V-Shaped Bracket for Flush Canvas Frame Mounting Without Tools
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for hanging canvas art on internal frames either fail to securely attach the canvas and frame to the wall, risking the artwork to fall, or require additional hardware that prevents the frame from being flush against the wall and necessitates tools for installation.
Innovation Solution
A hanging bracket with a planar base and V-shaped column, featuring a pin that is inserted between the canvas and frame, allowing secure attachment to a wall without additional hardware, ensuring the frame remains flush and securely fastened.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If additional hardware such as picture wire, D-ring hangers, or sawtooth hangers is installed on the frame, then the canvas art can be hung on the wall, but the frame cannot be flush against the wall and tools are required for installation
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket merges the support function and attachment function into a single integrated component. The L-shaped bracket combines a support portion that contacts the back of the frame with an attachment portion that secures to the wall, eliminating the need for separate hardware like picture wire or D-rings.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts the attachment function from traditional hardware and integrates it directly into the bracket structure. The attachment portion with pin or screw directly secures the bracket to the wall, removing the need for additional fastening components.
2Ease of manufacture
If nails are used to hang the wooden frame on the wall, then the frame can be attached, but the canvas and frame are not securely attached and can fall off if bumped
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket merges support and attachment functions into one component, where the support portion distributes weight across the frame back and the attachment portion secures to the wall, creating a more reliable connection than simple nails.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket is pre-configured with the support portion shaped to match the frame back contour, ensuring proper positioning and weight distribution before attachment to the wall. This preliminary design ensures secure attachment without requiring complex installation procedures.
3Shape
If traditional hanging methods are used, then the frame can be hung on the wall, but additional hardware prevents the frame from being flush against the wall
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket combines the support surface and attachment mechanism into a single L-shaped component, allowing the support portion to contact the frame back and the attachment portion to secure to the wall, achieving flush mounting without additional hardware.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket uses different geometries in different portions: the support portion has a shape designed to contact the frame back at specific locations, while the attachment portion has a pin or screw configuration for wall attachment. This local differentiation achieves flush mounting with minimal protrusion.
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AI summary
A hanging bracket for hanging a picture frame having at least two right angled corners on a supporting structure. The bracket is a one-piece member formed of plastic having a planar base terminating with a beveled edge formed by two straight sections and an intervening arcuate section. A V-shaped column is spaced from the beveled edge by a V-shaped planar portion of the base and extends perpendicularly from the base terminating in a V-shaped top edge with two straight legs joined at a rounded corner. A pin is embedded in the rounded corner and extends outwardly beyond the straight legs of the column. The base is inserted between the back of a canvas picture and the two adjacent frame members at each corner of the picture frame with the projecting pins being pressed into the support structure to suspend the picture frame therefrom.