Integral Tag Holder Resilient Ring Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional price tag holders require multiple parts and complex attachment mechanisms, leading to increased manufacturing and inventory costs, as well as unnecessary complexity in accommodating different shelving systems, due to their design being rigid and difficult to reattach or reuse on varying wire diameters.
Innovation Solution
A single, integral display tag holder with a planar display portion, a connecting portion, and a flexible resilient ring attachment portion, made from materials like polyurethane or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, which provides a secure and adjustable attachment to wires or rods of varying diameters through a resilient ring segment that can expand to fit different sizes, allowing easy disengagement and reattachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional price tag holders use multiple parts and complex attachment mechanisms, then security against tampering and accidental dislodgment is improved, but manufacturing cost and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functional components into a single integrated price tag holder structure. The holder includes a body portion, attachment mechanism, and locking feature all formed as one piece, eliminating the need for separate parts while maintaining security against tampering and accidental dislodgment through the integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment mechanism is designed with a universal cup-shaped feature that can accommodate different wire diameters and shelving systems. This multi-functional design allows the same holder to secure to various mounting surfaces without requiring different parts, reducing device complexity while maintaining reliable attachment.
2Reliability
If conventional price tag holders are designed for specific wire diameters, then secure attachment to that diameter is improved, but adaptability to different shelving systems deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The cup-shaped attachment feature is designed with dimensions and flexibility that enable it to securely attach to wires of varying diameters. The universal design allows the same holder to adapt to different shelving systems while maintaining secure attachment through its ability to accommodate different wire sizes within a range.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment mechanism utilizes material properties and geometric parameters that allow it to adjust to different wire diameters. The cup-shaped feature can deform elastically to accommodate larger or smaller wires while maintaining secure attachment, enabling the holder to adapt to different shelving systems without requiring different parts.
3Reliability
If rigid holders with locking means are used, then prevention of deliberate tampering is improved, but ease of operation for legitimate changes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The locking feature is designed with dynamic characteristics that provide resistance to tampering under normal conditions but allow easy release when proper force or action is applied. The mechanism transitions from a locked state that prevents deliberate tampering to an unlocked state that allows legitimate changes, balancing security with operational ease.
4Reliability
If different size attachments are used for different wire diameters, then secure attachment to each specific diameter is improved, but inventory complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is designed as a universal attachment device that can securely attach to wires of different diameters using the same structure. The cup-shaped feature and resilient body portion allow a single design to accommodate various wire sizes, eliminating the need for multiple different sized attachments and reducing inventory complexity and manufacturing costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment mechanism utilizes material elasticity and geometric flexibility to adapt to different wire diameters. By changing the physical state or deformation of the resilient body portion, the same holder can securely attach to various wire sizes without requiring different parts, simplifying inventory and reducing manufacturing complexity.
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 offers a cost-effective, reusable, and easy-to-use price tag holder that securely attaches to various wire diameters, reducing inventory needs and manufacturing complexity while maintaining stability against accidental dislodgment.
Implementation Method 1
the at least one flexible resilient ring segment defining a circumferential direction and a ring plane in which the at least one flexible resilient ring segment essentially extends
Data Source
AI summary
Display tag holders in one integral part of an injection molded plastic, such as polyurethane, or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, including an essentially planar display portion, a connecting portion and a ring attachment portion, the ring attachment portion having at least one flexible resilient ring segment including a proximal end closest to the display portion and at least one distal end, the at least one flexible resilient ring segment defining a circumferential direction and a ring plane in which the at least one flexible resilient ring segment essentially extends, wherein the at least one flexible resilient ring segment is attached to the display portion by the connecting portion so that the ring plane is essentially perpendicular to the plane of the planar display portion.