Magnetic Tableware Holder With Removable Adhesive Separation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for holding tableware on surfaces, such as tables, fail to provide a solution that is easy to use, compatible with existing dishes, flexible for microwave use, and dishwasher-safe, while also securing items during motion caused by external forces like waves or wind.
Innovation Solution
A supported body with a magnetic or ferromagnetic component for attachment to a support surface, combined with a reusable adhering component like stretch-releasable adhesive tape or hook and loop fasteners, allowing for secure attachment and easy separation for microwave and dishwasher use, and featuring suction cups for additional stability and compatibility with various surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a magnetic system is used to hold tableware to a table, then the tableware is secured against external forces such as rolling of a ship or high winds, but the tableware cannot be used in a microwave oven or cleaned in a dishwasher
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into separate components: a magnetic supported body that remains on the table, and a reusable adhering component that attaches to the tableware. This segmentation allows the tableware to be separated from the magnetic component for microwave and dishwasher use, while the supported body provides stability when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a static permanent attachment to a dynamic removable attachment. The reusable adhering component can be applied and removed as needed, allowing the tableware to switch between being secured to the table and being free for other uses such as microwave heating or dishwasher cleaning.
2Reliability
If a permanent adhesive is used to attach tableware to the supported body, then the tableware is securely held, but the tableware cannot be separated for microwave use or convenient cleaning
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive system transitions from permanent to temporary and reusable. The reusable adhering component provides strong attachment when needed but can be easily removed and reapplied, enabling both secure holding and easy separation for microwave use or cleaning.
Solution Approach 2:
The reusable adhering component can be discarded from the tableware and recovered on the supported body, or vice versa. This allows the adhesive to be reused multiple times while enabling separation of the tableware from the magnetic component for other uses.
3Reliability
If custom tableware with integrated magnetic components is used, then the tableware can be secured to the table, but the tableware cannot be used in existing dishwashers and requires custom manufacturing
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic functionality is segmented into a separate supported body component rather than being integrated into the tableware itself. This allows use with any existing tableware while providing magnetic attachment capabilities through the reusable adhering component.
Solution Approach 2:
The reusable adhering component acts as an intermediary between the magnetic supported body and the tableware. This intermediary allows existing tableware to be attached to the magnetic system without requiring any modification to the tableware itself, maintaining compatibility with all existing dishes.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a secure, easy-to-use system that prevents tipping of tableware during motion and allows for convenient microwave and dishwasher compatibility without requiring custom dishes, ensuring stability and ease of cleaning.
Implementation Method 1
a supported body having a magnetic or ferromagnetic component to adhere the support body to a magnetic or ferromagnetic support by magnetic attraction
Implementation Method 2
The suction cup is readily attachable to a conventional table or other support surface
Implementation Method 3
the reusable adhering component comprises stretch-releasable pressure sensitive adhesive tape
Data Source
AI summary
The invention provides a supported body having a magnetic or ferromagnetic component to adhere the supported body to a magnetic or ferromagnetic support, such as a table top by magnetic attraction. A reusable adhering component, such as a stretch-releasable pressure sensitive adhesive tape is disposed on a top surface of the supported body to removably attach tableware or dishware to the supported body. The supported body can be in the form of a plate, a coaster, a placemat, or other known configuration. Alternatively, a support body can be releasably secured to a table top or other support surface by a releasable attaching device such as a suction cup and a supported body can be releasably attached to a piece of tableware or dishware by a releasable attaching device such as a suction cup, and the support body and the supported body can be magnetically attached to each other.