Bottle Support Shoe Suction Base Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bottle support devices fail to allow one-handed manipulation of medicine bottle caps and often cause the bottle to detach or slip, especially for individuals with dexterity issues or arthritis, due to inadequate suction mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A bottle support shoe with a suction base featuring a convex superior face and concave mount face, along with an interior and exterior sidewall configuration, creates a suction effect to stabilize the bottle and prevent slippage, enabling one-handed cap manipulation and secure attachment to a ground surface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a bottle support device is used to stabilize the medicine bottle, then the bottle can be held upright, but the bottle often accidentally detaches from the supportive device
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs suction cups with vacuum chambers that create negative pressure to adhere the bottle support device to both the bottle surface and the ground surface. The suction mechanism generates reliable attachment through atmospheric pressure differential, preventing accidental detachment while maintaining bottle stability during one-handed cap manipulation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes the elastic properties of the suction cup material to create and maintain vacuum sealing. By selecting materials with appropriate elasticity and designing the vacuum chamber volume, the system maintains stable attachment under varying operational conditions including torque application during cap opening/closing
2Stability of the object's composition
If existing bottle support devices are used, then the bottle can be stabilized, but they do not allow for one-handed manipulation of the cap
Solution Approach 1:
The bottle support device is designed as a separate auxiliary component that attaches to the bottle externally, leaving the cap manipulation function independent. This segmentation allows the support device to provide stabilization through suction attachment while the user's hand can freely manipulate the cap without interference from the support structure
Solution Approach 2:
The suction-based bottle support device acts as an intermediary between the bottle and the supporting surface, providing stabilization without interfering with the user-bottle interaction. The device transfers the stabilization function to the ground surface through vacuum attachment, allowing direct hand-to-cap manipulation to proceed unimpeded
3Ease of operation
If torque is applied to the bottle cap to twist on or off, then the cap can be opened or closed, but the bottle slips against the ground surface
Solution Approach 1:
The suction cups create vacuum seals at both the bottle-contact interface and the ground-contact interface, generating sufficient adhesive force to counteract the torque-induced slipping forces. The atmospheric pressure differential maintains firm attachment during cap opening/closing operations, preventing bottle displacement against the ground surface
Solution Approach 2:
The suction attachment mechanism provides a counteracting adhesive force that opposes the slipping tendency caused by torque application. The vacuum pressure creates a holding force that balances the lateral forces generated during cap manipulation, maintaining bottle position stability throughout the opening/closing cycle
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The shoe facilitates easy one-handed twisting of bottle caps, maintains the bottle upright, and prevents slippage, enhancing user accessibility and stability for various demographics, including the elderly and those with dexterity challenges.
Implementation Method 1
A bottle support shoe with a suction base featuring a convex superior face and concave mount face, along with an interior and exterior sidewall configuration, creates a suction effect to stabilize the bottle and prevent slippage
Data Source
AI summary
A bottle support shoe receives a closed end of a medicine bottle to stabilize and inhibit slippage of a medicine bottle, and to hold the bottle upright. The shoe comprises a plate having a superior face defined by a convex shape that creates suction, and a mount face defined by a concave shape that creates suction. An interior sidewall extends from the plate at an angle between 44 degrees to 110 degrees, such that engaging the superior face with the closed end of bottle creates air space between the interior sidewall and the superior face. Engaging the mount face with a ground surface decreases and maintains air space between the interior sidewall and the mount face. An exterior sidewall circumambulates the interior sidewall. A bridge extends from interior sidewall to exterior sidewall. A grip panel overlays the mount face to further prevent slippage of the shoe.