Bottle Cap Support Structure for Hands-Free Smart Device Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional smart devices lack a stand or support that provides a comfortable viewing angle for photography or content streaming, and carrying them can lead to musculoskeletal discomfort due to improper posture, as they do not offer a stable support for maintaining a convenient angle, especially when used with water bottles.
Innovation Solution
A drinkware cap with a built-in support structure that holds smart devices at a stable angle over a drinking vessel, incorporating a loop structure for easy transportation and a power source for media playback, ensuring the device's center of gravity remains over the vessel, preventing it from falling, and providing a balanced support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If smart devices are held in hand for extended use, then portability and accessibility are improved, but musculoskeletal discomfort and improper posture occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a bottle cap stand as an intermediary support structure that mediates between the user and the smart device. The stand provides ergonomic support at an elevated position, allowing the device to be viewed or photographed without holding it in the hand, thus eliminating musculoskeletal discomfort while maintaining accessibility
2Ease of operation
If a stand or support is added to smart devices, then comfortable viewing angle and photography capability are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the stand function with an existing everyday object - the bottle cap. By integrating the support structure into the bottle cap rather than adding a separate stand to the device, the solution provides viewing and photography support without increasing the smart device's complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The bottle cap stand serves multiple functions: it acts as a support stand for viewing content, a photography prop for selfies, and utilizes the bottle's weight for stability. This multi-functionality achieves diverse benefits without adding dedicated components for each function
3Stability of the object's composition
If a support structure is integrated into the bottle cap, then stability and hands-free support are improved, but device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the bottle's weight as a counterweight to stabilize the smart device on the cap stand. The downward force of the filled bottle counteracts the tendency of the device to tip over, providing stability without requiring complex balancing mechanisms or additional weights in the cap structure
4Ease of operation
If a loop structure is added for transportation, then ease of carrying is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The loop structure integrated into the bottle cap serves dual purposes: it functions as a carrying handle for easy transportation and also structurally reinforces the cap. This multi-functionality improves portability without significantly increasing complexity, as the loop is incorporated into the existing cap design
Data Source
AI summary
A drinkware contains a drinking bottle cap and a container. The drinking bottle cap that contains a support structure configured to support and host one or more smart devices is disclosed. The drinking bottle cap creates a secured stand for smart phones and smart tablets, such that the smart devices coupled with the drinking bottle cap are immobilized by and supported by the supporting structure of the cap. The drinkware can contain electronic components and used as a media content player similar to a music or video player.