dinsdag 23 maart 2010

Design improvements



Design improvements:
  • L-shape profile part to ensure flatness of the surface & general strength
    A L-shaped part is glued to both sides of the surface
  • Cedar plugs replaced by steel bolts and a cedar cap for concealing the metal
    The head of a 8cm bolt, with 2,5cm of thread, was removed. A matching nut was installed. The threaded part of the bolt was forced & glued into a small cedar cube. This whole was installed into the top board, with the nut glued & sunk into the L-shaped profile. This makes sure that the bolt can never be removed, on side is bound by the end of the thread, the other side by the cedar cap.
  • Staircase-like holes for easy height adjustments
    The top hole is the deepest of all, the one beneath a little less deep, and so on. That way, unscrewing the bolts by turning the wooden cubes, will lower the stand step by step(1,5cm each). No more searching for the right hole!
  • No front board
    The front board was removed to simplify the design
  • Inclination angle & back board angle
    Both angles were adjusted to prevent the stand to fall forward and to make it stay upright on the back board as well (so that the user surface of the stand is positioned almost vertically)
Further possible improvement:
  • Two small ridges to hold documents better
  • Holes all over the surface for better laptop ventilation
  • Rubber feet for more grip on smooth surfaces

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