Livestock Nursing Bottle Handle Assembly for Grip Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Nursing bottles for livestock often lack handles, making it difficult to manage and control, especially for individuals with limited strength or mobility, as the animal may tug and move around during feeding.
Innovation Solution
A handle assembly comprising a ring with upwardly projecting handles and flexible arms that attach to the bottle, providing grip and control by fitting over the bottle's neck and sides, allowing for secure positioning and angle adjustment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a nursing bottle is made without a handle, then the bottle structure remains simple and easy to manufacture, but the ease of operation deteriorates as the animal grows and tugs the bottle
Solution Approach 1:
The handle assembly is segmented into separate components: a ring portion that fits over the bottle neck, handle portions extending from the ring, and arms that contact the bottle body. This segmentation allows the handle to be attached to existing bottles without redesigning the entire bottle structure, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while adding operational control.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle assembly acts as an intermediary device between the user's hand and the bottle. The ring portion interfaces with the bottle neck, the arms interface with the bottle body, and the handle portions provide the gripping interface for the user, mediating control without requiring modifications to the bottle itself.
2Ease of operation
If a handle is added to the nursing bottle, then the ease of operation improves by providing grip and control, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The arms of the handle assembly are designed to be flexible rather than rigid, allowing them to bend and adapt to the bottle's position and movement. This dynamic flexibility provides secure gripping and angle control without requiring complex mechanical joints or adjustment mechanisms, keeping the overall structure simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The arms are made from flexible material that can bend and conform to the bottle body, providing adaptive gripping pressure. This flexibility allows the handle to maintain control during animal movement without requiring complex spring mechanisms or adjustable components.
3Reliability
If the handle arms are made flexible to adapt to bottle movement, then the reliability of grip improves, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The arms are designed with specific geometric parameters including bend angles, lengths, and spacing that allow them to flex and adapt to the bottle. By carefully selecting these parameters during design, the arms provide reliable gripping through their natural flexibility without requiring precision manufacturing tolerances, as the flexibility itself compensates for variations.
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AI summary
A handle assembly for use with a livestock nursing bottle. The handle assembly may comprise a ring, which fits over the neck of the bottle, and two handles extending along the sides of the bottles. The handle assembly may further comprise arms extending from the handles to the front and back of the bottle, where the arms grip the bottle and help the user maintain control.