Window-Mounted Enclosure with Redundant Sash Engagement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing window-mounted enclosures for pets and air conditioners lack a redundant system of engagements and attachments to prevent them from falling, fail to engage the window sash's points of maximum leverage, and do not self-adjust to the width of sash channels, posing safety risks and structural instability.
Innovation Solution
A window-mounted enclosure with a series of weight-bearing engagements and attachments that self-adjust to engage the window sash channels, utilize suspension cables for support, and feature collapsible shelves to prevent falling, while allowing simultaneous indoor and outdoor access and temperature regulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing window-mounted enclosures are used, then pets can access outdoor views, but the enclosures lack redundant engagement systems and may fall from windows
Solution Approach 1:
The enclosure employs multiple separate engagement mechanisms distributed at different locations (upper and lower engagement points, sash channel engagements, stool engagements) rather than relying on a single attachment system. This segmentation ensures that if one engagement fails, others remain to prevent falling.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates redundant engagement systems that are pre-installed and ready to prevent falling before any failure occurs. The multiple engagement points and attachment mechanisms are prepared in advance to catch and secure the enclosure, providing a safety buffer against potential failure of any single engagement system.
2Stability of the object's composition
If enclosures engage window sash, then they are secured in place, but they fail to engage at points of maximum leverage
Solution Approach 1:
The enclosure engagement system is designed to interact with specific high-leverage points of the window sash, namely the sash channels and the stool. By localizing engagements at these structurally significant locations rather than distributing them uniformly, the system maximizes the leverage and strength of each engagement point.
Solution Approach 2:
The enclosure is designed with pre-positioned engagement features that automatically engage with the window sash channels and stool upon installation. This preliminary engagement ensures that the highest leverage points are engaged from the outset, providing immediate maximum strength securing without requiring additional adjustment.
3Ease of operation
If enclosures are made collapsible, then they are portable and space-efficient, but they may be less stable when deployed
Solution Approach 1:
The enclosure incorporates collapsible elements that allow it to be folded or collapsed for portability and storage, while maintaining stable engagement with the window when deployed. The dynamic collapse mechanism does not compromise the static stability of the engaged state, as the engagement points remain firm and secure during both collapsed and deployed configurations.
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AI summary
An enclosure which can be mounted into a common opened window, having a redundant series of attachments and engagements which minimize the likelihood of the enclosure and the enclosure's contents from falling to the ground outdoors. In the event that one attachment or engagement fails; the other attachments and engagements function together to prevent the enclosure from falling to the ground outdoors. An enclosure which requires minimal assembly by the user. An enclosure which is collapsible, portable, and lightweight. An enclosure which can be constructed of strong and rigid materials which are inexpensive and some are renewable. An enclosure which can be easily manufactured. An enclosure which self-adjusts to the length of various window sashes. An enclosure which can prevent insects and rain from entering the home. An enclosure which is sheltered from precipitation and sun. An enclosure which can be configured differently, and repurposed by the user.