Track Frame Pin Hanger for Level, Flush Wall Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional track frame hanging systems using wires result in instability and difficulty in ensuring the frame is level and flush against the wall, and existing solutions require disassembly of the frame for installation, which is inconvenient and unsafe for shipping and assembly.
Innovation Solution
A pin hanger system with a neck section, intermediate shoulder section, and tapered section that allows for secure insertion and repositioning within a track frame without disassembling the frame, using a set screw for stabilization and featuring a pin angled at less than 90 degrees for flush mounting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a wire is used to hang the framed object, then the object can be mounted on the wall, but the object becomes unstable and cannot be ensured to be level and flush against the wall
Solution Approach 1:
The invention removes the wire from the hanging system entirely, extracting the problematic element that caused instability and inability to ensure level mounting. Instead, a rigid pin hanger with angled pin directly engages the wall, eliminating the sliding and rocking issues associated with wires.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using a flexible wire that hangs the frame, the invention uses a rigid pin hanger that pushes the frame against the wall. The angled pin (less than 90 degrees) actively forces the frame flush against the wall surface, inverting the approach from passive hanging to active pressing.
2Reliability
If the hanging system is provided disassembled from the framed object for shipping, then shipping safety and weight are improved, but assembly complexity increases and requires specialized tools
Solution Approach 1:
The pin hanger is designed as a separate, standalone component that can be shipped disassembled from the frame. This segmentation allows safe and lightweight shipping while maintaining simple assembly through basic insertion and tightening motions.
Solution Approach 2:
The pin hanger assembly is designed to be self-installing using only a screwdriver or similar common tool. The user simply inserts the pin hanger into the track frame opening, tightens the set screw to secure it, and the angled pin automatically provides the mounting function without requiring specialized tools or complex procedures.
3Ease of manufacture
If the hanging system requires disassembly of the frame for installation, then the frame structure can be accessed, but the process becomes inconvenient and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the pin hanger installation process from the frame disassembly requirement. By providing an open top surface on the track frame and designing the pin hanger to insert through this opening, the system eliminates the need to disassemble frame sections while still providing full access to the internal mounting location.
4Reliability
If the pin hanger is fully inserted into the track frame opening, then secure mounting is achieved, but the pin hanger cannot be repositioned or removed without disassembly
Solution Approach 1:
The pin hanger incorporates a set screw that provides adjustable, dynamic securing rather than fixed permanent attachment. This allows the pin hanger to be securely mounted at any position along the track frame while maintaining the ability to be repositioned or removed by simply loosening the set screw, enabling both security and flexibility.
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AI summary
A system for hanging a framed object using a pin hanger including a neck section having a top surface and two outer lateral edges. An intermediate shoulder section having two outer lateral edges extends outward beyond that of the outer lateral edges of the neck section forming substantially planar ledges. An inward tapered section starts from the outer lateral edges of the intermediate shoulder section and terminates in a substantially planar bottom surface that is substantially parallel to the top surface of the neck section. A pin projects from the top surface of the neck section at an angle less than 90 degrees relative to the top surface of the neck section. The pin hanger is releasably secured at any desired location within the track frame section via a set screw received within a hole.