Baby bottle holder
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing baby bottle holders often fail to maintain a strong grip on bottles, leading to slippage and potential loss or soiling, and may have excessive tether length causing bottles to fall, necessitating a lightweight, child-safe solution that prevents misplacement and damage.
Innovation Solution
A bottle holder comprising a flexible grip loop, an anchor arm with multiple bends and segments, and a rigid member made of elastic silicone, which stretches to secure the bottle and adjust length for secure attachment and tethering to a support structure, preventing bottles from being lost or soiled.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the attachment material is made flexible to allow bottle movement, then the bottle can move freely, but the grip strength decreases causing slippage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the elastic properties of silicone material, which can dynamically change its physical state between flexible and rigid. When the bottle is stationary, the material remains flexible allowing movement freedom. When pulling force is applied exceeding the bottle weight, the material transforms to a rigid state providing strong grip strength to prevent slippage.
2Length of moving object
If the anchor arm length is increased to allow bottle movement, then the bottle has more freedom of movement, but the bottle may fall to the floor
Solution Approach 1:
The anchor arm is constructed from elastic silicone material that changes its mechanical properties based on applied force. During normal movement, the extended length provides freedom of motion. When the bottle weight exceeds the elastic threshold, the material rigidifies to maintain proper support length and prevent the bottle from falling.
3Weight of moving object
If the bottle holder is made lightweight for practical use, then ease of use improves, but the structural strength may be insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The silicone-based bottle holder maintains low weight for practical portability while incorporating elastic properties that enable dynamic strength transformation. The material remains lightweight during normal use but develops sufficient structural strength when elastic threshold is exceeded, preventing bottle loss without adding excessive weight.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The bottle holder effectively maintains a secure grip on bottles, prevents them from falling or being lost, and allows for freedom of movement while maintaining hygiene by using elastic properties to adjust to the weight of a full bottle and prevent dragging on the floor.
Implementation Method 1
the entire bottle holder is made of the same material that has certain elastic properties (e.g., elastic silicone), the bottle holder prevents a bottle full of liquid from dragging on the floor due to too much slack in the anchor arm, yet is still capable of stretching to allow freedom of movement with the bottle when a sufficient pulling force (e.g., a force greater than the weight of a full bottle of liquid) is applied
Data Source
AI summary
A bottle holder includes an anchor arm a grip loop, and a rigid member. The anchor arm includes a plurality of bends and a plurality of segments. A segment is a portion of the anchor arm between two adjacent bends of the plurality of bends. At least two segments of the plurality of segments of the anchor arm each include a snap aperture. The grip loop forms a bottle aperture for holding a bottle disposed at a proximal end of the anchor arm. The rigid member is disposed at a distal end of the anchor arm. Each snap aperture of the at least two segments of the plurality of segments of the anchor arm are configured to receive the rigid member. In some cases, the grip loop, the anchor arm, and the rigid member are made of a single piece of elastic silicon material.