Bent Cigar Holder for Golf Cart Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Golfers face challenges in securely storing and maintaining cigars during their rounds, as existing solutions fail to prevent deformation, contamination by pesticides or fertilizers, and ensure the cigar remains dry and lit.
Innovation Solution
A cigar holder with a main body featuring a cylindrical portion and a bend, designed to securely attach to a golf cart or golf course surface, featuring an opening for cigar insertion and a securing member to prevent deformation and contamination, while maintaining the cigar at an angle to prevent ash drop-off and accommodate different sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a cigar is held directly in hand or in simple holders during golf rounds, then the golfer can easily access and smoke the cigar, but the cigar is vulnerable to deformation, contamination by pesticides or fertilizers, and getting wet
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is divided into two distinct portions: a first portion for receiving and holding the cigar, and a second portion for securing to a surface. This segmentation allows each portion to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder utilizes a bent configuration where the second portion extends away from the first portion along a different direction or plane. This dimensional change allows the holder to secure to vertical surfaces (like golf cart tees) while keeping the cigar in a horizontal protected position.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the cigar holder is designed to accommodate different cigar sizes and ring gauges, then versatility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The holder employs a universal cylindrical receiving space that can accommodate cigars of various sizes and ring gauges without requiring adjustable mechanisms. The simple cylindrical geometry provides adaptability across different cigar dimensions.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder's cylindrical portion is designed with dimensions that accommodate a range of cigar parameters (lengths and circumferences), allowing it to hold different cigar specifications without structural modification.
3Ease of operation
If the cigar holder secures the cigar at an angle to prevent ash drop-off, then smoking functionality is improved, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The holder utilizes a bent configuration with curved geometry rather than straight rigid angles. This curvature allows the cigar to be held at an optimal smoking angle while ash naturally falls away from the cigar due to gravity and the curved path.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the holder includes a securing member to attach to surfaces, then stability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The holder employs a simple securing member that can be directly inserted into pre-existing surfaces such as golf cart tee holders or ground surfaces. The structure utilizes the existing environment for support rather than requiring complex active securing mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
A cigar holder configured for use in a golf environment is disclosed. The cigar holder comprises a main body configured to receive and hold one or more cigars at one end, and to secure to a surface at an opposing second end. The main body comprises a first generally cylindrical portion and a second generally cylindrical portion orientated in a different direction as compared to the first generally cylindrical portion. The main body may comprise a bend, whereby the second portion extends away from the first portion along a different direction or plane. Positioned at a distal end is an opening. The distal end opening is sized and shaped to receive a smoking device, such as a cigar.