Spring-Loaded Clip with Flexible Sheath for Versatile Object Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing carrying devices are limited in their versatility and ease of use, particularly in temporarily or permanently attaching objects of varying sizes and weights to supports, and often require complex designs or multiple components.
Innovation Solution
A device featuring a spring-loaded clip with flanges and a flexible sheath, along with hooks and loops, allows for easy attachment and detachment of objects to supports, enabling temporary or permanent mounting with minimal parts and adaptable for bulkier items, incorporating a handgrip for user convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a spring-loaded clip with flanges and flexible sheath is used, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into distinct functional segments: the spring-loaded clip mechanism for attachment, the flanges for positioning, the flexible sheath for securing, and the handgrip for manipulation. Each segment performs a specific function, allowing the complex overall device to be understood and operated through simple, modular actions.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring-loaded clip automatically engages and secures the device to the support structure without requiring manual fastening or complex assembly steps. The spring mechanism provides self-securing functionality, where the act of attachment itself activates the locking mechanism, reducing the operational steps required by the user.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple components (clip, flanges, sheath, hooks, loops) are integrated, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated device serves multiple functions: the spring-loaded clip provides attachment to various support structures, the flanges accommodate different object sizes and shapes, the flexible sheath secures items of varying dimensions, and the hooks and loops enable additional mounting options. This multi-functionality allows a single device design to adapt to diverse carrying needs without requiring multiple specialized tools.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple functional components are merged into a single integrated device structure. The clip, flanges, sheath, hooks, and loops are combined into one cohesive unit that performs multiple operations simultaneously, reducing the need for separate carrying devices and simplifying the overall system while maintaining versatility.
3Device complexity
If a simple design with minimal parts is used, then device complexity is reduced, but reliability worsens
Solution Approach 1:
Different parts of the device have specialized local properties optimized for their specific functions: the spring-loaded clip provides elastic retention force, the flanges offer rigid structural support and positioning, the flexible sheath provides conformal securing, and the hooks and loops create mechanical interlocking. This distribution of specialized qualities across different components maintains high reliability while keeping each individual component relatively simple in design.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device provides a versatile, user-friendly solution for securely holding objects of various sizes and weights to supports, whether stationary or mobile, with a simple design that minimizes components and maximizes ease of manipulation.
Implementation Method 1
a spring portion formed in the clip
Data Source
AI summary
A device for holding an object to a support utilizing a base member that is connected to a resilient body via a connection mechanism. An arm is hingedly connected to the base member and possesses a surface for mounting an object. The base member and resilient body fit over a support.