Phone Case Chapstick Holder With Flexible Retention Structure

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional mobile phone cases do not conveniently integrate a holder for chapstick, leading to issues of misplacement and inconvenience for users who need easy access to personal care items.

Innovation Solution

A mobile phone case designed with a built-in holder for standard-sized chapstick tubes, featuring a retention mechanism like friction fit, snap lock, or cover flap, ensuring secure and easy access at the top of the case.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a mobile phone case is designed with additional features like a chapstick holder, then the convenience and functionality for users are improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidstructure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the mobile phone case with a chapstick holder into a single integrated unit. The holder is built into the case structure, merging two separate functions (phone protection and chapstick storage) into one device, thereby improving versatility without requiring separate carrying of multiple items

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The mobile phone case is designed to serve multiple purposes: protecting the phone from damage and providing storage for chapstick. This multi-functional design allows the case to adapt to different user needs, improving versatility while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of operation

If a holder is integrated into the phone case, then chapstick storage convenience is improved, but the phone case design complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveconvenienceVSAvoiddesign

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The chapstick holder is designed as a separate, modular component that can be independently manufactured and then integrated into the phone case. This segmentation allows for simpler individual part design and manufacturing, while the final assembly provides the convenient integrated functionality

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The chapstick holder is nested within the phone case structure, with the holder fitting into a designated compartment or cavity in the case. This nesting approach allows the holder to be integrated without significantly increasing the overall external dimensions or complexity of the phone case

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Data Source

PatentUS20260026592A1Chapstick Holder Mobile Phone Case

Publication Date: 2026.01.29 SABOSKY MICHAEL GENE

AI summary

A mobile phone case designed to fit standard-sized smartphone models, constructed from durable materials such as thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) or polycarbonate (PC). The mobile phone case features a holder positioned at the top of the protective enclosure, specifically designed to securely hold a standard size tube of chapstick. The holder includes a bottom surface and two side surfaces, which define a top opening that allows flexible movement of the side surfaces. This mechanism ensures a secure hold on the chapstick by employing a retention mechanism, which may include a friction fit, snap lock, or cover flap, facilitating easy insertion and removal through a circular opening. The design provides convenient access to chapstick while maintaining protection for the smartphone.