System for an insert for holding a tumbler while spinning during decoration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tumbler inserts are fragile and do not conform to all shapes of tumblers, making them inadequate for securing and rotating customized glitter tumblers on rotisserie machines without contacting the exterior surfaces.
Innovation Solution
An expandable gripping device with contractable and conformable flexible members, attached to a handle, secures the tumbler from the inside, allowing rotation and decoration without touching the exterior surfaces, using a compressor or spring mechanism to create tension for secure grip.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional inserts are used to hold tumblers on rotisserie machines, then the tumblers can be secured for rotation, but the inserts are fragile and do not conform to all shapes of tumblers
Solution Approach 1:
The insert uses flexible gripping elements that can conform to different tumbler shapes and sizes. These flexible components adapt to the interior surface of various tumblers without breaking, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and fragility by replacing rigid structures with flexible ones.
Solution Approach 2:
The insert employs expandable and contractable gripping elements that can dynamically adjust to different tumbler dimensions. This dynamic capability allows the same insert to securely hold various tumbler shapes while maintaining structural integrity, thus improving both adaptability and reliability.
2Ease of operation
If the tumbler exterior is touched during decoration, then painting and decoration can be performed, but the exterior surfaces may be damaged or contaminated
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of holding the tumbler from the exterior, the insert grips the tumbler from the interior surface. This inverted approach allows the exterior to remain completely untouched during rotation and decoration, eliminating the risk of damage or contamination while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The insert acts as an intermediary between the rotisserie machine and the tumbler, providing a secure interior grip that allows exterior decoration work without direct contact between the decorator's hands and the tumbler exterior, thus preventing damage or contamination.
3Force
If the gripping elements are made rigid for secure holding, then the tumbler can be firmly secured, but they cannot conform to all shapes of tumblers
Solution Approach 1:
The gripping elements are constructed from flexible materials that can bend and conform to different tumbler shapes while still maintaining sufficient gripping force. This flexibility allows the same insert to securely hold various tumbler geometries without sacrificing holding strength.
Solution Approach 2:
The gripping elements can change their physical parameters (shape, curvature) to match different tumbler forms while maintaining adequate gripping force through elastic properties and spring mechanisms, thus achieving both conformability and secure holding.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device effectively secures and rotates tumblers of various shapes without damaging them, enabling secure and precise painting and decoration without external contact, enhancing usability and durability.
Implementation Method 1
The expandable claw supports and grips the interior surface of the container via a compressor or spring mechanism
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method directed for a tumbler insert which secures a tumbler from the inside without contacting any exterior surfaces, the insert having a plurality of flexible members or claws that may be bent or contracted when pressed into the tumbler, which creates sufficient tension to secure the holder within the vessel.