Inverted Bottle Holder With Dual Clips for Stable Glass Fit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Inverting a beer bottle into a glass or pitcher for creating a 'beer rita' is not always stable, leading to potential falls or knockouts, and there is a need for an inexpensive device to securely hold the bottle for both practical and promotional purposes.
Innovation Solution
A universal inverted bottle holder with adjustable clips and a deck that fits various container angles, allowing the bottle to be securely held upside down, featuring a first and second clip designed to accommodate different exterior wall angles and an aperture for the bottle neck, along with optional promotional space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a beer bottle is simply inverted into a glass or pitcher, then the device complexity is minimized (no holder needed), but the stability of the bottle is insufficient and it can fall or be easily knocked out
Solution Approach 1:
The bottle holder is divided into multiple functional segments: a rim-engageable portion that clips onto the glass rim, a bottle-receiving portion that holds the inverted bottle, and optional advertising portions. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function efficiently while maintaining overall stability without excessive complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The bottle holder acts as an intermediary device between the glass/pitcher and the beer bottle. It provides a stable mounting structure on the glass rim and creates a secure receiving area for the inverted bottle, mediating the connection and preventing direct contact that would lead to instability
2Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed-angle clip design is used, then the manufacturing precision is simplified, but the adaptability to different container angles is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The bottle holder is designed with universal adaptability by incorporating multiple clips with different predetermined angles. Each clip can engage with glasses or pitchers having different rim angles, allowing a single device to function across multiple container types and orientations without requiring custom designs for each angle
Solution Approach 2:
While the clips have fixed angles for manufacturing simplicity, the overall system achieves adaptability through the selective engagement of different clips. The holder can be configured dynamically by choosing which clip engages with which container, providing versatility without requiring each individual component to be dynamically adjustable
Data Source
AI summary
An inverted bottle holder is described for holding a bottle with a neck upside down inside a container having an exterior wall. The bottle holder includes a first clip that is intended to fit glasses with a first range of angles of exterior wall, and a second clip that is intended to fit glasses with a second range of angles of exterior wall, wherein each clip is formed having an arc corresponding to the arc of the container, and a deck integrally formed with the first and second clips and extending into the container, the deck including an aperture sized to accept the neck of the bottle, such that the bottle is held upside down in the container when inserted into the aperture.