Tablet Holder Handle and Light for Stable One-Handed Filming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Multi-media tablets lack handles, grooves, or grips, making it difficult to hold them with one hand, resulting in poor video quality and increased risk of damage due to instability, and they often lack light sources for filming in poorly lit areas.
Innovation Solution
A multi-media tablet holder with retention members, a handle assembly, and a light emitting device that allows single-handed operation and enhanced filming capabilities, featuring retention rails, slide pins, extension springs, and a switch for the light, along with an articulating mechanism for improved stability and flexibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If multi-media tablets have a smooth and flat design, then manufacturing simplicity and aesthetic appeal are improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to inability to grasp with one hand
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a holder as an intermediary device between the user and the multi-media tablet. The holder includes a retention member with channels that receive the tablet edges, and a handle assembly with finger grooves that provide gripping surfaces. This mediator enables single-handed operation without modifying the tablet's smooth design.
2Device complexity
If multi-media tablets lack handles or grips, then device simplicity and portability are improved, but reliability deteriorates due to increased risk of dropping
Solution Approach 1:
The holder serves as an intermediary that provides protective gripping features without adding complexity to the tablet itself. The retention member with channels securely holds the tablet edges, and the handle assembly with finger grooves provides stable gripping surfaces, reducing drop risk while maintaining tablet simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder provides beforehand protection by securing the tablet in a stable position with the retention member and handle assembly. The wrist strap option also provides prior cushioning against accidental drops by securing the device to the user's wrist before a drop can occur.
3Device complexity
If multi-media tablets lack light emitting devices, then device simplicity and power consumption are improved, but video quality deteriorates in poorly lit areas
Solution Approach 1:
The holder acts as an intermediary by providing an integrated light emitting device that illuminates the scene being captured. The light source is positioned on the holder rather than the tablet, providing necessary illumination for video recording in poorly lit areas without modifying the tablet's design.
4Ease of operation
If multi-media tablets are held freehand, then ease of operation is improved for portability, but stability deteriorates resulting in poor video quality
Solution Approach 1:
The holder serves as an intermediary that provides a stable base for holding the multi-media tablet. The retention member secures the tablet with channels receiving the edges, and the handle assembly provides a stable gripping surface with finger grooves, enabling steady single-handed operation for clear video recording.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables stable single-handed operation of multi-media tablets, improves video quality by providing necessary grip and light, reducing the risk of damage and enhancing filming capabilities in various lighting conditions.
Implementation Method 1
an extension spring affixed at one end to the first retention member and at an opposite end to the second retention member
Implementation Method 2
a light emitting device is provided and is located on a front surface of the second retention member
Data Source
AI summary
A multi-media tablet holder is provided and includes a first retention member, a second retention member, a pair of slide pins, at least one extension spring and a handle. The first retention member includes a first retention plate and a first retention rail. The second retention member includes a second retention plate and a second retention rail. The first and second retention rails are sized to receive a thickness of a multi-media tablet. There is also provided a multi-media tablet holder including a retention member, a handle assembly and an articulating mechanism for pivoting and rotating the retention member relative to the handle assembly.