Wearable drinking device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional drinking devices lack portability and novelty, failing to combine functionality with entertainment value, especially in social settings.
Innovation Solution
A wearable drinking device designed to be worn on the face, featuring a frame member with arms and retaining members that can hold liquid, offering a unique and portable solution that is both functional and conversation-starting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional drinking devices are designed for portability using hooks, then they can be transported easily, but they lose novelty and entertainment value
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the drinking device with eyeglass frame structure, merging two previously separate functions (drinking and vision correction/accessories) into a single integrated device. This allows the device to maintain portability while gaining novelty and entertainment value through its unique wearable design that conversations-starting at social events.
Solution Approach 2:
The device serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a drinking vessel, a wearable accessory like eyeglasses, and a conversation piece. The frame structure provides both structural support for the drinking containers and aesthetic value as a wearable item, enabling the device to adapt to different social contexts while maintaining portability.
2Ease of operation
If drinking devices are made small and simple, then they are portable, but they lack entertainment value and novelty
Solution Approach 1:
By merging the drinking containers with an eyeglass-style frame structure, the patent creates a device that is compact and portable yet visually complex and entertaining. The combination of multiple small containers with the frame creates a novel appearance that starts conversations while maintaining ease of transport.
3Adaptability or versatility
If drinking devices incorporate wearable features, then they become conversation-starting and novel, but they increase device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The frame structure serves dual purposes: it provides the wearable eyeglass-like appearance that creates novelty and conversation value, while simultaneously serving as the structural framework to hold the drinking containers. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional supporting structures, managing complexity while maintaining entertainment value.
Data Source
AI summary
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a wearable drinking device and a method of using the same. In embodiments, the wearable drinking device comprises at least one retaining member; a frame member; and two arms. The at least one retaining member is configured for being secured to the at least one retaining member. In embodiments, the wearable drinking device comprise at least one cap detachably secured to the at least one retaining member. In embodiments, a method of using the wearable drinking device comprise providing a wearable drinking device comprising at least one retaining member, at least one cap and a frame member; filling the at least one retaining member with a liquid; securing the at least one cap to the at least one retaining member; securing the at least one retaining member to the frame member; and positioning the frame member on a user's face.