Magnetic Modular Purse Support to Prevent Surface Contamination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of purses often want to prevent their bags from coming into contact with dirty surfaces while also showcasing them as fashion pieces, but existing solutions do not effectively address both cleanliness and aesthetics.
Innovation Solution
A support system for purses that uses magnetically attachable elements, including a base shaper, purse support, and feet, allowing the purse to be positioned in a standoff relation to a surface, with components that can be rearranged and folded for storage within the purse.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the purse is placed directly on a surface for display, then the aesthetic appeal is improved, but the purse comes into contact with dirty surfaces causing contamination
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary support structure consisting of a base shaper and multiple feet that lifts the purse off the surface. The feet act as mediators between the purse and the dirty surface, preventing direct contact while enabling display. This resolves the contradiction by allowing aesthetic display without surface contamination.
Solution Approach 2:
The support system is divided into separate components: a base shaper that fits inside the purse and multiple detachable feet. This segmentation allows the feet to be rearranged in different configurations for display purposes while always maintaining the lifting function to prevent surface contact.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a rigid support structure is used to keep the purse off the surface, then cleanliness is improved, but the support cannot be stored when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The feet are designed to be detachable and reconfigurable rather than fixed. The magnetic attachment system allows the feet to be easily removed, stored, or rearranged. This dynamic design enables the support structure to be collapsed or stored when not in use, resolving the contradiction between maintaining cleanliness and providing storage capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The base shaper is designed to fit inside the purse itself when not in use, and the feet can be stored within or alongside the purse. This nesting approach allows the support components to be compactly stored without requiring separate storage space, resolving the contradiction between surface contact prevention and storage capability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple detachable components are used for the support system, then adaptability and display configurations are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base shaper serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, maintains the purse's base shape, and acts as a mounting platform for the feet. The feet serve both support and decorative functions. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components, resolving the contradiction between display flexibility and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses magnetic attachment instead of mechanical fasteners to connect the feet to the base shaper. This substitution simplifies the connection mechanism, allowing for easy attachment and detachment without complex locking or fastening systems, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining adaptability.
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 system effectively keeps the purse off dirty surfaces while allowing for display and easy storage, maintaining the purse's cleanliness and aesthetic appeal.
Implementation Method 1
wherein the base shaper includes at least one of a magnet and a ferromagnetic material
Implementation Method 2
each of the feet has a top face configured for magnetic attachment to the base shaper
Data Source
AI summary
A support for a purse supports a purse on a surface, such as a table, countertop, or floor, and prevents the purse from coming in contact with the surface. The support system includes multiple magnetically attachable elements, which may be rearranged in numerous different configurations as desired by the user. Elements of the support system include a base shaper, a purse support, a plurality of feet, and a purse organizer. In embodiments, the purse support is foldable and sized to be stored in the purse when not in use.