Multi-compartment Insulated Holder with Magnetic Segmentation
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of a multi-compartment holder that effectively insulates and protects containers while also providing accessible storage for personal items, such as smokeless tobacco products, cash, and other small items, during various activities like sports and travel.
Innovation Solution
A multi-compartment container holder with a cylindrical body featuring magnetically coupled upper and lower sections made from thermoplastic elastomer materials, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly, and including a compartment for storing personal items, with features like vents for easy container insertion and removal and a label area for graphics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single-compartment holder is used for containers, then thermal insulation and impact protection are provided, but storage for personal items is not available
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is divided into multiple compartments: an upper container-receiving compartment and a lower personal item compartment. This segmentation allows the holder to store different types of items (beverage containers and personal items) separately while maintaining thermal insulation for the upper compartment and easy access for the lower compartment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines two previously separate functions (container holding and personal item storage) into a single integrated holder unit. The magnetic coupling mechanism merges the upper and lower sections into one cohesive device that provides both thermal insulation and personal item storage capabilities.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a multi-compartment holder is created, then storage for personal items is provided, but assembly and disassembly become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical fastening systems (screws, clips, or adhesives) with magnetic coupling between the upper and lower sections. This allows the compartments to be easily assembled and disassembled by simply bringing the sections together or pulling them apart, eliminating the need for complex mechanical fasteners while maintaining secure attachment during use.
3Reliability
If containers are retained by friction, then removable retention is achieved, but access to personal items becomes inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is divided into two independently accessible compartments. The upper compartment uses friction-based retention for containers, while the lower compartment provides open or easily accessible storage for personal items. This segmentation allows each compartment to be optimized for its specific function without compromising the other.
Solution Approach 2:
The lower compartment is designed to be easily openable and closable, allowing dynamic access to personal items without requiring the removal or manipulation of the upper container-holding section. This dynamic design enables users to access personal items conveniently while containers remain securely retained in the upper compartment.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The holder provides effective thermal insulation and impact protection for containers, along with convenient storage for personal items, enhancing usability during recreational and daily activities.
Implementation Method 1
The insulative holders can be mass-produced by molding from a variety of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) materials, which are chosen for their thermal insulative and elastic properties.
Implementation Method 2
The insulative holders can be mass-produced by molding from a variety of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) materials, which are chosen for their thermal insulative and elastic properties.
Implementation Method 3
The upper and lower sections can be magnetically coupled for easy assembly and disassembly.
Implementation Method 4
Cans and bottles are inserted into the open-ended holders and can be removably retained therein by friction between the close-fitting container and holder surfaces.
Data Source
AI summary
A multi-compartment insulated container holder includes a body with an upper section for a beverage container or vessel and a lower section configured for receiving a personal item, such as a smokeless tobacco product container. The upper and lower sections are magnetically connected. The upper and lower sections include sidewall extensions with alignment faces, which align upper and lower magnets with the container holder in a closed configuration. The lower section includes multiple pillar wedges in radially-spaced relation on an inner perimeter of a lower section sidewall. The pillar wedges are configured for engaging and releasably retaining a cylindrical container in the lower section compartment.