Envelope Storage Container With Segmented Ridges For Elastic Bands
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Solution Overview
Problem
Magicians face challenges in storing and retrieving invisible elastic bands in an organized and convenient manner without detection, as existing containers often lead to entanglement and are difficult to access during performances.
Innovation Solution
A container with opposing walls and a cavity featuring raised ridges to securely hold sheets with invisible elastic bands, allowing for easy insertion and retrieval through an unblocked opening, enabling the bands to be stored and accessed without entanglement and with minimal manipulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If invisible elastic bands are stored in a box or purse, then they can be kept in a container, but they become bunched up and entangled
Solution Approach 1:
The container interior is segmented into multiple compartments by a series of parallel partitions, creating individual slots for each elastic band. This segmentation prevents the bands from becoming entangled while maintaining easy access and storage.
2Ease of operation
If invisible elastic bands are stored in a conventional container, then they can be held, but access during performances is difficult and requires much manipulation
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic bands are pre-positioned in individual slots within the container during manufacturing. This preliminary organization allows the magician to quickly retrieve a specific band by simply opening the container and selecting the desired slot, eliminating the need for searching or extensive manipulation during performances.
3Device complexity
If invisible elastic bands are stored without organization, then the container is simple, but the bands become entangled and disorganized
Solution Approach 1:
The container interior is segmented into multiple compartments by a series of parallel partitions, creating individual slots for each elastic band. This segmentation prevents the bands from becoming entangled while maintaining easy access and storage.
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AI summary
A container for holding invisible elastic bands therein is described. The container includes two opposing walls with a cavity therebetween. A series of raised ridges are formed on the opposing side walls. The raised ridges are formed parallel with one another along each of the opposing walls, thereby allowing a user to insert a sheet within the container such that the invisible elastic bands reside safely between adjacent raised ridges. The container is shaped as an envelope with an unblocked opening and is sized to easily fit within a magician's pocket. Due to its size and shape, the magician can easily retrieve invisible elastic bands during a performance.