Magnetic Phone-Coupled Water Bottle for Secure Hands-Free Carry

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing portable containers do not securely and efficiently allow users to carry both liquid contents and a cellphone, limiting accessibility and safety, especially during exercises where phone usage is necessary, and often result in unsanitary conditions due to improper storage.

Innovation Solution

A cellphone couplable container assembly with a magnetic configuration that securely attaches a cellphone to the container, allowing adjustable orientation and easy access, featuring a strong neodymium magnet for secure attachment and a removable lid for cleaning, enabling hands-free use and secure transportation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a cellphone is stored in a pocket or on person during exercise, then accessibility is maintained, but the phone is vulnerable to breakage, theft, and loss of hygiene

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccessibility to cellphoneVSAvoidbreakage risk, theft risk, and hygiene contamination

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a container assembly as an intermediary device between the user and the cellphone. The container provides a secure, sanitized environment for storing the cellphone during exercise activities, eliminating direct contact with contaminated surfaces while maintaining easy accessibility through magnetic attachment and removable lid mechanisms

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The container assembly serves multiple functions: it acts as a protective case, a sanitized storage container, a secure anti-theft device, and an accessible phone holder. The magnetic attachment system and removable lid enable the container to adapt to different usage scenarios while maintaining all protective functions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Adaptability or versatility

If both portable container and cellphone are carried manually, then both items can be transported, but hand freedom is limited and security is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveability to carry both itemsVSAvoidhand freedom and security

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the portable container and cellphone into a single integrated assembly through magnetic attachment. This merging allows both items to be transported together as one unit, freeing the user's hands while maintaining secure possession of both the container and cellphone simultaneously

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Adaptability or versatility

If a known container attaches a cellphone, then the phone can be retained on the container, but accessibility and usability are obstructed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecellphone retention capabilityVSAvoidaccessibility to cellphone display and controls

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic accessibility through a removable lid that allows the cellphone to be quickly accessed, removed, or repositioned. The magnetic attachment system also allows the cellphone to be dynamically repositioned on the container surface, enabling optimal viewing angles and control access during different exercise activities

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

4Reliability

If a strong magnetic field is used for secure attachment, then the cellphone is securely retained, but the magnetic components become more complex

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecure attachment strengthVSAvoidmagnetic field configuration

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies partial magnetic attachment by placing magnets only at specific strategic locations on the container rather than distributing them uniformly throughout. This provides sufficient secure attachment for the cellphone while minimizing the overall magnetic component complexity and material usage

Inventive Principle:

Principle #16Partial or excessive action

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

Enables secure, hands-free use and transportation of both liquid contents and a cellphone, maintaining accessibility and hygiene by providing a strong magnetic attachment and easy cleaning, addressing the limitations of prior containers.

Implementation Method 1

At least one sidewall magnet is directly coupled to the sidewall and has a magnetic field generating at least approximately 15 lbf in pull strength

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectMagnetic field: Magnetic Field

Data Source

PatentUS11690429B2Cellphone couplable container assembly

Publication Date: 2023.07.04 GET KISSED LLC

AI summary

A cellphone couplable container assembly having a portable and reusable container operably configured to store liquid contents within an internal cavity while simultaneously retaining a cellphone or other similar electronic device magnetically selectively attached to the exterior of the portable container. In one embodiment, a plurality of magnets with ferromagnetic properties are disposed on the outer shell of the cellphone couplable container assembly and are proportionately shaped and sized to correspond to a cellphone magnet disposed on a user's cellphone. Additional protrusions may provide additional structural support for a more secure of the cellphone to the cellphone couplable container assembly.