Standable and wall-mounted toy with removable surface for receiving an art treatment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Art paintings and digital images on textile canvas lack stability when standing on a horizontal surface, often requiring support against a wall or easel, and conceal the stretcher frame, which lacks visual appeal.
Innovation Solution
A toy design featuring a rear member with sockets for mounting on a wall or standing on a horizontal surface, incorporating removable front and base members with magnetic attachments and accessory sockets for customizable art display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a canvas and stretcher frame are used for art display, then the art treatment can be displayed, but the structure lacks stability to stand on a horizontal surface and must be leaned against a wall or easel
Solution Approach 1:
The toy is divided into separate members (rear member, front member, base member) that can be assembled together. The rear member provides mounting capability while the base member provides stability, allowing the art display function to be separated from the support function.
Solution Approach 2:
The rear member serves multiple functions: it provides the mounting surface for wall attachment, structural support for the front member, and a platform for the base member. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components.
2Ease of operation
If a wire and nail system is used to mount the stretcher frame on the wall, then wall mounting is achieved, but the mounting mechanism is not visible from the front and provides no visual appeal
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting function is extracted from the front-viewable portion of the toy. The rear member's mounting surface and attachment mechanisms are positioned on the rear, making them invisible from the front while maintaining full mounting capability.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of having the mounting mechanism visible on the front like traditional easels, the design inverts the arrangement by placing all mounting components on the rear surface, making the front surface clean and visually appealing.
3Device complexity
If the stretcher frame is concealed to provide a clean look, then visual appeal is improved, but the structure loses its ability to stand independently on a horizontal surface
Solution Approach 1:
The standing capability is moved to a different dimension by adding a base member that extends from the rear member. Instead of the front frame providing stability, the base member protruding from the rear provides the standing function on horizontal surfaces.
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
Provides stable and visually appealing display options for art treatments on a toy that can stand or mount on surfaces, allowing for interchangeable components and enhanced visual appeal.
Implementation Method 1
The base plug ferromagnetic member and the base socket member ferromagnetic member are magnetically attracted to each other to resist removal of the base plug portion from the base socket
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AI summary
A toy includes a rear member, a front member and a base member. The rear member has: a rear surface; a peripheral side surface extending forward from the rear surface and defining a base socket; and a mounting member for engaging a nail or hook inserted into or secured to a wall. The front member has: a flat vertical front surface for receiving an art treatment; a peripheral flange portion extending rearward from the front surface and that engages a portion of the peripheral side surface to removably retain the front member on the rear member, while leaving the at least one socket exposed. The base member has: a base plug portion removably disposed within the base socket to removably attach the base member to the rear member; and a base exposed portion that defines lower extent of the toy and allows the toy to stand on a horizontal surface.