Wall Hanging Frame and Channel Mount for Parallel Load Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hanging devices fail to ensure parallel engagement and even load distribution, leading to undesirable angles, shear forces, and potential damage to walls or objects, and lack control over lateral movement, resulting in instability and increased complexity during installation.
Innovation Solution
A hanging apparatus comprising a frame member with an alignment lip and angular portion for secure coupling to objects, and a wall member with a channel and locking tab for stable engagement, ensuring even load distribution and preventing turning movements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional wire hanging method is used, then the object can be hung on the wall, but the object is left at a downward angle causing shear forces and potential damage
Solution Approach 1:
The hanging apparatus is divided into separate functional components: a wall member with mounting holes for secure wall attachment, and a frame member with an alignment lip and channel for engaging the object. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function optimally, ensuring the object hangs parallel to the wall while distributing loads effectively.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame member acts as an intermediary between the wall member and the object. It features an alignment lip that engages with the object's frame and a channel that receives the wall member, creating a stable connection that prevents downward angling and shear forces on the wall.
2Reliability
If conventional hanging devices are used, then the object can be mounted, but even load distribution is not achieved leading to device failure or wall damage
Solution Approach 1:
The wall member includes multiple mounting holes positioned to distribute loads across different wall anchor points. This segmentation of the mounting interface ensures even load distribution, preventing concentrated stress that could lead to device failure or wall damage.
3Reliability
If conventional hanging devices are used, then the object can be hung, but lateral movement and turning are not controlled resulting in instability
Solution Approach 1:
The frame member features an asymmetric design with a channel of specific width and an alignment lip positioned to engage with corresponding features on the object. This asymmetric geometry provides controlled lateral movement and prevents turning, as the channel width and lip positioning create a stable, restricted engagement that maintains object orientation.
Solution Approach 2:
The channel in the frame member serves as an intermediary mechanical constraint between the wall member and the object. It physically restricts lateral movement and turning by providing a guided engagement path, ensuring the object remains stable and properly oriented after mounting.
4Ease of manufacture
If conventional wire hanging method is used, then the object can be attached, but the installation process becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The alignment lip and channel are integrated into a single frame member that also serves as the mounting interface. This merging of alignment and mounting functions into one component simplifies the installation process, as users only need to attach the frame member to the wall through the channel, eliminating the need for separate alignment and mounting steps.
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AI summary
An apparatus operable to provide hanging of an object on a vertical wall such as but not limited to an open back canvas. The apparatus includes a wall member and a frame member. The wall member includes a lower portion and an upper portion contiguously formed. The upper portion is configured to angularly extend away from a wall subsequent mounting the wall member thereto. The upper portion of the wall member includes a first leg member and a second leg member with a channel intermediate thereto. The frame member includes an upper surface operable to support an object thereon. A lip is formed along the rear perimeter edge of the upper surface. The frame member includes an upper portion having an angular perimeter edge. Contiguously formed with the upper portion is an arm that is configured to extend downward therefrom. The arm is inserted into the channel.