Multi-Device Stand with Angled Holders to Reduce Glare and Damage Risk
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile electronic devices used in public settings face challenges such as inefficient space utilization, glare from overhead lighting, bodily discomfort, susceptibility to damage, and missed notifications due to flat placement on surfaces.
Innovation Solution
A mobile electronic device stand with multiple holders that maintain devices in a partially upright position, incorporating features like a receptacle for centerpieces, menu holders, and interactive displays, reducing glare and protecting devices from spills and impacts while allowing easy access and visibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If mobile electronic devices are placed flat on surfaces in public settings, then they are easily accessible and simple to use, but they occupy excessive space, are susceptible to damage from spills and impacts, and cause bodily discomfort due to the need to lean over them
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions the device from a horizontal placement on the table surface to a vertical orientation held by the stand. This dimensional change elevates the device into the vertical space above the table, reducing its footprint on the horizontal surface and protecting it from spills and impacts on the table while maintaining accessibility through proper positioning and angle.
2Ease of manufacture
If mobile electronic devices are placed flat on surfaces, then they are simple to position, but overhead lighting causes glare that obscures the display content
Solution Approach 1:
The stand incorporates adjustable components that allow the device to be positioned at different angles and orientations. This dynamic adjustment capability enables users to tilt the device away from overhead lighting to eliminate glare, while still maintaining simple positioning through the stand's structure and adjustment mechanisms.
3Ease of operation
If multiple mobile electronic devices are placed on a table, then each user has access to their device, but space utilization becomes inefficient and the table surface is cluttered
Solution Approach 1:
The stand utilizes vertical space above the table surface to hold multiple devices in an upright orientation. This transforms the problem from a two-dimensional table surface occupation to a three-dimensional space utilization, allowing multiple devices to be accommodated in a compact footprint while maintaining individual user access to their respective devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand is divided into multiple separate holders or compartments, each capable of holding an individual device. This segmentation allows multiple devices to be held simultaneously in an organized manner, providing individual access to each user while maintaining efficient space utilization through the shared vertical structure.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device stand, comprises (i) a base configured for placement on a substantially horizontal surface; and (ii) a plurality of electronic device holders connected to the base, each of the plurality of electronic device holders being configured to receive and support a respective electronic device such that a respective normal vector of a respective display of the respective electronic device is angularly offset from a surface normal vector of the substantially horizontal surface, wherein at least two of the plurality of electronic device holders are configured to support respective electronic devices such that respective electronic displays of the respective electronic devices face at least partially different azimuthal directions when held by the at least two of the plurality of electronic device holders.