Beverage container
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Solution Overview
Problem
Drinking containers with carabiners are inconvenient for attaching and detaching from sports equipment in fitness studios, and users often carry access cards that hinder their activities, requiring a solution for easy attachment and identification without active measures.
Innovation Solution
A drinking container with a holding magnet for ferromagnetic attachment and detachment, a chip card holder, and additional magnets for secure storage of electronic devices, allowing easy access and payment without hindering sports activities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a carabiner is used to attach the drinking container to sports equipment, then the container can be securely attached, but the attachment and detachment require active operation which is inconvenient during exercise
Solution Approach 1:
The drinking container is equipped with a magnet that automatically attaches to ferromagnetic sports equipment without requiring user operation. The magnetic force enables self-attachment when the container approaches the equipment, and self-detachment when moved away, eliminating the need for manual carabiner operation while maintaining secure attachment during exercise
Solution Approach 2:
The mechanical carabiner system is replaced with a magnetic field-based attachment system. The magnet on the container interacts with ferromagnetic materials on the sports equipment, substituting mechanical latching mechanisms with magnetic attraction, thereby simplifying the attachment process to a simple approach-and-release action
2Adaptability or versatility
If access cards are worn around the neck on a lanyard, then identification and payment are enabled, but the lanyard and card become cumbersome during exercise activities
Solution Approach 1:
The access card holder is integrated into the drinking container structure, combining the hydration function with the identification and payment function. Users carry a single item (the container) instead of separate water bottle and lanyard, reducing clutter and improving comfort during exercise while maintaining all necessary functions
Solution Approach 2:
The drinking container serves multiple functions: hydration storage, secure attachment to sports equipment via magnet, and access card holder for identification and payment. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate lanyard and card, improving exercise comfort while maintaining adaptability for gym access and services
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
Enables secure, hands-free attachment to sports equipment, convenient storage and use of chip cards, and secure holding of electronic devices, ensuring fluid intake and minimizing the risk of injury during exercise.
Implementation Method 1
a holding device with at least one retaining magnet (6) arranged on the container housing (4)
Implementation Method 2
The container housing (4) has at least one additional magnet (8) opposite the at least one retaining magnet (6) on or in the container housing (4) with respect to a central longitudinal axis (17) of the container housing (4)
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AI summary
The invention relates to a beverage container (1) comprising a housing (4) provided with an inner chamber (2) and an opening (3), and a holding device (5), characterised in that the holding device (5) comprises at least one holding magnet (6) mounted on the housing (4) and/or a holding element (7) for a chip card or similar is mounted on the housing (4).