Retractable beverage holder
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wide-armed chairs, such as Adirondack chairs, pose challenges in balancing beverages due to the difficulty in securing them on armrests, leading to spills, and existing solutions are not versatile, aesthetically pleasing, or functional.
Innovation Solution
A retractable beverage holder (RBH) with a mounting bracket that attaches to the underside of the armrest, allowing the holder to extend for use and retract when not in use, providing support for various types of containers and maintaining the chair's aesthetic integrity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a beverage holder is mounted on the armrest, then beverages can be held securely, but the armrest is no longer available for resting or other uses
Solution Approach 1:
The beverage holder is designed with a retractable mechanism that allows it to move between an extended position (when beverage holding is needed) and a retracted position (when armrest availability is needed). This dynamic transformation resolves the contradiction by making the holder space-time adaptive rather than statically occupying the armrest surface.
2Reliability
If a beverage holder is mounted on the armrest, then beverages can be held securely, but the mounting hardware is visible and detracts from aesthetics
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting hardware is extracted and relocated to the underside of the armrest, separating the functional mounting mechanism from the visible surface. This allows the beverage holder to be securely mounted while keeping the aesthetic appearance of the armrest intact, as the mounting components are hidden from view.
3Reliability
If a beverage holder is mounted on the armrest, then beverages can be held securely, but the holder is conspicuous and detracts from aesthetics when not in use
Solution Approach 1:
The beverage holder transitions from a static conspicuous object to a dynamic element that can be retracted into the armrest structure. When not in use, the holder is concealed within the armrest, maintaining aesthetic appearance. When needed, it extends to provide secure beverage holding, thus resolving the visual contradiction through temporal separation of function and form.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates generally to a beverage holder designed to be mounted to the underside of an armrest and may be retracted under the armrest when not in use. Embodiments of the present disclosure include a retractable beverage holder (RBH) with a mounting bracket that provides support to the beverage holder when the beverage holder is retracted under the armrest, and when the beverage holder is extended out from under the armrest. Embodiments of the present disclosure include, for example, a dual option retractable beverage holder (DORBH) having both a wine glass holder, and a cup holder. Another example embodiment is a single option retractable beverage holder (SORBH) comprising a wine glass holder and a mounting bracket, or a cup holder and a mounting bracket.