Wall-Mounting Bracket with Integrated Location Marking Feature
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for hanging wall-mounted items are inefficient and prone to errors due to the need for paper templates, which can be damaged or lost, and require precise measurement and drilling, making it difficult to accurately mark and secure mounting locations.
Innovation Solution
A bracket with a pre-attached extending mounting feature, such as a set screw or marking element, that marks the desired location on the wall when pressed against it, allowing for easy installation without additional measurement or effort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If paper templates are used to mark mounting locations, then the mounting process can be guided, but the templates can be damaged or lost and are limited to single use
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket itself serves as the marking tool through the protruding mounting feature that directly contacts and marks the wall surface at the correct mounting location, eliminating the need for separate paper templates
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting feature is pre-positioned on the bracket during manufacturing, so the correct mounting location is predetermined and transferred to the wall during installation without requiring separate measurement or template steps
2Ease of manufacture
If manual measurement and estimation methods are used to determine bracket location, then no additional tools are needed, but the mounting precision is severely limited
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket's mounting feature automatically provides the precise mounting location information through direct contact with the wall, eliminating the need for separate measurement tools or procedures while ensuring accurate placement
3Productivity
If traditional mounting methods without pre-attached features are used, then the bracket structure is simpler, but additional measurement and drilling effort is required
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting feature is integrated directly onto the bracket structure, combining the functions of location marking and mounting guidance into a single component, thereby speeding up installation without requiring separate tools or steps
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting feature is pre-positioned and pre-configured on the bracket during manufacturing, so that during installation the bracket directly transfers the correct mounting location to the wall without requiring separate measurement or marking steps
Data Source
AI summary
A bracket for hanging an item on a wall is disclosed. The bracket has one or more bracket apertures which are used to mount the bracket to the hanging item. The hanging item could be an item like a picture or a shelf. The bracket has a mounting aperture which is used to mount the hanging item on a nail or a screw. Adjacent to the mounting aperture is a pinhole having a set screw. To use the bracket the user unthreads the set screw from the pinhole opening. The user places the hanging item in its desired location on the wall and pushes the item against the wall so that the set screw marks a spot on the wall where the user should place a nail or a screw for hanging the item.