Therapeutic Bottle With Massage Rollers and Foam

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional drinking bottles do not address hand-related issues such as pain, stress, and reduced blood flow, particularly for individuals on the go who need to stay hydrated and manage hand discomfort.

Innovation Solution

A therapeutic bottle design featuring a cylindrical holder with a stress-releasing foam structure, massage rollers, and an undulating hand grip that provides massage and tension relief, aiding in blood circulation and treating carpal-tunnel syndrome, while also serving as a hydration container.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If conventional drinking bottles are used for hydration, then portability and convenience are improved, but hand-related issues such as pain, stress, and reduced blood flow are not addressed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconvenience of hydrationVSAvoidhand pain and stress

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The drinking bottle is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as a hydration container while simultaneously incorporating therapeutic elements (foam structures, massage rollers, hand grip) that provide hand massage, stress relief, and blood circulation improvement. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by adding therapeutic value without sacrificing the primary hydration function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent combines the drinking bottle with hand therapy components by integrating foam structures, massage rollers, and ergonomic hand grip features directly into the bottle structure. This merging of hydration and therapeutic functions allows users to address hand issues while staying hydrated, eliminating the need for separate devices.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Adaptability or versatility

If therapeutic features are added to the bottle, then hand therapy functionality is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetherapeutic functionalityVSAvoidstructure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The therapeutic features are divided into distinct modular components: foam structures at the top, massage rollers in the middle, and hand grip features at the bottom. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific therapeutic function independently while maintaining overall structural organization and ease of manufacturing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different parts of the bottle are designed with specific local properties optimized for their intended therapeutic function: soft foam at the top for stress relief, rolling surfaces in the middle for massage, and ergonomic contours at the bottom for hand grip therapy. This local quality approach ensures each region provides the appropriate therapy while keeping the overall design manageable.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS20230149252A1Therapeutic bottle

Publication Date: 2023.05.18 WALKER PERCY

AI summary

A therapeutic bottle may include a cylindrical holder and a cylindrical vacuum seal vessel that is retained in the cylindrical holder. The bottle may include a stress-releasing foam structure that attaches around a top portion of the cylindrical holder; and a set of massage rollers attached below the stress-releasing foam structure on a side of the cylindrical holder. The bottle may also include a hand grip in a wave pattern shape that permanently sits below the stress-relating foam structure on a side of the cylindrical holder.