Universal Holster Base for Multi-Config Mobile Device Cases
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current holsters are designed to accommodate either mobile device cases with or without protective skins, but not both configurations, limiting their versatility in accommodating various shapes and sizes.
Innovation Solution
A holster with a base that can securely and releasably affix mobile device cases in multiple configurations, including a housing with a removable elastomeric cover, using a latch and design features like protuberances and arms to accommodate different sizes and protective covers, allowing for secure retention and easy removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a holster is designed to accommodate a specific configuration of mobile device case, then the retention security is improved, but the adaptability to different configurations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The holster base is designed with a universal structure that can accommodate multiple configurations of mobile device cases. The base includes a recess that can receive different case sizes and shapes, and a latch mechanism that can secure various configurations, making the holster multi-functional for different case types without requiring separate holsters for each configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The latch mechanism is designed to be dynamic, allowing it to adapt to different case configurations. The latch can engage with different positions and orientations of the case, providing secure retention regardless of whether the case has a protective skin or not, or if the case is in a different size variation.
2Ease of manufacture
If a holster is designed with a fixed size for a specific case configuration, then the manufacturing simplicity is improved, but the adaptability to various case sizes and configurations deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The holster is segmented into a base structure and a latch mechanism, where the base is designed with sufficient volume to accommodate different case sizes. The base includes a recess that can be molded in a single piece to accommodate various configurations, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while achieving adaptability through the segmented design that allows for flexible case placement.
3Ease of operation
If a holster uses a latch mechanism to secure the case, then the ease of operation for secure retention is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The latch mechanism is designed to be self-servicing, automatically engaging and disengaging based on the insertion and removal of the case. When the case is inserted into the holster base, the latch automatically snaps into place to secure the case. To remove the case, the user simply pulls, and the latch automatically releases. This self-service mechanism provides ease of operation without requiring complex manual manipulation.
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AI summary
A holster for a mobile device case having a first predetermined configuration and a second predetermined configuration. The holster includes a base sized to releasably affix the mobile device case independent of whether the mobile device case is in the first predetermined configuration or the second predetermined configuration.