Wheeled Suitcase Beverage Holder with Angled Spill-Prevention Cover

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wheeled suitcases fail to securely transport open or hot beverage containers without risking spillage, which can harm people or damage property.

Innovation Solution

A wheeled suitcase with a beverage container holder that securely positions and angles the container at 30 degrees or less from vertical, equipped with a cover to prevent spillage, and a pivotable attachment for self-adjustment, allowing partial exposure for easy removal and using a pocket with waterproof lining for containment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a beverage container holder is provided in a wheeled suitcase, then beverage containers can be transported, but spillage may occur and harm nearby members of the public

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebeverage container transport capabilityVSAvoidspillage risk to public

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

A protective cover is introduced as an intermediary element between the beverage container and the surrounding environment. The cover shields the container and contains any potential spillage, preventing harm to nearby members of the public while still allowing the container to be transported in the holder.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The protective cover acts as a pre-established safety barrier that is in place before any spillage can occur. This beforehand protection ensures that even if the beverage container tips or leaks, the harmful effects are contained and prevented from reaching the public.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

2Reliability

If a beverage container holder securely fixed position is provided, then spillage is prevented, but ease of removal by user is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontainer stabilityVSAvoidcontainer removal ease

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The holder is designed with differentiated local qualities: the lower portion provides secure anchoring to prevent spillage, while the upper portion remains accessible and exposed for easy user removal. This spatial variation in fixation strength resolves the contradiction between stability and ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

3Reliability

If a beverage container holder is provided within a pocket, then containment is improved, but access and removal convenience is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontainer containmentVSAvoidcontainer access convenience

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The pocket structure is segmented into different functional zones: an upper openable section that provides easy access for inserting and removing containers, and a lower containment section that securely holds the container in position. This segmentation allows both convenient access and reliable containment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10111507B2Wheeled suitcase with beverage holder

Publication Date: 2018.10.30 DALY STEPHEN

AI summary

A wheeled suitcase comprises an extendable handle, a main chamber, and a beverage container holder adapted to releasably hold a disposable hot drinks cup or can in a substantially fixed position relative to the suitcase, or adapted to releasably hold a plurality of hot drinks cups or cans side by side in a substantially fixed position relative to the suitcase. When the holder is in use a beverage container held thereby at least partly extends above the beverage container holder so as to aid its removal from the holder. When the suitcase is rested on its wheels in a substantially upright position such that the handle is substantially vertical a beverage container in the holder is held at an angle of 30 degrees or less to the vertical. The suitcase further comprises a beverage container cover adapted to shield a beverage container retained in the holder.