Eyeglass Storage Casing with Magnetic Retention for Smartphone Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of smartphones often need to manage cumbersome cases for both their glasses and devices, leading to inconvenience when trying to interact with the device.
Innovation Solution
A compact eyeglass storage system that integrates a casing with a storage cavity for reading glasses, which can attach to electronic devices, featuring a pull tab for easy interlocking and magnetic or ball-and-socket connections, allowing the glasses to be stored and quickly accessed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate cases are used for glasses and electronic devices, then protection is provided for both items, but the user must handle multiple cumbersome cases which reduces ease of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the eyeglass case and electronic device case into a single integrated casing structure. The eyeglasses are stored in a recessed cavity within the casing that also houses the electronic device, allowing both items to be protected and carried together in one case rather than requiring separate cases.
2Ease of operation
If eyeglasses are stored in a compact casing, then space is saved and accessibility is improved, but the glasses may become loose or damaged without proper securing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a dynamic retention mechanism where a flexible tab on the eyeglass frame interacts with a corresponding receptacle in the casing. This allows the glasses to be easily inserted and removed while automatically securing them in place during storage, providing both accessibility and security through a movable locking feature.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables convenient and secure storage and immediate accessibility of reading glasses, reducing the need to handle multiple cases and enhancing usability by integrating the glasses with the device case.
Implementation Method 1
the frame and casing interlock using a magnetic connection
Data Source
AI summary
An eyeglass storage system is provided for use in combination with electronic devices, such as smart phones. The storage systems disclosed herein include a casing having a storage cavity within the casing that houses compact reading glasses. The casing may be a unit that attaches to electronic devices, or may be a combination casing that houses the electronic device along with the reading glasses.