Inverted bottle holder
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Solution Overview
Problem
Inverting a beer bottle into a glass or pitcher for creating a 'beer rita' is not stable, leading to potential falls or knockouts, and there is a need for an inexpensive device that can securely hold the bottle for both practical and promotional purposes.
Innovation Solution
A bottle holder with a clip and deck design that fits the exterior wall of containers at an angle, featuring apertures for the bottle necks and optional promotional space, ensuring the bottles are held securely upside down, and in some embodiments, includes a built-in bottle opener.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a beer bottle is simply inverted into a glass or pitcher, then the device complexity is minimized (no additional device needed), but the stability of the bottle is poor (bottle can fall or be easily knocked out)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary device (bottle holder with clip and deck) that mediates between the bottle and the glass. The clip attaches to the glass exterior while the deck supports the bottle neck, creating a stable connection without requiring complex mechanisms. This intermediary structure resolves the contradiction by providing reliability while maintaining simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The bottle holder is designed to be self-attaching to the glass through the clip mechanism that snaps onto the glass rim, and the bottle is self-held through the aperture design that fits the bottle neck. No additional fastening or complex assembly is required, maintaining simplicity while achieving stability.
2Reliability
If a bottle holder device is introduced to secure the bottle, then the stability of the bottle is improved, but the device complexity increases (additional components needed)
Solution Approach 1:
The bottle holder is segmented into two functional parts: a clip for attaching to the glass and a deck for holding the bottle. This segmentation allows each part to be simple in design while collectively providing stable bottle holding. The clip is a simple C-shaped component and the deck is a flat support with an aperture, avoiding overall complexity while achieving reliability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the clip is designed to fit various glass orientations, then the adaptability of the device is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase (to accommodate different angles)
Solution Approach 1:
The clip is designed with flexible or adjustable characteristics that allow it to adapt to different glass orientations dynamically. Rather than manufacturing precise clips for each specific angle, the clip can flex or be positioned at various angles to fit different glass shapes and orientations, reducing manufacturing precision requirements while maintaining high adaptability.
Data Source
AI summary
An inverted bottle holder intended to hold two bottles with necks upside down inside a container is described. The bottle holder includes a clip having an inner wall and an outer wall spaced to accept the exterior wall of the container in between, where the clip is formed at an arc corresponding to the arc of the exterior wall of the container, and a deck connected in a permanently fixed relationship to the clip and extending into the container. The deck includes two apertures each sized to accept the neck of one of the bottles, such that each bottle is held upside down in the container when inserted into the aperture. In addition the bottle holder may include an integral bottle opener in either the single bottle or double bottle designs.