I've been giving the design of Scan Stand a lot of thought and am now
wondering; can anybody explain why the concept must be a box?
What I'm getting at is this, suppose a very stable framework was designed
that could hold a smartphone above a sheet of text at the optimal 6-8
inches. Wouldn't that work just as effectively as the "Shoe Box Design?"
If the product were an open design no lighting would be necessary thus
eliminating the cost for electrical components. This framework would be of
some very light, yet sturdy material such as angle aluminum. The base could
accommodate a standard sheet of letter sized paper and the top frame could
be designed to hold an iPhone only one way -- using the vertical edges of
the angle aluminum as a "bed" to lie the iPhone in snugly.
OK, so what I'm proposing is:
- a rectangular angle aluminum frame sized to snugly hold an iPhone
- another angle aluminum frame (maybe only 3 angle aluminum pieces) sized to
accommodate a piece of paper (or allow for a book)
- angle aluminum "risers" that would robustly hold the top rectangular frame
the 6 to 8 inches above the bottom rectangular frame
- fasteners that would sturdily hold these pieces together while affording
convenient assembly/disassembly (again, winged sheet metal screws)
That this design would be an "open design" would take advantage of ambient
lighting so would not require any electrical components. Although I suppose
a "Deluxe Model" could include such components. Heck anybody who has ever
played with Tinker Toys would find this a very feasible solution (I think)!
;-)
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