Resilient Band Case for Electronic Device Item Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cases for portable electronic devices are often bulky and require separate carriers for personal items, leading to discomfort and inconvenience.
Innovation Solution
A case with a resilient band that holds items such as credit cards, identification, and cash against the device, integrating a base with a receiving opening and a top that locks to encapsulate the device, while the resilient band secures items between its inner and outer surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a conventional case for portable electronic device is used, then the device is protected, but the case becomes large and bulky in the user's pocket
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the device case with a resilient band that can hold personal items such as identification, credit cards, and cash. This merging of the case structure with an integrated item-holding band eliminates the need for separate wallets or cardholders, reducing overall volume while maintaining protection functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The case structure serves multiple functions: it protects the electronic device, provides a receiving opening for the device, and incorporates a resilient band that can hold various personal items. This multi-functionality allows the case to replace both a protective case and a separate item carrier, reducing the bulk in the user's pocket.
2Reliability
If users carry multiple items separately (electronic device plus wallet/clip), then all items are secured, but the pockets become bulky, inconvenient, and uncomfortable
Solution Approach 1:
The resilient band is integrated into the case structure, allowing users to carry their electronic device and personal items together in a single case rather than separately. This combination maintains security for all items while significantly improving pocket comfort by eliminating the bulk of multiple separate carriers.
Solution Approach 2:
The case is divided into functional segments: a base with a receiving opening for the electronic device and a resilient band portion for holding personal items. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently while together they provide a compact, comfortable carrying solution.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a case with integrated item storage is designed, then the need for separate carriers is eliminated, but the case structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The resilient band is constructed from a flexible, resilient material that can be molded into the case structure. This flexible material provides item storage capability without requiring complex rigid structures, maintaining case simplicity while adding versatility for holding various personal items of different sizes and shapes.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a slim, lightweight design that combines device protection with item storage, eliminating the need for additional carriers and enhancing user convenience.
Implementation Method 1
a resilient band configured to hold one or more items against the body
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a case or attachment device for use with an electronic device having a screen. The case has a base portion with a body having a back wall and side walls extending therefrom forming a receiving opening for receiving the electronic device. The case also includes a resilient band configured to hold one or more items (e.g., ID, credit cards, cash) against the case. The band may be pulled away from the body and items may be slid underneath the band so that they are held between an inner surface of the band and an outer surface of the body. The band may extend in a lateral, a longitudinal, or a diagonal direction. The band may also form a pocket for receiving items therein. The band can hold items against the back wall of the case.