Guitar Pick Dispenser With False Bottom and Resilient Bias
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional guitar pick holders, such as those mounted on microphone stands, have limitations in the number of picks they can hold and do not allow for easy retrieval due to varying pick heights, making it difficult for musicians to locate and grab a pick quickly.
Innovation Solution
A guitar pick dispenser with a dispenser body, a false bottom biased by a resilient member, and a slidably disposed retainer that allows for easy pick access, along with a mounting clip for attachment to a microphone stand, and visual indicators for pick type and quantity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If conventional guitar pick holders are mounted on microphone stands with rails, then picks can be held on the stand, but the number of picks that can be retained is limited by the practical length of the rail and picks are at varying heights making them difficult to locate
Solution Approach 1:
The pick holder is divided into multiple compartments, with each compartment designed to hold a specific number of picks (e.g., compartments holding 3, 5, or 7 picks). This segmentation allows the holder to retain more picks overall while keeping them organized in groups, making them easier to locate and retrieve without checking entire lengths of rail.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple picks are held on a microphone stand rail, then picks are available for musicians, but the varying locations and heights make it difficult to locate a respective pick without checking where it is prior to grabbing
Solution Approach 1:
All picks are held at substantially the same height within each compartment, creating an equipotential arrangement where picks are uniformly positioned. This eliminates the need for musicians to search for picks at varying heights, reducing the time to locate and retrieve a pick while maintaining availability of multiple picks.
3Ease of operation
If a rail is mounted to a microphone stand to hold picks, then picks can be retained, but the practical length of the rail limits how many picks may be retained
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple compartments are nested within the single pick holder structure, allowing each compartment to hold additional picks. This nesting approach enables the holder to retain more picks than a single rail could accommodate while maintaining easy access to picks in each compartment.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient storage and easy retrieval of multiple guitar picks of varying sizes and types, allowing musicians to access a single pick at a time without needing to check the location, enhancing convenience during performances.
Implementation Method 1
A false bottom may be connected to the bottom by a resilient member. The resilient member may be configured to bias the false bottom toward the opening.
Data Source
AI summary
A guitar pick dispenser may include a dispenser body. The dispenser body may include a bottom and a side wall attached to the bottom. The sidewall may define an opening opposite the bottom. A false bottom may be connected to the bottom by a resilient member. The resilient member may be configured to bias the false bottom toward the opening. A guitar pick retainer may be slidably disposed on the dispenser body. The guitar pick retainer may be further configured to partially cover the opening.