difficulties in replicating the anatomical accuracy and uniform appearance, especially when using plastic or molded skulls that require independent mounting of antlers.
Innovation Solution
A two-piece skull mount system comprising a base and a skull plate cover that receives and conceals the animal's skull plate, ensuring anatomically correct antler positioning and providing detailed architectural features for a realistic appearance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a single-piece molded skull mount is used, then manufacturing is simplified and cost is reduced, but anatomical accuracy and antler positioning precision deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The skull mount is divided into multiple segments: a base portion and a skull plate portion that can be manufactured separately and then assembled. This segmentation allows each part to be optimized independently - the base can be simplified for manufacturing while the skull plate can achieve high anatomical accuracy through detailed molding, resolving the contradiction between ease of manufacture and manufacturing precision.
2Adaptability or versatility
If antlers are mounted independently to the skull mount, then positioning flexibility is improved, but anatomical correctness and aesthetic appearance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The antlers are pre-mounted to the skull plate portion before the skull plate is attached to the base. This preliminary action ensures that the antlers are positioned anatomically correctly relative to the skull plate, while the modular design still allows for overall positioning flexibility when assembling the complete mount.
3Strength
If mounting means are exposed on the skull mount, then structural integrity is maintained, but aesthetic appearance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting means (screws, fasteners) are extracted from the visible exterior and relocated to the interior or hidden portions of the skull mount structure. The skull plate portion covers the connection area between the base and skull plate, concealing the mounting hardware while maintaining structural integrity through internal anchoring mechanisms.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a skull mount for skull mounting or European mounting to display an animal skull with antlers. The skull mount comprises two pieces, a base and a skull plate cover. A skull plate with antlers affixed thereto may be positioned on the base. This way, since the antlers are still attached to the skull plate, it provides natural positioning of the antlers for that animal. The skull plate cover then registers on the base and covers a portion of the skull plate of the animal. As such, the skull mount covers the skull plate and provides a skull mount with naturally positioned antlers within an anatomically correct skull cover patterning.