Comfort Doll With Shapable Opening for Pacifier Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Children often experience anxiety and insecurity when alone, and existing solutions like pacifiers may be lost or not provide adequate comfort.
Innovation Solution
A doll with a deformable opening and inner hollows that can house a pacifier or heating element, allowing the pacifier to protrude and providing a secure, comforting object that can be easily attached and detached.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a pacifier is provided for the child, then anxiety and insecurity are reduced, but the pacifier may be lost or not provide adequate comfort
Solution Approach 1:
The pacifier is inserted into and nested within the doll's body, specifically into a hollow space in the doll's hand or torso. This nesting ensures the pacifier remains with the doll and cannot be lost, while still being accessible to the child for comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The doll is designed with separate functional components: a hollow body space for containing the pacifier, and an opening mechanism that allows the pacifier to be inserted and removed. This segmentation enables the pacifier to be securely retained while maintaining ease of access.
2Ease of operation
If an opening is provided in the doll for item insertion, then ease of attachment is improved, but the opening may allow items to fall out or be lost
Solution Approach 1:
The opening is designed to be dynamic rather than static - it can be opened to allow insertion of items like pacifiers, and then closed or secured to retain the item. The opening mechanism adapts between two states: accessible for insertion, and closed for retention.
Solution Approach 2:
The opening mechanism is merged with the doll's body structure, combining the functions of access and retention into a single integrated system. The opening is not a separate component but is formed as part of the doll's hollow body, ensuring items inserted through the opening remain securely contained.
3Strength
If a solid structure is used for the doll, then durability is improved, but the doll cannot provide the soft, comforting sensation children seek
Solution Approach 1:
The doll is designed with different structural qualities in different locations: the outer shell and structural components are solid and durable, while the inner hollow spaces and surfaces that contact the child are soft and compliant. This local differentiation allows the doll to be both durable and comforting.
Solution Approach 2:
The doll combines different materials with contrasting properties: durable materials for the structural framework and soft materials for the inner surfaces and hollow spaces. This composite construction enables the doll to simultaneously provide structural integrity and tactile comfort.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The doll effectively alleviates anxiety and insecurity in children by offering a secure, comforting object that can retain a pacifier or provide warmth, enhancing well-being.
Implementation Method 1
the variation between the two sizes takes place by a preferably elastic deformation in which the circumference of the hole itself is changed
Implementation Method 2
the doll comprises a further opening that leads to the second inner hollow, said further opening being shaped in such a way that it is possible to insert a heating element in the doll
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AI summary
The invention relates to a doll with a first shapable opening that leads to a first inner hollow. The shapable first opening can be shaped in such a way that the largest cross section area of the shapable first opening is varied between two sizes, wherein the largest cross section area as a minimum is 0.2 cm2, preferably 0.5 cm2, and more preferred 1 cm2.