Drinking Vessel with Embedded Cigar Chamber for One-Hand Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals face difficulties in simultaneously enjoying drinks and cigars while socializing, as they often require both hands, leading to awkwardness and potential spills or drops, and there is a need for a solution to easily hold both with one hand and allow the cigar to be placed down for extended enjoyment.
Innovation Solution
A drinking vessel with an embedded pass-through chamber that allows for the secure holding of a cigar, designed to be held with one hand, featuring a cavity in the primary walls, lip, and base, which supports a cigar while containing beverages, and can be made from various materials like glass, metal, or ceramic, with a shape that allows easy handling and placement on surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a person holds a glass with one hand and a cigar with the other hand, then they can easily hold both items, but they cannot shake hands or use their hands for other social interactions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the glass and cigar holder into a single integrated device. The glass contains an embedded cavity that can hold a cigar, allowing both items to be held together in one hand. This merging eliminates the need to use separate hands for each item, thereby resolving the contradiction between ease of holding items and ability to perform social interactions.
Solution Approach 2:
The glass is designed with multi-functionality by incorporating a cigar-holding cavity within its structure. The device serves dual purposes: containing liquid for drinking and providing a secure holder for a cigar. This universal design allows a single object to fulfill multiple functions that previously required separate items and hands, thus enabling social interactions while holding both items.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a person switches between holding a cigar and food item with their hands, then they can alternate enjoyment, but the process becomes complex and awkward
Solution Approach 1:
The glass integrates a dedicated cigar cavity, creating a fixed structure that holds the cigar securely. This eliminates the need for complex hand maneuvers to switch between items, as the cigar remains stationary in the glass while the other hand can freely handle food items. The merging of functions reduces operational complexity.
3Reliability
If a person holds a glass and cigar simultaneously with both hands, then they can maintain control of both items, but they appear awkward and may spill or drop items during social interactions
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated glass-cigar holder design allows secure control of both items through a single hand, eliminating the awkwardness of using both hands to hold separate items. The embedded cavity provides reliable retention of the cigar while the glass contains the liquid, ensuring control is maintained without compromising social interaction comfort.
4Duration of action of moving object
If a person wants to place the cigar down to rest it, then they can extend its duration, but they need a separate surface or hand to hold it
Solution Approach 1:
The glass itself serves as the cigar holder through its embedded cavity, eliminating the need for separate surfaces or hands to rest the cigar. The integrated design allows the cigar to be placed securely within the glass structure, extending its duration without requiring additional devices or complicating the setup.
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AI summary
A drinking vessel used by a drinker for drinking liquids, with a pass-through chamber to receive and support cigars, with the pass-through chamber being embedded in the drinking vessel, having two openings, and intersecting the drinking vessel's primary wall.