Portable beverage holder
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable beverage holders lack versatility in attaching to and supporting various different structures, limiting their utility during travel.
Innovation Solution
A portable beverage holder design featuring a receptacle with a pivotable elongated attachment clip and fastening tabs, allowing secure attachment to diverse structures through a combination of pivotable and collapsible mechanisms, including hook-and-loop fastening components, enabling easy attachment to various surfaces and objects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a portable beverage holder uses a fixed attachment mechanism, then it provides stable support, but it cannot attach to various different structures
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment clip is designed with multiple functions: it can pivot to attach to rigid structures like tray tables, collapse to attach to flexible surfaces like backpacks, and adjust to different angles. This multi-functionality allows a single component to handle various attachment scenarios without requiring multiple specialized mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment mechanism incorporates dynamic elements including a pivot joint allowing rotational movement for angle adjustment, and a collapsible structure that can transition between extended and retracted states. These dynamic features enable the mechanism to adapt its configuration based on the attachment target, resolving the contradiction between stability and versatility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a portable beverage holder uses a pivotable attachment clip, then it can attach to various structures, but the attachment stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The pivotable clip incorporates a hinge joint that allows controlled rotation while maintaining connection. The pivot mechanism includes friction or detent features that provide stable holding positions during use, ensuring reliability while preserving adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment mechanism can change its geometric parameters including the angle of the clip relative to the receptacle, the extension length of the legs, and the engagement depth. These parameter adjustments allow optimization of both versatility and stability for different attachment scenarios.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the receptacle body is collapsible, then it improves portability and storage, but the structural strength may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The receptacle body employs collapsible walls with hinges or foldable joints that allow the structure to compact for storage while maintaining integrity during use. The dynamic structure transitions between a compact state for portability and an expanded state with sufficient structural strength to hold beverages securely.
Solution Approach 2:
The receptacle utilizes flexible materials and thin-walled construction that can collapse and expand. These flexible structures maintain adequate strength when expanded through material properties and geometric design, while enabling compact storage when collapsed.
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AI summary
A portable beverage holder includes a receptacle, an elongated attachment clip, and first and second fastening tabs. The receptacle includes a body having an open end and a closed end and is configured for receipt of a beverage container. The receptacle further includes a rim surrounding the open end of the body. The elongated attachment clip includes a head defining an opening and first and second legs extending from the head. The head pivotably retains the rim of the receptacle within the opening of the head. The first and second legs extend from the head and are spaced-apart from one another. The free ends of the first and second legs define an opening therebetween enabling insertion of a structure therethrough and into the elongated volume. The fastening tabs extend from the free ends of the respective legs and are configured to releasably engage one another.