Swiveling Stroller Hanging Bracket for Space-Saving Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional devices lack the flexibility and capacity to accommodate the varying dimensions, weights, and shapes of strollers, making it difficult to hang them conveniently on hooks, especially in space-constrained areas like apartments, and existing hooks are not designed to support the weight of strollers effectively.
Innovation Solution
A hanging assembly with adjustable hanging tubes mounted on a bracket, which can be affixed to a door or wall, allowing for customizable positioning to suit different stroller designs, and featuring dowel pins that secure the tubes within cylindrical retainers for secure hanging and easy swiveling when not in use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional hooks are used to hang strollers, then space saving is achieved, but the hooks cannot accommodate the varying dimensions, weights, and shapes of different strollers
Solution Approach 1:
The hanging tube is designed to pivot freely within the cylindrical retainer, allowing it to dynamically adjust its orientation and position to accommodate different stroller handle configurations. This dynamic capability enables a single hook structure to adapt to various stroller shapes and sizes without requiring multiple specialized hooks.
Solution Approach 2:
The hanging assembly with its pivoting tube design serves multiple functions: it can hang strollers with different handle heights, orientations, and configurations. The universal design allows one hanging device to replace multiple specialized hooks, accommodating the vast variations in stroller designs while maintaining structural simplicity.
2Strength
If heavy strollers are hung on available hooks, then floor space is saved, but the hooks may not be sufficiently strong or stable to support the weight
Solution Approach 1:
The pivoting capability of the hanging tube allows it to dynamically adjust to the stroller's weight distribution and handle configuration. This dynamic adjustment ensures even weight distribution and optimal contact points, enhancing both the strength utilization and reliability of the hanging system when supporting heavy strollers.
Solution Approach 2:
The cylindrical retainer design provides inherent stability and support before the stroller is even hung. The tube's ability to pivot and settle into position creates a stable connection that cushions and distributes the stroller's weight, preventing sudden shifts or failures and ensuring reliable support for heavy loads.
3Area of stationary object
If strollers are left resting on the floor or leaning against walls, then ease of access is maintained, but valuable floor space is consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The invention transitions the stroller storage from the horizontal floor plane to the vertical door or wall plane. By hanging strollers vertically on doors or walls using the pivoting tube mechanism, floor space is freed up while keeping strollers easily accessible through simple door opening or wall approach, effectively utilizing three-dimensional space.
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AI summary
A novel device for hanging a stroller on a door or wall particularly in apartments. The invention includes a hanging bracket which fits over a door at its upper end having two hanging tubes mounted thereto extending downwardly along its length. The hanging tubes are mounted within integral cylindrical retainers on the hanging bracket by strategic placement of a pin. The orientation of the hanging tubes is modifiable by adjusting the positioning of the pin on a series of notches in the upper surface of the tube retainer so that the hanging tubes may be swiveled out of the way when not in use.