Product Container Grip Locking Mechanism for Mobile Accessories
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing product containers, such as those for cosmetics, often get lost in purses or pockets due to their small size, and carrying them with extendable handles for mobile devices can be cumbersome, as there is a lack of integrated solutions that allow easy attachment and detachment from mobile devices or other accessories.
Innovation Solution
A product container grip with integrated locking mechanisms that can attach to extendable handles or adapters, featuring various locking configurations like spring arm catches, threads, slide-on mechanisms, perimeter beads, and hook-and-snap systems, allowing secure and easy attachment to mobile devices or other surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If product containers are made small for portability, then they are easier to carry, but they get lost easily in purses or pockets
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the product container with a mobile device accessory (extendable handle or adapter) to create an integrated unit. The container is attached to the accessory via locking mechanisms, ensuring it remains securely attached and does not get lost separately in purses or pockets.
Solution Approach 2:
The container is designed to be compatible with multiple types of mobile device accessories (extendable handles, adapters, grips). This multi-functionality allows the same container design to be universally attached to various accessories, maintaining security while preserving the small portable size of the container itself.
2Adaptability or versatility
If product containers are integrated with mobile device accessories, then they are easier to carry together, but attachment and detachment becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment system is divided into separate modular components: the container with its locking mechanism, the accessory (extendable handle or adapter), and the receiving structure. This segmentation allows each component to be independently manufactured and assembled, simplifying the overall attachment process while maintaining integration capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The locking mechanism incorporates dynamic elements such as spring-loaded catches and movable locking components that automatically engage when the container is attached to the accessory. This dynamic design enables easy attachment through simple snap-in motion while providing secure retention, eliminating complex manual fastening procedures.
3Reliability
If locking mechanisms are integrated into the container, then attachment security is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism is designed as a self-contained system within the container that automatically engages with the accessory's receiving structure. The spring-loaded catches and locking components work autonomously upon attachment, eliminating the need for external fastening tools or complex multi-step procedures, thus maintaining simplicity despite the integrated security feature.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediate adapter component that provides the receiving structure for the locking mechanism. This adapter acts as a mediator between the container and various mobile device accessories, standardizing the attachment interface and simplifying the container's overall structure while maintaining secure attachment capability across different accessory types.
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AI summary
The invention provides a product container grip comprising a container wall forming a cavity, a container top releasably attached to said container wall, a container bottom integral with said container wall, a locking mechanism disposed at least in part in said container wall, and a locking mechanism provides a means for releasably locking/attaching said container onto an extendable handle. Also provided is a container having a bottom or side locking mechanism for locking/attaching onto an extendable handle or locking/attaching onto an adapter fitted with receiving structures for accepting and forming a seal with the product container grip.