Window-Mounted Animal Head With Wind-Moved Ears and Tongue
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a device that allows users to bring joy and humor to other motorists by simulating a pet with its head hanging out of a vehicle window without the necessity of physically having the pet in the vehicle.
Innovation Solution
A window-attachment animal head device comprising a body resembling an animal head, equipped with suction cups and L-brackets for removable attachment to a vehicle window, featuring non-rigid ears and tongue that can be blown by the wind, and rigid eyes, nose, and mouth, which gives the appearance of a pet looking out the window.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a real pet is brought into the vehicle to bring joy to motorists, then the joy and humor effect is achieved, but the convenience and practicality deteriorates due to the need to physically transport and care for the pet
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a realistic copy of a pet's head with movable ears, tongue, and eyes that simulate a living pet's expressions. This copy can be attached to the window to provide the joy-bringing effect without requiring a real pet, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and consistency of effect.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates dynamic elements such as movable ears, tongue, and eyes that respond to wind and vehicle motion. These dynamic features make the static device appear alive, maintaining the joy-bringing effect consistently without requiring a real living pet.
2Strength
If a pet's head is made completely rigid for structural stability, then the attachment strength improves, but the ability to simulate a living pet deteriorates due to lack of movement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the pet head into rigid and flexible segments. The main structure (head, eyes, nose, mouth) is rigid for stability, while specific parts (ears, tongue) are made flexible to simulate movement. This segmentation allows both strong attachment and realistic simulation of a living pet.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different material properties to different parts of the device. The head structure uses rigid materials for stability, while the ears and tongue use flexible materials that can move in the wind. This local differentiation of material quality achieves both attachment strength and lifelike appearance.
3Shape
If the tongue and ears are made non-rigid to be blown by wind, then the simulation of a living pet improves, but the structural stability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent separates the structure into stable rigid components (head, eyes, nose, mouth) and flexible simulating components (ears, tongue). The rigid segments provide structural stability while the flexible segments create the illusion of life through movement, resolving the contradiction between stability and simulation quality.
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
The device effectively simulates a pet's head hanging out of a vehicle window, bringing joy and humor to passing motorists without requiring a real pet, overcoming the inconvenience of carrying a pet and providing a constant source of enjoyment and happiness.
Implementation Method 1
The suction cup engages the front surface of a window and creates a suction force
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a window-attachment animal head device, primarily comprised of a body that resembles the head of an animal and that comprises at least one suction cup and at least one L-bracket that allows the device to removably-attach to a vehicle window. The body is also comprised of a set of ears, a set of eyes, a nose/snout, and a mouth with a tongue. Both the tongue and the ears may be of an exaggerated length and are non-rigid, such that they can be blown freely by the wind while the device is attached to a vehicle window and the vehicle is in motion. In this manner, the device allows a user to bring joy, humor and happiness to passing motorists which would ordinarily occur by bringing the pet in a vehicle, but without having to bring said pet into the vehicle.