Telescoping Pole Clip System for Safe Light Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for hanging decorative lights on buildings require the use of ladders and nails/screws, which can be hazardous and inconvenient, especially for reaching high areas.
Innovation Solution
A telescoping pole with adjustable pivot joints and a reversible clip system that allows for secure attachment and detachment of decorative lights to building structures without the need for ladders, using a telescoping pole with adjustable length and pivot joints to position and secure clips on various building elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If nails or screws are used to fasten decorative lights to building surfaces, then the lights can be securely mounted, but the process requires ladders and becomes hazardous and inconvenient for high areas
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a clip as an intermediary component that attaches to building structures (eaves, gutters, siding) and provides a secure mounting point for lights. The clip serves as a mediator between the building structure and the light string, eliminating the need for direct nail or screw attachment and removing the requirement for ladders
Solution Approach 2:
The clip design replicates the secure attachment function of nails and screws but through a different mechanism - using pre-formed attachment elements that snap onto or clamp onto building structures, providing comparable reliability without the hazards of ladder work
2Ease of operation
If a telescoping pole with pivot joints is used to position clips, then clips can be reached at high areas without ladders, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pole is divided into telescoping segments that can extend and retract, allowing the user to reach high areas while keeping the stored device compact. The pivot joints segment the pole into adjustable sections, enabling positioning at various angles to access clips on different building structures
Solution Approach 2:
The pole incorporates dynamic elements including telescoping sections that extend/retract and pivot joints that rotate, allowing the device to adapt to different reaching requirements and building geometries while maintaining a compact form when not in use
3Ease of operation
If the clip is designed to be removable without rotation, then the installation and removal process is simplified, but the coupling mechanism must be precisely engineered
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of requiring rotational motion to secure or release the clip, the design inverts the conventional approach by using linear insertion and removal motions. The clip inserts straight onto the pole assembly and detaches by pulling straight off, eliminating the need for rotational coupling mechanisms
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AI summary
An apparatus for coupling and decoupling clips is described. Specifically, the apparatus allows for installation of clips to building structures of varying elevations. The apparatus may comprise a telescoping pole, a lower pivot joint, an upper pivot joint, and at least one reversible clip. The reversible clip may be removed from the upper pivot joint by applying a substantially vertical force in a downward direction to the telescoping pole. Lights may be attached to the reversible clip. The lower pivot joint and upper pivot joint allow for the reversible clip to be coupled to building structures at various angles.