Flush Mountable Bottle Opener Recessed Base Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wall mountable bottle openers are difficult to clean due to protrusions that can lead to spillage and require heavy sealing, and they protrude significantly from surfaces, causing safety concerns and interference with operations, especially in environments like aircraft.
Innovation Solution
A flush mountable bottle opener design featuring a base and pivotably coupled cap leverage plate that recesses into a supporting structure, allowing the opener to be flush with the surface, with engagement surfaces to support the bottle cap during opening and a biasing mechanism to maintain the cap leverage plate in a closed position when not in use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional wall mountable bottle openers are used, then bottle opening function is provided, but the opener protrudes significantly from the surface causing safety concerns and interference with operations
Solution Approach 1:
The bottle opener is designed to recess into the supporting surface, transitioning from a protruding configuration to a flush-mounted configuration. The base recesses into the supporting structure while the cap leverage plate pivots within the recess, changing the spatial dimension from protruding to embedded, thereby eliminating safety hazards and operational interference.
2Ease of operation
If conventional wall mountable bottle openers are used, then bottle opening function is provided, but heavy sealing is needed to prevent liquid spillage into cavities making cleaning difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The design extracts the cap leverage plate from a protruding position and relocates it within a recess in the supporting surface. The cap leverage plate pivots within the recess rather than extending outward, eliminating the need for heavy sealing around protruding components and allowing easy access for cleaning of any spilled liquid.
3Ease of operation
If the cap leverage plate is made pivotable to enable opening operation, then bottle opening capability is achieved, but the mechanism becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The cap leverage plate is designed to be pivotably coupled to the base, allowing it to rotate between a closed position (flush with the surface) and an open position (extending outward for bottle engagement). This dynamic configuration enables the mechanism to transition between storage and operational states, providing bottle opening capability while maintaining a simple flush-mounted appearance when not in use.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The flush mountable design simplifies cleaning, reduces protrusion, and minimizes safety hazards by allowing the opener to nest within the surface, providing a safer and more efficient bottle-opening solution without the need for additional sealing.
Implementation Method 1
a cap leverage plate pivotably coupled to the base... The cap leverage plate is pivotable around the pivot axis between its closed and open positions
Data Source
AI summary
Provided are flush mountable bottle openers and methods of using such openers to remove bottle caps. These openers may be used in aircraft and other types of vehicles as well as any applications where protrusion away from supporting structures may be undesirable. A flush mountable bottle opener may include a base and a cap leverage plate pivotably coupled to the base. The base may protrude into a supporting structure such that the top edge of the base is substantially flush with the surface of the supporting structure. When the opener is not in use, the cap leverage plate may be closed and be substantially coplanar with the base edge. During operation, the cap leverage plate is brought into its open position directly by a user or using a bottle. The base and plate include engagement surfaces that support a bottle cap while the cap is removed.