Table Base with Suction-Cup Plate Retention for Damage-Free Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need to integrate decorative china plates more functionally into home décor and various settings without causing damage, while allowing for easy interchange and versatile use.
Innovation Solution
A table base designed to support and retain a plate as a tabletop, utilizing a suction cup for attachment and a recessed cavity for secure fit, which can be used on various surfaces including floors and outdoors, with optional stabilizing stakes for earth surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If decorative china plates are displayed in china cabinets or hidden in attics, then they are protected from damage, but they cannot be functionally integrated into home décor
Solution Approach 1:
A table base with a suction cup mechanism serves as an intermediary device between the decorative plate and the support surface. The suction cup attaches to the bottom of the plate and creates a vacuum seal against the table base, holding the plate in place without direct contact or mechanical fasteners that could damage the decorative surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical attachment methods (screws, clips, adhesives) with a suction-based vacuum system. The suction cup generates negative pressure to hold the plate, eliminating the need for mechanical fastening elements that could penetrate or stress the plate structure.
2Ease of operation
If traditional display methods are used for decorative plates, then damage is avoided, but ease of interchange and versatile use is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The table base system is designed with dynamic, reversible attachment. The suction cup can be easily attached and detached from both the plate and the table base, allowing plates to be quickly interchanged without permanent installation. This dynamic system enables versatile use across different locations and settings.
Solution Approach 2:
The table base serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, creates vacuum attachment through the suction cup, and offers portability. The system can be used in various settings (indoors, outdoors, on different surfaces) and accommodates different plate sizes and weights, making it universally applicable.
3Ease of operation
If suction cup attachment is used for plates, then easy interchange is enabled, but stability on various surfaces may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The suction cup system allows for parameter adjustments in terms of attachment strength through vacuum pressure control. The recessed cavity design ensures proper alignment and maximizes the suction surface area contact, optimizing the vacuum seal for stable attachment while maintaining ease of interchange.
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 solution provides an elegant, sturdy, and damage-free way to use decorative plates as functional surfaces in various settings, allowing easy plate interchange and stability on different surfaces, enhancing both residential and event uses.
Implementation Method 1
The suction cup in turn attaches to and retains a plate or other smooth tabletop surface
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are various embodiments for a table base. In one embodiment, a table base has a bottom surface portion configured to contact a supporting surface. The table base has a top surface portion configured to support and retain a smooth removable surface. The table base has an elongated shaft attached to the top surface portion and the bottom surface portion. The elongated shaft is tapered inward from the bottom surface portion and tapered outward to the top surface portion.