Purdue Research Foundation's Office of Technology Commercialization has filed a patent application on Kenttämaa-Squires' design, which is available for licensing or commercializing.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A recent Purdue University graduate has invented a lamp enclosure for use in residential and business locations that can be assembled without traditional fasteners like nails, screws, clamps, dowels or glue.
“Because each piece of the lamp uses the same rectangular shape, they can be nested within centimeters of one another before being cut out. This reduction in wasted materials is important for eliminating some of the manufacturing costs”
Industrial design major Leah Kenttämaa-Squires [LAY-uh KENT-tuh-mah] said the lamp is easily assembled without traditional fasteners because each piece that forms the lamp is designed around a unique jointing system.
"The six sections are held together with simple slit joints and placed on grooved frames. The sections slide into one another and rest on the frames, which are held together using dovetail joints and friction," she said. "Once the sections are assembled and the lamp is stacked into its full form, the interlocking design gives the structure stability and strength. Consumers can design and build hundreds of different products based on the novel enclosure joining system."
The lamp can be manufactured with little material waste.
"Because each piece of the lamp uses the same rectangular shape, they can be nested within centimeters of one another before being cut out. This reduction in wasted materials is important for eliminating some of the manufacturing costs," Kenttämaa-Squires said. "The use of flat materials during construction means the lamp can be shipped in containers smaller than those used for most tall floor lamps."
Purdue Research Foundation's Office of Technology Commercialization has filed a patent application on Kenttämaa-Squires' design, which is available for licensing or commercializing. Contact project manager Hilton Turner at 765-588-3479, haturner@prf.org or go to http://www.prf.org/otc for more information.
About Purdue Research Foundation's Office of Technology Commercialization
Purdue Research Foundation's Office of Technology Commercialization operates one of the most comprehensive technology-transfer programs among leading research universities in the United States. Services provided by this office support the economic development initiatives of Purdue University and benefit the university's academic activities.
