Hinged Headset Case Lid as Smartphone Stand
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional headset cases do not provide a convenient and stable solution for supporting smartphones, limiting user experience during activities like watching content or video calls, as they often require users to hold or lean the phone against another object.
Innovation Solution
A headset case design featuring a base with a hinge-connected lid that pivots to create a stable support for smartphones, allowing them to be propped up at a suitable angle for viewing, with additional features like stoppers and protrusions to prevent sliding and enhance friction, enabling the case to function as both a stowage unit for headsets and a smartphone stand.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional headset cases are used, then the case provides basic stowage for headsets, but it cannot support smartphones stably
Solution Approach 1:
The lid is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as a protective cover for the headset case and simultaneously functions as a smartphone support structure. By integrating the smartphone support function into the existing lid component, the invention achieves multi-functionality without adding separate dedicated structures, thereby improving versatility while maintaining structural reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The hinge mechanism enables the lid to pivot between different angular positions, allowing dynamic adjustment of the smartphone support angle. This dynamic capability lets the lid adapt to different smartphone sizes and user viewing preferences while maintaining stable support through controlled mechanical positioning.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the lid is designed to support smartphones, then versatility improves, but structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lid is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as a protective cover for the headset case and simultaneously functions as a smartphone support structure. By integrating the smartphone support function into the existing lid component, the invention achieves multi-functionality without adding separate dedicated structures, thereby improving versatility while maintaining structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the protective cover function and smartphone support function into a single integrated lid structure. The lid's geometric configuration and hinge connection combine both functions, eliminating the need for separate components and reducing overall device complexity.
3Reliability
If friction and anti-slip features are added, then smartphone stability improves, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Anti-slip features such as textured surfaces or protrusions are applied locally at specific contact points between the lid/base and smartphone, rather than throughout the entire structure. This localized approach provides effective friction where needed while keeping the overall manufacturing process simple and compatible with standard molding techniques.
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AI summary
A headset case includes a base providing a cavity for stowing a headset, the base including a bottom region configured to rest on a surface; a lid; and a hinge pivotably connecting the lid to the base. When the headset case is in a closed configuration, the lid covers the cavity. When the headset case is in an open configuration, a first section of the lid at least partially rests on the surface, and a second section of the lid, extending from the first section of the lid, is configured to prop up a smartphone by mechanically supporting the smartphone leaning against the second section of the lid while resting on the base.