Cascading Cup Holder System for Multi-Container Drinking
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Summary
Problems
Conventional cup holders do not allow a user to drink from multiple fluid containers simultaneously.
Innovation solutions
A beverage drinking device with a body that supports multiple containers, where liquid from one container flows into an adjacent container as the user consumes from the second container, featuring a handle and modular design with staggered container positions and attachment mechanisms for easy assembly and disassembly.
TRIZ Analysis
Specific contradictions:
General conflict description:
Principle concept:
If conventional cup holders support multiple containers, then the quantity of containers is improved, but the ability to drink from multiple containers simultaneously deteriorates
Why choose this principle:
The cup holder system is divided into multiple independent cup holders arranged in a cascading configuration, where each cup holder can be individually accessed. The system segments the drinking function across multiple containers while maintaining individual accessibility through the cascading design that allows sequential access to each container.
Principle concept:
If conventional cup holders support multiple containers, then the quantity of containers is improved, but the ability to drink from multiple containers simultaneously deteriorates
Why choose this principle:
The cup holders are arranged in a three-dimensional cascading configuration rather than a simple linear or planar arrangement. This spatial dimensionality allows containers to be positioned at different heights and angles, enabling the user to access and drink from multiple containers sequentially while they remain simultaneously supported by the single device.
Application Domain
Data Source
AI summary:
A beverage drinking device with a body that supports multiple containers, where liquid from one container flows into an adjacent container as the user consumes from the second container, featuring a handle and modular design with staggered container positions and attachment mechanisms for easy assembly and disassembly.
Abstract
A beverage drinking device includes a body that supports a plurality of containers arranged relative to each other such that a liquid from a first one of the containers flows into an adjacent, second one of the containers while an individual consumes liquid from the second one of the containers.