Distressed Nerd: Collapsible Arm Ideas
Distressed Nerd: Collapsible Arm Ideas
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I am completely stumped on how to make a collapsible arms for this product. Best case scenario if it could be foot operated open and close. The attached visual shows you what the gist of it (except it will be operated on floor not on desk).
To make it foot pedal operated I was considering same mechanism in a foot operated trash can (opening the lid), however it needs to lock into the open position. Worst case scenario you have to bend down and open and close the arms with your hands.
An existing products that accomplishes similar action that is cost effective is what I am looking for. Thanks!

I am completely stumped on how to make a collapsible arms for this product. Best case scenario if it could be foot operated open and close. The attached visual shows you what the gist of it (except it will be operated on floor not on desk).
To make it foot pedal operated I was considering same mechanism in a foot operated trash can (opening the lid), however it needs to lock into the open position. Worst case scenario you have to bend down and open and close the arms with your hands.
An existing products that accomplishes similar action that is cost effective is what I am looking for. Thanks!






RE: Distressed Nerd: Collapsible Arm Ideas
If you want a foot-operated system, you would probably have to design it with a spring that will get released upon acting pressure.
Dejan IVANOVIC
Process Engineer, MSChE
RE: Distressed Nerd: Collapsible Arm Ideas
Dejan IVANOVIC
Process Engineer, MSChE
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It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all.
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I think the same mechanism would work well, assuming it can be scaled up to moving a collapsible arm many times the weight of the plastic housing on these calculators.
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