Phone Cover Ring Storage Compartment With Locking Cap

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a common issue of misplacing small items like keys and jewelry, particularly wedding rings, due to their frequent removal for daily activities, leading to potential loss or damage, and existing storage solutions like jewelry boxes are often inaccessible or inconvenient.

Innovation Solution

A storage accessory is integrated into a phone case, featuring a secure pouch with a locking mechanism and a conical member for holding rings, which can be easily accessed and attached to a phone cover, providing a portable and trackable storage solution.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a jewelry box is used to store rings, then the rings are protected from loss or damage, but the storage solution becomes inaccessible or inconvenient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvering protectionVSAvoidstorage accessibility

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the ring storage function with a phone case, merging two separate objects (jewelry box and phone case) into a single integrated unit. The storage compartment is built into the phone case structure, allowing users to access their rings whenever they access their phone, eliminating the need for a separate jewelry box while maintaining protection and accessibility

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent utilizes the three-dimensional space within the phone case by creating a storage compartment that extends into the case body. The conical member protrudes into the storage compartment to securely hold the ring, effectively using the depth dimension of the phone case to create a dedicated storage space that is both protective and easily accessible

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Ease of operation

If rings are kept here and there for easy access, then accessibility is improved, but the risk of misplacement and loss increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvering accessibilityVSAvoidring security

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent prepares a dedicated storage space within the phone case before the user needs to store the ring. The storage compartment and conical member are pre-positioned and ready to receive the ring, allowing users to quickly and conveniently store their ring in a predetermined secure location rather than searching for a safe place

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The conical member acts as an intermediary element between the ring and the storage compartment. It provides a specific geometric interface that securely holds the ring in place, preventing misplacement while allowing easy access. The cone shape guides the ring into the correct position and maintains it securely

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS20250373716A1Storage accessory for a phone cover

Publication Date: 2025.12.04 GRACIE JAYDEN

AI summary

A storage accessory for a phone cover that may be used to store at least a jewelry ring. The storage accessory includes a pouch for storing cards and currency. The storage accessory includes a storage compartment configured on the pouch, wherein the storage compartment has a sidewall defining an inner volume of the storage compartment, an open front, and a cap covering the open front. The cap includes locks for securing the cap to the storage compartment. The storage compartment includes a conical member and an anchor extending from a tip of the conical member.