Multi-function lawn stake holder with integrated bottle opener
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing lawn holders are single-purpose devices, making it cumbersome to support a variety of backyard items such as drink glasses, cans, wine glasses, corn hole bags, and horseshoes during outdoor activities.
Innovation Solution
A multi-function lawn stake holder is designed with a U-shaped yoke and a rectangular platform, combined with a lawn stake component and a bottle opener feature, allowing it to securely hold multiple items and serve as a bottle opener.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If single-purpose lawn holders are used, then the device structure is simple, but the versatility is limited and multiple items cannot be held simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The lawn stake holder is designed with multiple holding structures including a U-shaped yoke for cans, a rectangular platform for wine glasses, and a horizontal strut for corn hole bags, allowing a single device to hold multiple different types of items simultaneously
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple holding functions (can holder, wine glass holder, corn hole bag holder) and a bottle opener feature into a single integrated lawn stake structure, eliminating the need for separate devices
2Ease of operation
If multiple separate holders are used, then each holder is simple, but the overall device complexity increases and convenience decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated lawn stake holder provides multiple holding capabilities in one device, allowing users to hold cans, wine glasses, and corn hole bags simultaneously, eliminating the need to carry or move multiple separate holders during backyard activities
Data Source
AI summary
A lawn stake holder for holding multiple backyard items including drink glasses, cans, wine glasses, corn hole bags, and horseshoes. The lawn stake holder generally comprises a unitary holder formed by bending a metal rod into a U-shaped yoke at the center, and bending a substantially-rectangular platform on one side of the U-shaped yoke, leaving a horizontal strut on the other side of the U-shaped yoke. The unitary holder is supported by a unitary lawn stake component formed from a single elongate rod with a pointed lower tip at one end for insertion into the ground, and a circular metal eye at the other end bent around the U-shaped yoke of the holder component. The holder component may be welded to the lawn stake component to secure it in place.