Trap Support Bracket with Asymmetric Rear Wall
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing animal trap support devices lack versatility and stability, particularly in accommodating a wide range of trap support stakes and preventing conibear traps from hanging or leaning off-level.
Innovation Solution
The improved trap-supporting bracket features a modified vertical-stake engaging mechanism, a stable rear wall design with raised mounting tabs, and an adapter plate to accommodate wider conibear traps, along with a bait holder and an improved trigger-setting device for conibear-type traps.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional trap support bracket is used, then the bracket can hold basic trap types, but it lacks versatility and stability in accommodating various trap support stakes
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket incorporates multiple stake engaging features including a vertical stake aperture for vertical stakes, a horizontal slot for horizontal stakes, and an adjustable mounting mechanism that can accommodate both conibear and leghold traps. This multi-functional design allows a single bracket to support various trap types and stake orientations, resolving the contradiction between versatility and reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket includes an adjustable mounting mechanism with movable parts that can be repositioned to engage with different stake configurations. The vertical stake aperture can be positioned at different heights, and the horizontal slot can be adjusted to receive stakes at various angles, providing dynamic adaptability while maintaining stable support through locked-in positions.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a conventional bracket design is used, then the bracket structure is simple, but conibear traps tend to hang or lean off-level
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket features an asymmetric rear wall design with a specific curvature and positioning that counteracts the natural tendency of conibear traps to lean. The rear wall is angled and shaped to provide a stable resting surface for the trap's wire jaws, creating a self-correcting mechanism that maintains level positioning without requiring complex adjustment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket's rear wall geometry is designed to automatically position conibear traps at the correct angle and level through its structural shape alone. The trap's weight and the rear wall's contours work together to self-align the trap, eliminating the need for additional leveling mechanisms or complex adjustment systems.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the bracket is designed to hold standard trap sizes, then the bracket structure is optimized for common traps, but it cannot accommodate wider conibear traps
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket is designed with separable components including a main body, adjustable side walls, and removable mounting elements. This segmentation allows the bracket to be manufactured in modular sections that can be assembled to accommodate different trap widths, providing versatility without requiring the entire structure to be custom-manufactured for each trap size.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket incorporates adjustable side walls and expandable mounting features that can be dynamically repositioned to accommodate traps of varying widths. The side walls can be moved outward or inward, and the mounting elements can be repositioned, allowing the same bracket structure to adapt to different trap dimensions without requiring multiple specialized bracket designs.
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AI summary
A trap-holding bracket and system for holding both conibear style body-gripping traps and leghold type traps, and for holding bait in position relative to such traps.