Self Defence Water Bottle
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing water bottles lack effective means for the owner to summon aid and enhance personal safety, particularly in emergency situations.
Innovation Solution
A self-defense water bottle equipped with a flashlight, alarm, and a blunt window breaker, integrated with a rechargeable battery and a mobile app for enhanced personal safety features, including a ring light, 135 dB siren, and a mobile app for notification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a water bottle is equipped with self-defense features such as pressure points, then personal safety capability is improved, but the bottle lacks effective means to summon aid and provide situational awareness
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple emergency response functions (alarm, flashlight, rim light) into a single water bottle device. The alarm unit, flashlight unit, and rim light unit are integrated with the bottle body, creating a multi-functional personal safety device that can both defend physically and summon aid electronically/optically.
Solution Approach 2:
The water bottle is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as a drinking vessel, a physical self-defense tool with pressure points, an audible alarm device, a visual signaling device with flashlight and rim light, and a window breaker with blunt point. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by adding emergency response capabilities without requiring separate devices.
2Reliability
If a water bottle integrates multiple safety features including alarm, flashlight, and rim light, then personal safety and aid summoning capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a nested structure where the alarm unit, flashlight unit, and rim light unit are positioned within or on the bottle body. The rim light is positioned in a cavity on the bottle, the flashlight is positioned on the bottle, and the alarm unit is integrated into the structure. This nesting approach consolidates multiple functions into a compact form factor, managing complexity through spatial organization.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is segmented into distinct functional units: a bottle body, a lid, an alarm unit, a flashlight unit, and a rim light unit. Each unit can be independently designed, manufactured, and maintained. This segmentation allows for modular complexity management while achieving comprehensive safety functionality.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a water bottle includes a blunt window breaker point, then emergency escape capability is improved, but the bottle may pose safety risks during normal use
Solution Approach 1:
The blunt point is positioned specifically on the lid or bottle structure where it can be accessed for emergency window breaking, but is isolated from the drinking opening and normal usage areas. This localized placement ensures the sharp/pointed feature is available for emergency escape while minimizing exposure during normal drinking and carrying activities.
Data Source
AI summary
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided self defense water bottle, comprising: a stainless steel bottle; a lid; a speaker; a flashlight; a blunt window breaker point; a button for the flash light; a rim light; and a cavity for the rim light.