Beverage can handle and method
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional beverage cans lack a substantial grip and secure handling, with existing handles failing to provide comfort and stability against tipping or jostling, especially when carrying cans of different sizes.
Innovation Solution
A C-shaped beverage can handle device that attaches and detaches easily, featuring a vertical handle portion, a top portion with a notch for the rim, and rotatably coupled base members that form a linear or X-shaped configuration to securely hold cans of various sizes, fabricated from materials like plastics or metals, allowing for comfortable grip and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional beverage cans are used without handles, then the cans are simple and easy to manufacture, but they lack substantial grip and secure handling
Solution Approach 1:
The beverage can is divided into two functional parts: the can itself and a separate handle device. The handle device includes a base member with first and second arms that can be positioned around the can, and a handle member that connects to these arms. This segmentation allows the can to remain simple while adding handling capability through an attachable component.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle device acts as an intermediary between the user's hand and the beverage can. Instead of directly gripping the can, the user holds the handle member, which transmits force to the can through the base member arms that engage with the can's rim. This intermediary provides comfort and security without requiring direct hand contact with the can.
2Ease of operation
If existing beverage can handles are used, then they provide some handling capability, but they fail to provide comfortable grip and stability against tipping or jostling
Solution Approach 1:
The base member is configured to preliminarily engage with the beverage can's rim before the handle is fully assembled or activated. The first and second arms of the base member are positioned to initially contact and secure the can, creating a stable foundation that prevents tipping before the user applies force through the handle member.
Solution Approach 2:
The base member arms are designed with curved surfaces that conform to the cylindrical shape of the beverage can. This curvature allows the arms to wrap around and securely engage the can's rim, distributing force evenly and preventing the can from slipping or tipping during handling.
3Adaptability or versatility
If beverage can handles are made to fit different can sizes, then versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base member arms are designed to be movable relative to each other, allowing the span between the first and second arms to dynamically adjust to match different can diameters. This dynamic adjustment capability enables a single handle device configuration to securely engage various can sizes without requiring multiple specialized handles.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle device is designed as a universal solution that can accommodate multiple beverage can sizes through the adjustable base member configuration. The same handle member and base member assembly can be used across different can diameters, eliminating the need for size-specific handle variants and simplifying the overall device family.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides a convenient reusable handle device for a beverage can, which firmly holds the beverage can and makes it easy to carry. The beverage can handle device comprises an upper or top portion, a middle or handle portion and a lower or base portion, where the shapes of the top and base portions of the beverage can handle device are matched to that of the top rim and bottom rim, respectively, of the beverage can, so as to engage and clasp securely the beverage can. The base of the beverage can handle device is configured to linearly traverse the bottom diameter of the beverage can in a single direction when the base is contracted and to linearly traverse the bottom diameter of the beverage can in two directions (e.g., substantially perpendicular directions in a “scissor hinge”) when the base is expanded.