Pivoting Bottle Container Support for Hanging and Stable Standing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices for presenting and cooling beverages in bottles are bulky and prone to misplacement, making them inconvenient for use and storage, and they lose functionality when detached from their support.
Innovation Solution
A device with a pedestal support that can pivot between a table-hanging position and a standing position, featuring a groove for secure hooking onto a table edge and a locking mechanism to maintain orientation, ensuring the support is fixed to the receptacle and reducing bulkiness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If the support is detached from the receptacle for standing on a table, then the device can be stored compactly, but the support may be mislaid and becomes non-functional
Solution Approach 1:
The support and receptacle are permanently joined as a single integrated unit, eliminating the risk of misplacement while maintaining compact storage. The support is fixed to the receptacle body through integration, ensuring it cannot be separated or lost.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated support-receptacle unit serves multiple functions: it provides structural support for hanging on table edges, offers a stable base for standing on tables, and maintains compact form for storage. The single integrated design accomplishes all functions without requiring separate components.
2Reliability
If the support is integrated to the receptacle, then misplacement is avoided, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The support and receptacle are merged into a single integrated structure, simplifying the overall device by eliminating separate components and assembly/d disassembly mechanisms. This integration reduces structural complexity while ensuring the support cannot be misplaced.
3Ease of operation
If the pedestal is positioned towards the opening for hanging, then the device can be hooked onto table edges, but the device is bulky in this configuration
Solution Approach 1:
The pedestal is designed to rotate relative to the receptacle, allowing dynamic repositioning between a hanging configuration (pedestal towards the opening) and a standing configuration (pedestal at the bottom). This rotational capability enables the device to adapt its form factor to different usage scenarios, reducing effective bulkiness.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the pedestal is positioned towards the bottom for standing, then the device is stable on tables, but the device cannot be hooked onto table edges
Solution Approach 1:
The pedestal's ability to rotate enables the device to switch between two stable states: a standing state with the pedestal at the bottom for table stability, and a hanging state with the pedestal repositioned towards the opening for edge hooking. This dynamic repositioning provides both stability and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The single integrated unit with a rotatable pedestal serves multiple functions: it provides stable standing on tables and secure hanging on table edges. The pedestal's repositioning capability enables the device to adapt to different usage scenarios, achieving universality without requiring separate components.
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AI summary
A device including a container for bottles in which the container is equipped with an opening and a base is disclosed. The device also includes a support which is equipped with a base. The support and the container are connected between a first position in which the base of the support is disposed at the opening of the container and in which the support is intended to fix the device to the edge of a table, such that the opening of the container is orientated upwards, and a second position in which the base of the support is disposed at the base of the container and is intended to be placed on the table, such as to support the container in a stable manner.