Portable Device Case with Flexible Tubular Stylus Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable electronic computing devices and stylus systems lack a secure and ergonomic design that allows for easy attachment and detachment of stylus-shaped members, leading to usability issues and potential damage from improper handling.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a case with an aperture, a frame assembly with projections, and a flexible tubular member that can be removably coupled with the frame assembly, featuring a semi-circular and semi-rectangular cross-sectional profile, made from materials like polyester, nylon, or silicone, and a frame assembly made from polycarbonate, polypropylene, or polyethylene, allowing for compressive and expansive forces to adjust the length and diameter for secure attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a rigid housing is used to protect the portable electronic computing device, then protection strength is improved, but adaptability to accommodate different stylus-shaped members is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into a case and a separate frame assembly that can be attached to or removed from the case. This segmentation allows the frame assembly to provide adaptable stylus accommodation while the case maintains its protective function, resolving the contradiction between strength and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame assembly includes flexible members that can dynamically adjust to accommodate different stylus-shaped members of varying sizes and shapes. This dynamic flexibility is incorporated into an otherwise rigid structure, allowing the system to maintain both strength and adaptability.
2Reliability
If a secure attachment mechanism is implemented for stylus-shaped members, then reliability of attachment is improved, but ease of operation for attachment and detachment is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment mechanism is segmented into discrete components including the frame assembly, flexible members, and stylus-shaped members with corresponding features. This segmentation allows each component to be independently optimized for both security and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible tubular member acts as an intermediary between the rigid frame assembly and the stylus-shaped member. It provides a compliant interface that facilitates easy insertion and removal while maintaining secure attachment, resolving the contradiction between reliability and ease of operation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a flexible tubular member is used to hold the stylus-shaped member, then adaptability to different stylus dimensions is improved, but structural stability is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
A flexible tubular member is used to hold the stylus-shaped member, providing adaptability to different dimensions while maintaining structural integrity through its tubular geometry and material properties.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible tubular member is merged with the rigid frame assembly to create a hybrid structure that combines the adaptability of flexible materials with the stability of rigid components, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and structural stability.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods are involved for a self-contained portable electronic computing device and for a stylus-shaped member, the system includes (I) a case for holding at least one portion of the self-contained portable electronic computing device, the case including at least one aperture; (II) a frame assembly including at least one projection, the at least one projection couplable with the at least one aperture of the case; and (III) a flexible tubular member removably couplable with the frame assembly, the flexible tubular member for holding at least one portion of the stylus-shaped member. In addition, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.