Retractable Mobile Phone Handle for Secure One-Handed Grip
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Solution Overview
Problem
Larger mobile phones become difficult to hold in one hand, especially for the elderly, and existing solutions do not effectively address the need for a secure and convenient handling mechanism.
Innovation Solution
A handle comprising a flat end that can be glued onto the back of a mobile phone or its case, featuring a grip that protrudes from the flat end, with optional retractable hinges allowing the handle to be opened or closed, providing a secure grip and versatile mounting options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If mobile phones are made larger to provide more display area and functionality, then the screen size and capabilities are improved, but the ease of holding in one hand deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile phone system is segmented into two functional parts: the main phone body for display and functionality, and a separate handle component for gripping and stability. This segmentation allows the phone to maintain a large screen area while offloading the holding function to the handle, resolving the contradiction between size and ease of holding.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle acts as an intermediary component between the user's hand and the mobile phone. It provides an ergonomic gripping interface and extends the phone's effective handling capability, allowing users to comfortably operate large phones without directly holding the entire device weight and size.
2Adaptability or versatility
If mobile phones are made larger, then functionality is improved, but the risk of accidental button presses increases
Solution Approach 1:
The handling and gripping function is extracted from the main phone body and placed into a separate handle component. This extraction creates physical separation between the user's gripping area (on the handle) and the phone's control buttons, eliminating the possibility of accidental button presses while maintaining full functionality.
3Ease of operation
If a handle is added to the mobile phone, then ease of holding is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is designed with dynamic characteristics - it can be retractable or foldable, allowing it to be extended when needed for improved ease of holding and retracted or folded when not needed to minimize device complexity and portability concerns. This dynamic design resolves the contradiction between adding handling assistance and maintaining device simplicity.
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AI summary
A handle for a mobile phone. The handle is all in one piece and it comprises a flat end, which can be glued onto the back of a mobile phone or the back of a case that fits on the back of the mobile phone, and a grip, attached to the flat end and protruding from the flat end. A mobile phone device comprising a mobile phone, a disclosed handle or the disclosed handle and a disclosed case is provided.