Vented Suction Base Nail Polish Holder with Hinged Crown
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices for holding nail polish bottles and collecting crafting scraps lack securement to a work surface, leading to instability and the need for one-handed operation, as they are not designed to prevent planar displacement while allowing easy axial displacement for removal.
Innovation Solution
The integration of a vented suction base with a hingedly coupled crown, allowing secure attachment to a work surface to prevent planar displacement while enabling easy axial removal, and featuring a crown with a cavity accessible through radially symmetrical slits and flaps for nail polish bottles or scrap materials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a nail polish holder device or scrap collection device is designed without a securement base, then the device structure remains simple and easy to manufacture, but the device becomes unstable and requires two-handed operation to prevent displacement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the holding function (crown with cavity) and the securement function (suction base) into a single integrated device. The suction base is directly attached to the crown structure, merging two previously separate functions into one unified tool that provides both stability and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The suction base acts as an intermediary between the device and the work surface, providing a secure connection that prevents planar displacement. This intermediary component enables one-handed operation by transferring the stabilizing function from the user's hand to the suction base attachment mechanism.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a suction base is added to secure the device to the work surface, then planar displacement is prevented and stability is improved, but the device requires more effort to remove from the surface
Solution Approach 1:
The suction base incorporates a hinge mechanism that allows the crown to rotate relative to the base. This dynamic feature enables the user to easily detach the crown from the base by applying rotational force, overcoming the suction attachment without requiring excessive axial pulling effort.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is segmented into two main components: the suction base that attaches to the work surface and the crown that holds the nail polish or scraps. This segmentation allows the crown to be easily detached from the base while the base remains securely attached to the surface, facilitating simple replacement of the holding portion.
3Ease of manufacture
If the crown is rigidly fixed to the suction base, then the device structure is simpler, but the device cannot be easily detached for cleaning or replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The hinge connection between the crown and suction base transforms a static rigid connection into a dynamic articulated connection. This allows the crown to be easily detached from the base by rotating it away, enabling simple cleaning or replacement of the crown while maintaining a relatively simple overall device structure.
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
This configuration allows for stable, one-handed operation during nail polish application and scrap collection, preventing device displacement and simplifying the process of securing and removing the device from the work surface with minimal effort.
Implementation Method 1
a vented suction base coupled with the crown
Data Source
AI summary
Provided for are devices having a crown with an opening defining an access to a cavity of the crown for the insertion of nail polish containers or crafting scrap materials, such as waste produced in vinyl weeding. Advantageously, the devices are anchorable for directional release and attachment to a surface. The crown may be hingedly positionable with respect to a vented suction base anchorable to a surface. Further provided for are methods of use of devices in the application of nail polish or in crafting, such as in vinyl weeding.