Vehicle Cup Holder Adapter and Tray Assembly for Flexible Food Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing motor vehicle devices for holding food, beverages, and condiments lack desirable functionality and adaptability for current vehicle designs.
Innovation Solution
A multifunctional system of cup holders and trays with adaptable components, including a cup holder adaptor, tray/plates, support handles, and turn buckles, allowing for safe and convenient handling of food and beverages, with options for various configurations and materials like plastic, metal, or wood.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If prior art devices are used for holding food and beverages in motor vehicles, then basic holding function is provided, but functionality and adaptability for current vehicle designs are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The cup holder adaptor is designed with multiple attachment mechanisms (turn buckle, friction fit, snap-fit) and can be configured in various ways to attach to different cup holder types and tray configurations, making it universally adaptable across current vehicle designs while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure
Solution Approach 2:
The device is divided into separate modular components including the cup holder adaptor, trays, and optional support handles that can be independently selected and combined, allowing adaptability without requiring a completely complex integrated system
2Adaptability or versatility
If a multifunctional system with adaptable components is implemented, then functionality and adaptability are enhanced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support handles are designed to nest within the tray structures when not in use, and the tray components can be nested or stacked, allowing multiple functional elements to be incorporated into the system without proportionally increasing the space or visual complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The turn buckle mechanism provides adjustable, dynamic attachment capability that can be easily configured for different applications, allowing the same basic component to adapt to various needs without requiring multiple specialized parts
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AI summary
A system of multifunctional food and beverage holders for use in motor vehicles and other locations. The components of this system facilitate safe, convenient and flexible handling of food and beverages in automobiles and other vehicles utilizing tray/plates for holding food that can attach to a handle, rest on a flat surface or be secured in the vehicle by attachment to a cup holder adaptor that can be temporarily locked in a vehicle cup holder.