Mobile Device Connector with Protrusion and Asymmetric Cap
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile electronic devices are prone to damage and loss due to their small, lightweight design, which makes them easy to drop or misplace, and existing solutions do not effectively secure these devices during daily activities.
Innovation Solution
A connector system that attaches to mobile electronic devices, featuring a cap with a protrusion designed to resist withdrawal from electronic ports, combined with a holding or securing device that can be attached to clothing or carrying items, providing secure attachment and reducing the risk of damage or loss.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If mobile electronic devices are made small and lightweight to facilitate mobility, then ease of carrying is improved, but the risk of damage or loss increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a connector as an intermediary device that attaches to the mobile electronic device and provides a secure attachment point for carrying mechanisms (straps, clips, or holders). This mediator allows the device to be securely carried without requiring the device itself to be larger or heavier, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of carrying and risk of damage or loss.
2Reliability
If a connector is designed to securely attach to mobile electronic devices, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is divided into distinct functional segments: a cap portion that interfaces with the device port, a protrusion that provides structural engagement, and an attachment mechanism for carrying. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while keeping the overall design relatively simple and manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The protrusion is nested within or integrated with the cap portion, creating a compact structure where smaller functional elements are contained within larger ones. This nesting reduces the overall complexity by eliminating separate components and simplifying the assembly process.
3Ease of operation
If the cap portion extends further along front and rear surfaces than along proximal surface, then ease of operation is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The cap portion is designed with asymmetric extension, extending further along the front and rear surfaces of the device than along the proximal surface. This asymmetric design optimizes accessibility and usability while the specific dimensional relationships are established through standard manufacturing tolerances rather than requiring extreme precision.
Data Source
AI summary
A connector can be provided for attaching to a mobile electronic device which can have a cap portion, a protrusion extending distally from a bottom of the cap portion, the protrusion being configured to be attachable to an electronic port of a mobile electronic device. The cap portion can be configured to be sized and shaped so that, when the cap portion is attached to the mobile electronic device, the cap portion extends further in the distal direction along front and rear surfaces of the mobile electronic device than along a proximal surface of the mobile electronic device. A connector can be provided with a cap having a height and a width, the height of the cap being greater than the width of the cap, the cap having a proximal curved surface and a distal curved surface, and a protrusion extending distally from the cap, the protrusion being configured to be insertable within a port of the mobile electronic device such and to resist withdrawal from the port. A connector can be configured to be attachable to a mobile electronic device. The connector can include a cap with a proximal continuously curved surface, and a protrusion extending distally from the cap, the protrusion having front and rear surfaces, the protrusion being configured to be insertable within a port of the mobile electronic device such and to resist withdrawal from the port, wherein at least a majority of the curved surface of the cap is oblique to the front and rear surfaces of the protrusion.