Headboard Pouch with Integrated Storage and Focused Reading Light
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Solution Overview
Problem
Reading in bed with a bedside light source can cause neck strain and disturb others due to the wide angle of light dispersion, and bedside tables lack sufficient storage for items like books and phones.
Innovation Solution
A pouch attached to a headboard that includes a holder for books, a holder for smartphones, and a lighting assembly with a battery and charging module, featuring an adjustable attachment mechanism and a flexible light arm for focused illumination, providing storage and light without cluttering bedside tables.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a bedside light source is used, then reading illumination is provided, but neck strain occurs and others are disturbed due to wide light dispersion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by directing light specifically to the reading material area rather than allowing wide dispersion. The pouch-mounted light source positions illumination locally at the book or reading surface, providing adequate lighting while avoiding light spill that would disturb others or cause neck strain from adjusting to wide-area lighting.
2Quantity of substance
If items are stored on a bedside table, then storage for books and phones is provided, but the table becomes cluttered and storage space is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from two-dimensional bedside table surface storage to three-dimensional vertical space utilization by mounting the pouch on the headboard. This dimensional change provides additional storage capacity for books, phones, and other items without occupying bedside table space, thereby eliminating clutter while increasing storage availability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a headboard pouch is used, then storage and focused lighting are provided, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple functions into a single integrated pouch unit: storage compartments for books and phones, a light source with articulated arm, and headboard mounting capability. By combining these elements into one versatile device, the pouch provides adaptability and versatility while avoiding the complexity of multiple separate components.
Data Source
AI summary
A headboard pouch that provides easy access to reading materials and eliminates clutter from nightstands is provided. The pouch includes first and second holders, with the second holder attached to an exterior surface of the first holder. The first holder is larger than the second holder, and the first holder is intended to receive and hold reading materials, while the second holder is intended to receive and hold smartphones or like devices. The pouch includes an attachment means that releasably secures the pouch to a headboard. The pouch also includes a light attached to an articulated arm extending from a battery and power module attached to the first holder to allow the light to be manipulated into a desired angle or position. The pouch may also include a charging port in the battery and power module to allow for smartphones or like devices to be charged.