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Description:
We need a connector - a simple connecting mechanism to connect different pieces of basic unit (including scratching post, condo, shelf, base...) of modular cat furniture together. You may refer to the attached pdf file to check for the details and dimensions of our cat furniture. It is an example but not limited to this style only.Traditionally it uses metal screws to connect different parts of cat furniture together, which is time-consuming and not user-friendly. It is not easy to assemble and disassemble. We are looking for an innovative and simple way to connect things.
Requirements:
1) Easy to use - Cat owners should be able to use this connector quickly to assemble different pieces of cat furniture together
2) Safe to use - It should be cause any danger to cats
3) Need to attach a hanging cat toy (inside the condo or under the shelf) if possible
4) Material of the connector can be wood / metal / plastic, depending on the design. We are open to suggestions
5) Looks appealing with a modern design
6) The design should not infringe on an existing patent
Please submit a neutral CAD file (STEP preferred) and a native CAD file. We also need a 2D drawing with all the dimensions and a bill of materials specified.
Wants:
Function, Usability, Form
Don't Wants:
Not user-friendly, difficult to use
Ask for Sample:
There will be a prototype and might need simple modifications later if needed.
Additional Information
Please note: You might change the overall dimensions or have modifications to the existing design, as long as it won't affect the function. The design of the cat furniture is just an example. You don't need to follow the same if you have your own idea of cat furniture. But it needs to be stable to have at least 3 levels of the shelf/platform for the cats to jump over. **Adding one of our competitor's products which is modular cat furniture for your reference -
kittycityusa.com/products/combine.html
They are flat-packed and look easy to install. It would save much transportation costs. However, aesthetically it looks cheap and by reading the customer's comments it is not sturdy. We are looking for a design that looks modern and chic, with a stable structure, and is flat-packed! Sorry for not making it clear earlier**
Again, to all contestants, please DO NOT submit any design which needs to be screwed, either by bolts or the scratch post itself is to be screwed, as mentioned clearly in the brief. We don't want to screw as that's time-consuming.
I have added a 2nd prize because there are some great entries.
The contest is extended to 7 additional days as we need more time to check out all entries.
Prepaid PrizeEntries
1st Winner
#67 connector of modular cat furniture
by sherifelsheikh
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- STEP/STP 3D Modeling — Cat Furniture V3-F
- PDF — Cat Furniture V3-F-01
- PDF — Cat Furniture V3-F-02
- PDF — Cat Furniture V3-F-03
- PDF — Cat Furniture V3-F-04
- PDF — Cat Furniture V3-F-05
- PDF — Cat Furniture V3-F-06
- PDF — Cat Furniture V3-F-07
- PDF — Cat Furniture V3-F-08
- PDF — Cat Furniture V3-F-09
- PDF — Cat Furniture V3-F-010
- PDF — Cat Furniture V3-F-011
- PDF — V1-Cat Furniture-06
- PDF — V1-Cat Furniture-08
- PDF — V1-Cat Furniture-09
- JPG — Cat Furniture V3-F-02
- JPG — Cat Furniture V3-F-03
- JPG — Cat Furniture V3-F-04
- JPG — Cat Furniture V3-F-05
- JPG — Cat Furniture V3-F-06
- JPG — Cat Furniture V3-F-07
- JPG — Cat Furniture V3-F-08
- JPG — Cat Furniture V3-F-01
2nd Winner
#85 Connector of Modular Cat Furniture 3.2
by abhi007
3rd Winner
#87 Modular cat tree 6
by Vimalgeorge10
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- STEP/STP 3D Modeling — A connector of modular cat furniture 6
- IGES / IGS File Design — A connector of modular cat furniture 6
- Adobe Acrobat Pro — A connector of modular cat furniture 6 BOM
- Adobe Acrobat Pro — A connector of modular cat furniture 6 Drawing
- Rendering Images — A connector of modular cat furniture 6
4th Winner
#59 Cat Tree - Boltless Design
by Inerapello
#77 connector of modular cat furniture
by sherifelsheikh
#76 Modular cat tree 5
by Vimalgeorge10
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- STEP/STP 3D Modeling — A connector of modular cat furniture
- IGES / IGS File Design — A connector of modular cat furniture
- 3D Technical Animation — How the Customer should Assemble parts of the Cat Tree
- Adobe Acrobat Pro — A connector of modular cat furniture 5 BOM
- Adobe Acrobat Pro — A connector of modular cat furniture 5 Drawing
- 3D Technical Animation — A connector of modular cat furniture Bottom box assembling procedure
- 3D Technical Animation — A connector of modular cat furniture Top box assembling procedure
- Rendering Images — A connector of modular cat furniture 5
- Microsoft PowerPoint — Connector design for modular cat tree-5
#29 connector of modular cat furniture
by sherifelsheikh
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- PDF — Cat Furniture Connector Introduction
- jpg — V1 Assy-01
- jpg — V1- Base - Column 01
- jpg — V1- Base - Column 02
- jpg — V1- Base- 02
- jpg — V1- Base- 03
- jpg — V1- C - 01
- jpg — V1- C - 02
- jpg — V1- Cu - 01
- jpg — V1- First Condo - 01
- jpg — V1- First Condo - 02
- jpg — V1- First Condo - 03
- jpg — V1- First Condo - 04
- jpg — V1- Second Condo - 01
- jpg — V1- Second Condo - 02
- jpg — V1- Second Condo - 03
- jpg — V1- Toy-Lower - 01
- jpg — V1- Toy-Lower - 02
- jpg — V1- Toy-Lower - 03
- jpg — V1- Toy-Lower - 04
- jpg — V1- Toy-Upper- 04
- jpg — V1-First- Second Condo - 01
- jpg — V1-First- Second Condo - 02
- jpg — V1-First- Second Condo - 03
- jpg — V1-Section for toy1-01
#82 Connector of Modular Cat Furniture
by abhi007
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#54 connector of modular cat furniture
by sherifelsheikh
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- jpg — V2-Cat Furniture-01 jpg
- jpg — V2-Cat Furniture-02 jpg
- jpg — V2-Cat Furniture-03 jpg
- jpg — V2-Cat Furniture-04 jpg
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- jpg — V2-Cat Furniture-010
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- jpg — V2-Cat Furniture-012
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- jpg — V2-Cat Furniture-014
- jpg — V2-Cat Furniture-015
#63 Connector of Modular Cat Furniture
by abhi007
#37 connector of modular cat furniture
by sherifelsheikh
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#66 Connector of Modular Cat Furniture
by abhi007
#39 connector of modular cat furniture
by sherifelsheikh
#79 Module Cat Tree 5
by Vimalgeorge10
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- Rendering Images — A connector of modular cat furniture 5 Renders 1
- Rendering Images — A connector of modular cat furniture 5 Renders 2
- Rendering Images — A connector of modular cat furniture 5 Renders 3
- Rendering Images — A connector of modular cat furniture 5 Renders 4
- Rendering Images — A connector of modular cat furniture 5 Renders 5
- Rendering Images — A connector of modular cat furniture 5 Renders 6
- Rendering Images — A connector of modular cat furniture 5 Renders 7
#78 Modular cat tree 4
by Vimalgeorge10
#72 Connector of Modular Cat Furniture
by abhi007
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#36 A connector of modular cat furniture
by Johnney_7
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#35 Connector of Modular Cat Furniture
by abhi007
#80 Cook Climb & Perch_base drawing
by SanjeevRajput
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#53 Connector design for modular cat tree 2
by Vimalgeorge10
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- STEP/STP 3D Modeling — Connector design for modular cat tree 2 Assembly for customer delivery
- IGES / IGS File Design — Connector design for modular cat tree 2 Assembly for customer delivery
- STEP/STP 3D Modeling — Connector design for modular cat tree 2 All Bodies separately
- IGES / IGS File Design — Connector design for modular cat tree 2 All Bodies separately
- Microsoft PowerPoint — Connector design for modular cat tree-2
- Autodesk Fusion 360 — How Customer should Assemble parts of the Cat Tree using the designed connector
- Adobe Acrobat Pro — Connector for modular cat tree 2
- Rendering Images — Connector design for modular cat tree 2
- Rendering Images — Connector design for modular cat tree 2 Different assemblies to assemble the final cat tree product
- Rendering Images — Connector design for modular cat tree 2 All Bodies separately
#45 cat furniture connector
by Johnney_7
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#55 Cook Climb & Perch_option 2
by SanjeevRajput
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#56 A connector of modular cat furniture
by Johnney_7
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#46 Cook Climb & Perch
by SanjeevRajput
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#24 A connector of modular cat furniture-4
by Johnney_7
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#3 Connector of modular cat furniture
by sherifelsheikh
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- jpg — Cat Furniture Assy-01
- jpg — Cat Furniture Assy-02
- jpg — Cat Furniture Assy-03
- jpg — Cat Furniture Assy-04
- jpg — Cat Furniture Assy-05
- jpg — Cat Furniture Assy-06
- jpg — Cat Furniture Assy-07
- jpg — Cat Furniture Assy-08
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- jpg — Cat Furniture Assy-010
- pg — Cat Furniture Assy-011
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- jpg — Cat Furniture Assy-014
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- jpg — Cat Furniture Assy-017
- jpg — Cat Furniture Assy-018
- jpg — Cat Furniture Assy-019
- jpg — Cat Furniture Assy-020
#71 Cook Climb & Perch_option 3
by SanjeevRajput
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#62 A connector of modular cat furniture
by Johnney_7
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#19 connector of modular cat furniture
by sherifelsheikh
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#16 Connector of Modular Cat Furniture
by abhi007
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#6 Connector of Modular Cat Furniture
by abhi007
#64 Connector design for modular cat tree 3
by Vimalgeorge10
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- STEP/STP 3D Modeling — A connector of modular cat furniture 3
- IGES / IGS File Design — A connector of modular cat furniture 3
- STEP/STP 3D Modeling — Top Box Assembly
- STEP/STP 3D Modeling — Base Box Assembly
- Adobe Acrobat Pro — Connector for modular cat tree 3
- Microsoft PowerPoint — Connector design for modular cat tree-3
- Autodesk Fusion 360 — How the Customer should Assemble parts of the Cat Tree
- Autodesk Fusion 360 — A connector of modular cat furniture Bottom box assembling procedure
- Autodesk Fusion 360 — A connector of modular cat furniture Top box assembling procedure
#13 Connector of modular cat furniture
by sherifelsheikh
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#9 Easy to Assemble Modular Cat Furniture ver 2.0
by EmDzgn
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#69 Modular Furniture for Pets R1 - Complete
by Indranil_Routh
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#70 Modular cat tree 4
by Vimalgeorge10
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- STEP/STP 3D Modeling — A connector of modular cat furniture 4
- IGES / IGS File Design — A connector of modular cat furniture 4
- Microsoft PowerPoint — Connector design for modular cat tree-4
- Adobe Acrobat Pro — Connector for modular cat tree 4
- Autodesk Fusion 360 — How the Customer should Assemble parts of the Cat Tree
- Autodesk Fusion 360 — A connector of modular cat furniture 4 Top box assembling procedure
- Autodesk Fusion 360 — A connector of modular cat furniture Bottom box assembling procedure
- Rendering Images — A connector of modular cat furniture 4
#65 Connector design for modular cat tree
by ahmadnazree
#73 CCP T03-Layout 02
by Zulfadzryl
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#49 Connector_Plastic_Snaps_universal_A-B_side
by Ziga Skobir
#50 cat furniture concept
by KND_design
#51 Cat Tree - New Locking Mehanism
by Inerapello
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- SolidWorks 2022 — STEP Files All Parts - New Locking Mech
- SolidWorks 2022 — PDF Design Files
- SolidWorks 2022 — Cat Furniture Design Pictures
- SolidWorks 2022 — How to Make Fasteners
- SolidWorks 2022 — How to Assemble - Just place the Part on its place press gently
- SolidWorks 2022 — How to Dismantle - Just twist the Part Anti-clockwise and lift
#58 Modular Furniture for Pets R1
by Indranil_Routh
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#52 Modular Furniture for Pets R0
by Indranil_Routh
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#61 Connector design for modular cat tree
by ahmadnazree
#60 CCP T03
by Zulfadzryl
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#74 Connector Cat Furniture 3D CAD Modelling
by irawan.alc
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#43 Connector of Modular Cat Furniture
by abhi007
#7 Easy to Assemble Modular Cat Furniture
by EmDzgn
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#14 A connector of modular cat furniture3
by Johnney_7
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#22 The idea of installing a cat furniture model
by Ebrahimalnomari
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@AlainVat
1) Sorry for missing the link, please find it here - http://kittycityusa.com/products/combine.html
2) Yes prefer built in
Thank you
1) Sorry for missing the link, please find it here - http://kittycityusa.com/products/combine.html
2) Yes prefer built in
Thank you
Hi Sir! Very nice contest.
I have 2 questions.
1) In the aditional info, you mention: "**Adding one of our competitor&
;s products which is modular cat furniture for your reference.**" Where can I find it? I the only attachment I can see is the original, called "Instructions"
2) The idea of the connector is that it would be "built in" with the cat furniture itself? Or it has to be something that it should be added to an existing cat furniture?
Thanks in advance!
I have 2 questions.
1) In the aditional info, you mention: "**Adding one of our competitor&
;s products which is modular cat furniture for your reference.**" Where can I find it? I the only attachment I can see is the original, called "Instructions"2) The idea of the connector is that it would be "built in" with the cat furniture itself? Or it has to be something that it should be added to an existing cat furniture?
Thanks in advance!
For some entries, contestants just upload a picture of cat furniture without a clear annotation showing how the connecting mechanism works. It is very difficult to understand. A pdf file with a detailed drawing of the connector is needed in this case. I have given specific comments to those contestants. Please note.
@mumer
It is much clearer if you have both versions of the assembly and disassembly of the cat furniture
It is much clearer if you have both versions of the assembly and disassembly of the cat furniture
I sent the Parasolid file, can it be opened with you?
Hello sir
The column can be installed from the bottom and from the top through the complementary parts of the model. Please see the file carefully.
The column can be installed from the bottom and from the top through the complementary parts of the model. Please see the file carefully.
Hi, should the boxes be preassembled permanently or do we need to construct similar assembly and disassembly for the complete furniture including boxes. Kindly text me.
Again, to all contestants, please DO NOT submit any design which needs to be screwed, as mentioned clearly in the brief. We don&;t want to screw as that&;s time-consuming.
;t want to screw as that&;s time-consuming. 
Please rate the designs to improve if needed
Hi Mitel. How many Condos do you expect to have in your model? 1for each level or may we have our choices ?
Hi All,
Thank you for your interest in the contest. Yes, you might change the overall dimensions or have modifications to the existing design, as long as it won&;t affect the function. The design of the cat furniture is just an example. You don&;t need to follow the same if you have your own idea. But it needs to be stable to have at least 3 levels of the shelf.
Thank you for your interest in the contest. Yes, you might change the overall dimensions or have modifications to the existing design, as long as it won&
;t affect the function. The design of the cat furniture is just an example. You don&;t need to follow the same if you have your own idea. But it needs to be stable to have at least 3 levels of the shelf. 
Hi,
Are you a manufacturer or an individual who purchased the product? Is the design and dimension of the component modifiable?
Are you a manufacturer or an individual who purchased the product? Is the design and dimension of the component modifiable?
Wow!!! I am happy to be able to participate in this challenge
This kind of oportunities I like to have in life.
It says the contest ends in 21 days but really when do you think it will determine a design as the best one.
This kind of oportunities I like to have in life.
It says the contest ends in 21 days but really when do you think it will determine a design as the best one.
can you please share material details, and if there any manufacturing process and limitations etc.
can you please share material details, and if there any manufacturing process and limitations etc.
Hello Mitel, Can I change slightly dimensions to suit the connected boltless mechanism?
Hello mitel, thank you for the interesting contest. can we change overall dimensions like total height and width?
Cats are my special interest, I will participate in the competition, I have very good ideas in my mind
I have over 20 years of experience in solidworks and specialize in machine design and mold design.
I can also present the mold designs of the intermediate assembly parts. I can create designs in surface forms that will be pleasing to the eye.
You can also get my toy and cat sand cleaning shovel designs for cats here.
https://funpir.com/author/chagocad/
https://grabcad.com/cagin.gergin.chagocad-1
I have over 20 years of experience in solidworks and specialize in machine design and mold design.
I can also present the mold designs of the intermediate assembly parts. I can create designs in surface forms that will be pleasing to the eye.
You can also get my toy and cat sand cleaning shovel designs for cats here.
https://funpir.com/author/chagocad/
https://grabcad.com/cagin.gergin.chagocad-1
Hi @mitel, can we do some minor modifications in the existing design?
@Manuel Rosso
Thank you for your reference. However, we don&;t want to use any screwdriver in the assembly. But it still requires a screw in your reference.
Thank you for your reference. However, we don&
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