Folding Mobile Stand With Nested Legs for Pocket-Size Reading Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing reading aid devices for mobile devices are bulky and costly, making them inconvenient for users, and existing mobile devices lack a compact and cost-effective solution to convert into reading aids.
Innovation Solution
A compact stand for mobile devices with folding legs that can be extended for support and retracted for storage, allowing any mobile device to be converted into a reading aid, featuring a housing with a recess and folding legs that pivot between extended and retracted states, and a design that fits within a user's pocket.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing reading aid devices are used for mobile devices, then reading assistance function is provided, but device bulkiness and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The folding legs are designed to nest within the housing when retracted, with the legs containing internal cavities that receive opposite legs during folding. This nested configuration minimizes the overall volume of the stand when not in use, directly resolving the contradiction between providing reading assistance functionality and reducing device bulkiness.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand employs movable folding legs that can transition between extended and retracted states, rather than a fixed static structure. This dynamic design allows the stand to adapt its volume based on operational needs, providing reading assistance when legs are extended while minimizing bulk when legs are retracted into the housing.
2Adaptability or versatility
If existing reading aid devices are used for mobile devices, then reading assistance function is provided, but device cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is designed as a universal accessory that can attach to various mobile devices through a standardized mounting interface on the device casing. This multi-functionality approach allows a single stand design to serve multiple device types, reducing development and manufacturing costs compared to device-specific reading aid solutions.
Solution Approach 2:
The reading aid function is segmented into a separate detachable stand component rather than being integrated into the mobile device itself. This segmentation allows for independent, cost-effective manufacturing of the stand using simple materials and assembly processes, avoiding the high costs associated with integrating reading assistance functionality directly into expensive mobile devices.
3Ease of operation
If folding legs are extended for support, then reading assistance function is enabled, but device portability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The folding legs utilize a nested configuration where each leg contains or receives the other leg during retraction. This nested design significantly reduces the extended length of the legs when not in use, allowing the stand to fit compactly in pockets or small storage spaces while still providing adequate support when legs are extended for reading assistance.
Solution Approach 2:
The folding legs are designed to collapse in multiple dimensions, transitioning from an extended linear configuration during use to a compact three-dimensional nested arrangement during storage. This multi-dimensional folding approach minimizes the space required for portability while maintaining the necessary support function when deployed.
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AI summary
A stand includes a housing having a first major surface, a second major surface opposite the first major surface and to define a recess, a first side extending between the first major surface and the second major surface, and a second side extending between the first major surface and the second major surface and opposite the first side. The stand also includes first and second folding legs respectively coupled to the first side and the second side. Each of the first and second folding legs moves freely from each other, and the first and second folding legs switch between a first extended state and a second retracted state. The first and second folding legs are within the recess in the second retracted state, and the first and second folding legs extend outward and away from a mobile device to rest on a surface in the first extended state.