Cantilever Wine Holder Frame for Stable Table Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cantilever-style wine bucket and bottle holders suffer from structural instability under load, leading to potential failure and damage to table surfaces due to localized force distribution and bending of support rings, which increases the likelihood of the holder failing over time and damaging the table.
Innovation Solution
A unitary frame with a holder and mount unified as a single piece, featuring a ring-shaped holder with laterally spaced supports and crossbars, and a cantilever-style mount with upper and lower contact bars that distribute the load across a larger surface area, providing stability and reducing the moment of force on the table.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single ring holder is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the structural stability deteriorates due to bending under load
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is divided into multiple structural components: an upper ring, a lower ring, and multiple support arms connecting them. This segmentation distributes the load across multiple elements rather than concentrating it on a single ring, preventing bending and structural failure while maintaining relative simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder transitions from a two-dimensional single ring to a three-dimensional structure with vertical separation between upper and lower rings, connected by support arms. This adds a vertical dimension that creates a more rigid spatial framework, enhancing stability without significantly increasing complexity.
2Ease of manufacture
If a three-point anchor attachment is used, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the harmful factors increase due to localized forces on table surface
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting attachment is segmented into multiple contact points (at least three, preferably more) distributed across the table surface rather than concentrating force at a single point. This distributes the localized forces, reducing the risk of damaging soft wood or glass table surfaces while maintaining ease of manufacture through simple attachment geometry.
Solution Approach 2:
The mount distributes forces across both the vertical dimension (through the cantilever structure) and horizontal dimension (across multiple contact points on the table). This multi-dimensional force distribution reduces localized stress on the table surface while keeping the attachment structure simple to manufacture.
3Device complexity
If the contact bar is positioned closer to the holder, then the device complexity is reduced, but the stability deteriorates due to increased moment of force on the table
Solution Approach 1:
The cantilever structure is designed with the contact bar positioned at an optimal distance from the holder to preemptively reduce the moment of force on the table. By carefully selecting the contact bar position during design, the structure pre-balances the forces before loading, enhancing stability without requiring complex adjustment mechanisms.
4Object-generated harmful factors
If padding is added to the contact bar, then the harmful factors to table surface are reduced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of adding complex padding structures throughout the mount, the solution applies a simple protective coating or thin padding layer only at the specific contact points with the table surface. This localized approach protects the table from damage while adding minimal complexity to the overall device.
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AI summary
A cantilever-style wine server for mounting to a table has a unitary frame composed of shaped metal bars, such as shaped rods with circular cross-sections. The frame includes a holder that serves as a receptacle for a wine bucket, insulator, and/or a bottle, and a mount/handle that serves as both a cantilever mount to the side of a table and as a handle to transport the server. The holder and mount/handle are unified as a single frame, such as by multiple welds. The frame has a flat base, enabling the server (even when fully loaded) to be set down on a flat surface. A removable cover may center a wine bottle in the holder.