Adjustable Skull Mounting Bracket for Secure Wall Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for displaying animal skulls lack versatility and stability, often requiring complex setups or insecure hanging mechanisms, which can be cumbersome and unsuitable for varied skull sizes and orientations.
Innovation Solution
A mounting bracket with a body and three support members, featuring adjustable angles and attachments to accommodate different skull sizes, including a wedge for altering the bracket's angle relative to the surface, and optional extensions and spacers for precise orientation, ensuring secure and flexible display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If wire is run through eye sockets to hang skulls, then skulls can be displayed on walls, but the hanging mechanism is insecure and skulls may fall
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is divided into separate functional components: a wall-mounted body, adjustable arms with independent positioning mechanisms, and detachable skull-holding elements. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function reliably while maintaining overall system simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket is pre-installed on the wall with adjustable arms positioned in advance, eliminating the need for complex real-time adjustments or insecure wire threading through skull eye sockets. The preliminary setup ensures secure attachment before the skull is mounted.
2Ease of operation
If complex clamping mechanisms with ball sockets and swinging arms are used, then precise control over skull orientation is achieved, but the device becomes cumbersome and difficult to operate
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket incorporates adjustable arms that can be easily repositioned along the body structure, allowing dynamic adaptation to different skull sizes and orientations. This dynamic adjustability replaces complex ball sockets and swinging arms with simpler, more user-friendly positioning mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket allows for parameter changes in arm position, angle, and spacing to accommodate various skull dimensions. These parameter adjustments are achieved through simple mechanical means rather than complex mechanisms, improving ease of operation while maintaining precision.
3Area of stationary object
If traditional skull mounting methods are used, then skulls can be displayed, but they require significant space and weight comparable to shoulder mounts
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting bracket is designed as a universal support structure that can accommodate various skull sizes and types without requiring the extensive space and weight of traditional shoulder mounts. The multi-functional design allows the same bracket to securely display different skull specimens in a compact footprint.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for mounting a vertebrate skull using hooks which are inserted into the openings on either side of the skull formed by the jugal, palatine, alisphenoid, and squamosal bones and a post which supports the basioccipital bone.