Decoupling Wearable Earring with Magnetic Release Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wearable articles such as earrings and other body piercings pose safety risks during sporting events due to potential injury from sharp edges or points, leading to restrictions on their use, and removal can result in loss or damage to the piercing.
Innovation Solution
A decoupling wearable article design featuring a post with magnetic or ferromagnetic front and back portions that release under a predetermined force, and removable protectors made of soft materials to cover and protect conventional earrings and other wearable articles, preventing injury to the wearer and others.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If wearable articles such as earrings are removed during sporting events to prevent injury, then safety risks are reduced, but the risk of misplacing or losing the jewelry increases
Solution Approach 1:
The earring is divided into separate components: a decorative front portion and a functional back portion with a retention mechanism. This segmentation allows the back portion to be removed for safety while the front portion can be retained or easily replaced, reducing the risk of complete loss.
Solution Approach 2:
A retention mechanism acts as an intermediary between the earring and the wearer's body. This mechanism allows controlled removal of the earring during activities while providing a reliable way to recover it afterward, bridging the gap between safety and reliability concerns.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If earrings are removed during sporting events to prevent injury, then safety is improved, but the piercing hole may be affected making future earring wear difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The earring design includes a back portion with a retention mechanism that can be preliminarily attached to secure the earring in place during normal wear. When removal is needed for safety, the controlled detachment minimizes trauma to the piercing, and the design facilitates easy reinsertion afterward.
3Object-generated harmful factors
If conventional earrings are worn during sporting events, then the risk of injury to others from sharp edges increases, but removing them causes loss or damage
Solution Approach 1:
The sharp or potentially harmful back portion of the earring is extracted or modified. The back portion is designed with rounded edges and a retention mechanism that eliminates sharp points, allowing it to be worn without risking injury to others while maintaining secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The physical parameters of the earring's back portion are changed - edges are rounded, materials are softened, and a retention mechanism is added. These parameter changes reduce the harmful factors while maintaining the earring's functionality and retention.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The decoupling mechanism and protectors effectively reduce the risk of injury during physical activities by allowing safe removal of earrings and protecting against damage or loss, while maintaining the integrity of the piercing hole and preventing harm to individuals and equipment.
Implementation Method 1
A decoupling wearable article design featuring a post with magnetic or ferromagnetic front and back portions that release under a predetermined force
Data Source
AI summary
An aspect of the disclosure provides a decoupling wearable article for body piercings including a post, a front portion, and a back portion. The post has opposite longitudinal ends and extends longitudinally through a body piercing. The front and back portions releasably couple to opposite longitudinal ends of the post such that at least one of the front and back portions decouples from the post when a predetermined force is applied. An aspect of the disclosure provides a removable protector for a wearable article including a first protector portion configured to be removably coupled to and externally covers at least portion of the wearable article. Another aspect of the disclosure provides a conformable earpiece for acoustic transmission including an earpiece received an ear canal with conformable section of the earpiece conforming to the ear canal. The conformable earpiece including a speaker received within the conformable section of the earpiece.