Wall-Mounted Bottle Storage Bracket for Seismic Breakage Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wine bottle storage systems often compromise between security from breakage during transport or seismic events, aesthetic appeal, visual access, and ease of installation, as they either prioritize security over aesthetics or vice versa, and may require reinforced structures to support the weight of the bottles.
Innovation Solution
A bottle storage bracket system that includes a clip to secure the bottle neck and a mounting face to attach to a vertical surface, featuring a connector, semi-circular shapes for easy bottle insertion and removal, and a base to secure the bottle body, allowing for secure storage in various orientations while enabling easy installation and visual access, using plastic materials for flexibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If wall-mounted storage systems are used to improve aesthetics and visibility, then visual access and aesthetic appeal are improved, but security from breakage during seismic events deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is divided into individual brackets that can be independently mounted on walls, each providing secure containment for single bottles. This segmentation allows the system to maintain aesthetic appeal through flexible wall mounting while ensuring security through individual bottle containment, resolving the contradiction between visual access and breakage protection
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket acts as an intermediary between the wall and the bottle, providing both aesthetic mounting on vertical surfaces and secure containment. The bracket's design with recesses and channels mediates between the need for visual display and the need for seismic protection, allowing bottles to be displayed while prevented from contacting each other
2Reliability
If reinforced wall structures are used to support bottle weight, then security and weight support are improved, but ease of installation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the weight support function into individual brackets that can be independently installed on standard walls without requiring reinforced structures. Each bracket is designed to support its portion of the load, eliminating the need for complex reinforced installations while maintaining security
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket design incorporates self-aligning features with recesses that receive the bottle neck and base, allowing the bottle to help position itself securely in the bracket. This self-service mechanism simplifies installation while ensuring secure weight support
3Quantity of substance
If bottles are stored in contact with each other to maximize space, then storage density is improved, but security from breakage deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket serves as an intermediary structure between adjacent bottles, with its physical form (recesses, channels, and walls) preventing direct contact between bottles while maintaining high storage density through efficient vertical wall mounting
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket provides localized containment features specifically at critical contact points - the recess receiving the neck and the channels containing the body - ensuring security where it is most needed while allowing compact overall arrangement for high storage density
Data Source
AI summary
A bracket is described for securely storing a bottle is disclosed. The bracket may include a clip configured to receive a neck of the bottle, and a mounting face configured to securely mount the bracket to a vertical mounting surface. In some examples, the mounting surface may further include a base configured to receive a body of the bottle.