Magnetic Bottle Attachment for Stable Phone Positioning During Workouts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in maintaining mobile electronic devices at a specific position during workouts due to the need to hold training equipment, leading to inconvenience when using additional holders or attachments with fitness gear.
Innovation Solution
A container with a detachable magnetic attraction member and connecting structure that allows for magnetic attachment of electronic devices, featuring a magnetic attraction portion and a base portion, and a pivoting mechanism for adjustable positioning, along with optional power storage and electric coils for charging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users hold training equipment during workouts, then they can perform exercises, but they cannot maintain mobile electronic devices at a specific position
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the container (water bottle) with a magnetic attachment system that integrates both device holding and exercise equipment functions. The magnetic attraction member is attached to the container, allowing the container to serve dual purposes: holding liquid and securely holding electronic devices during workouts, eliminating the need for separate holders.
Solution Approach 2:
The container is designed with multi-functionality by incorporating a magnetic attachment system that can hold electronic devices at various positions. The connecting structure allows the magnetic attraction member to be fixed at different locations on the container, enabling the same device to serve multiple functions: beverage container, device holder, and exercise aid.
2Reliability
If users purchase mobile phone holders with tripods or wall-mounting accessories to fix devices, then device positioning is stable, but additional attachments must be carried besides fundamental fitness goods
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the device holding function into the existing container by adding a magnetic attachment system. This eliminates the need for separate tripods or wall-mounting accessories, as the container itself becomes the mounting surface for electronic devices during workouts.
Solution Approach 2:
The container is transformed into a multi-functional device that can hold both beverages and electronic devices. The magnetic attraction member provides universal mounting capability across different container positions, replacing multiple specialized accessories with a single versatile attachment system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the magnetic attraction member is independent from the lid, then it can be selectively positioned at different locations, but the connecting structure adds complexity to the attachment system
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment system is segmented into independent components: the magnetic attraction member, the connecting structure, and the container. This segmentation allows the magnetic attraction member to be independently positioned and adjusted at different locations on the container while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting structure incorporates a pivoting mechanism that allows the magnetic attraction member to be dynamically adjusted to different positions on the container. This dynamic adjustment capability provides versatility in positioning while using a simple hinge-based mechanism rather than complex mounting systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables secure, adjustable, and convenient attachment of electronic devices to containers, allowing users to maintain device position without additional holders and providing charging capabilities during use.
Implementation Method 1
The magnetic attraction member is independent from the lid and adapted to be magnetically connected to a mobile electronic device
Implementation Method 2
The attachment further includes a power storage unit and electric coils. The electric coils are disposed at the magnetic attraction member and electrically connected to the power storage unit, and the power storage unit is adapted to provide electricity to the electronic mobile device through the electric coils or store electricity received from the electronic mobile device
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AI summary
A container (1A) for containing food or liquid is provided. The container (1A) includes a body portion (30A), a lid (20A) and an attachment (10A). The lid (20A) is detachably disposed on the body portion (30A). The attachment (10A) is configured to be disposed on the lid (20A) or the body portion (30A) and includes a magnetic attraction member (100A) and a connecting structure (200A). The magnetic attraction member (100A) is independent from the lid (20A) and adapted to be magnetically connected to a mobile electronic device (2). The connecting structure (200A) is disposed between the magnetic attraction member (100A) and the lid (20A) or the body portion (30A) for selectively fixing the magnetic attraction member (100A) at a first position (P1) or a second position (P1). At least a portion of the connecting structure (200A) is fixed to the lid (20A) or the body portion (30A).