Patent Application
20240306833
The present disclosure relates generally to a holder for accommodating items of varying size, such as soaps and candles.
Soaps and candles, and other items of variable size, are generally placed in holders when not in use. Soaps are utilized for cleaning dishes or human body. When a soap is new and not used by a user, a size of the soap is maximum. When the soap is being used in daily activities, the size of the soap gets reduced over a time period. A soap holder having a fixed depth is generally used for accommodating the soap. When the soap is new, it can be easily accommodated within the soap holder. A person can easily pick up the soap from top as the height of soap is equal to or slightly greater than the height of the soap holder. However, when the size of the soap is reduced, the person may face problem in picking the soap from the soap holder as the height of the soap is less than the height of the soap holder.
Similarly, when a candle is new and not used by a user, a size of the candle is maximum. When the candle is being used in daily activities, the size of the candle gets reduced over the time period. A candle holder having a fixed depth is generally used for accommodating the candle. When the candle is new, it can be easily accommodated within the candle holder. A person can easily pick up the candle from top as the height of candle is equal to or slightly greater than the height of the candle holder. However, when the size of the candle is reduced, the person may face problem in picking the candle from the candle holder as the height of the candle is less than the height of the candle holder. Moreover, when the size of the candle is reduced, the flame portion may be below the surface of the holder, obscuring some of the light.
In addition, holders for items of variable size such as soap or candles and components thereof may be made of various materials, including but not limited to ceramic, concrete, plastic, wood, silicone, glass, metal, stone, synthetic materials, or other suitable materials. The soap or candle holders generally have a flat or concave base for placing the soap or candle. However, water may be collected when wet soap is placed in the soap holder after usage. Thus, a time required for drying the soap is increased. Further, when the soap is left in the water inside the soap holder, it becomes soft and messy. As a result, a portion of the soap gets wasted and time and effort are required for frequent cleaning of the soap dish. Moreover, when soap is left in water it is unsightly, degrades the visual appearance and texture of the soap, and can promote mold, mildew and bacterial growth.
Thus, there is a need for a holder for accommodating soaps, candles and other items of variable size, that addresses the aforesaid problems of conventional holders.
Consequently, there is a need for an improved apparatus and arrangement for implementing the apparatus that alleviates at least some of the above-cited problems.
It is therefore an object of the present disclosure to provide a holder for accommodating soaps, candles and other items of variable size to mitigate, alleviate, or eliminate all or at least some of the above-discussed drawbacks of presently known solutions.
This and other objects are achieved using a device and a method as defined in the appended claims. The term exemplary is in the present context to be understood as serving as an instance, example or illustration.
While the preferred embodiment is described as soap or candle, the holder may accommodate other kinds of items of variable size. For example, art supplies such as pencils, crayons, and pastels are also of variable size and may also be used. Other items of variable size that may be used with the holder include but are not limited to makeup and cosmetics products, such as, eyeshadows, eye shadow sticks, foundation sticks, and eye shadow pencils. The holder may also accommodate new types of products that are not presently available on the market. Items of variable size includes items of which individual units vary in size during use, such as soaps or candles, and items for which the size varies between individual units. For example, the latter would include pens, which do not vary in size with use, but are made in varying sizes themselves.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a holder system for carrying items of variable size is disclosed. The holder comprises a height controlling bar for adjusting height of opening in the holder to accommodate items of variable size, such as soaps and candles. The holder further comprises an outer body having multiple holes at side walls for mounting the height controlling bar.
In an aspect, the multiple holes are formed at the side walls at different height from a base of the holder.
In an aspect, the multiple holes have different shapes and dimensions depending upon requirements.
In an aspect, each hole of the multiple holes of a left wall of the holder is aligned with its opposite hole of a right wall of the holder.
In an aspect, the base of the holder has one or more holes for allowing quick drying of the soap.
In an aspect, the height controlling bar has one or more holes for minimizing contact between the soap and the height controlling bar.
In an aspect, the one or more holes of the height controlling bar have different shapes and dimensions.
In an aspect, one of the sides of the height controlling bar is tilted at an angle, for example 90 degrees, for securing the height controlling bar within the multiple holes present at the side walls of the outer body.
In an aspect, the outer body and the height controlling bar may be made of one or more of ceramic, concrete, plastic, wood, silicone, glass, metal, stone, synthetic materials, or other suitable materials. The height controlling bar may be made of the same material, or different material, as the main body.
In an aspect, a material for making the holder is mixed with a florescent color for enabling the holder to glow in dark.
In some embodiments, any of the above aspects may additionally have features identical with or corresponding to any of the various features as explained above for any of the other aspects.
The foregoing will be apparent from the following more particular description of the example embodiments, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the different views. The drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating the example embodiments.
Aspects of the present disclosure will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. The apparatus and methods disclosed herein can, however, be realized in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the aspects set forth herein. Like numbers in the drawings refer to like elements throughout.
Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known methods, procedures, components, circuits, and networks have not been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure aspects of the embodiments.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular aspects of the disclosure only and is not intended to limit the invention. It should be emphasized that the term “comprises/comprising” when used in this specification is taken to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, or components, but does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, components, or groups thereof. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
As used herein, the term “if” may be construed to mean “when” or “upon” or “in response to determining” or “in response to detecting,” depending on the context. Similarly, the phrase “if it is determined” or “if [a stated condition or event] is detected” may be construed to mean “upon determining” or “in response to determining” or “upon detecting [the stated condition or event]” or “in response to detecting [the stated condition or event],” depending on the context.
Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described and exemplified more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. The solutions disclosed herein can, however, be realized in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments set forth herein.
The holder 100 may further comprise an outer body 104 having multiple holes 106 at side walls for mounting the height controlling bar 102. The multiple holes 106 are formed at the side walls at different height from a base of the holder 100. For example, a first hole 106-1 may be formed just above the base of the holder 100, a second hole 106-2 may be formed at a pre-defined height from the first hole 106-1, and so on. The pre-defined height may be decided at the time of manufacturing of the holder 100 according to the requirement.
The dimension of the multiple holes 106 may be defined according to the dimension of the height controlling bar 102 such the height controlling bar 102 may be mounted through the holes 106. In implementation, when the soap is new and having its original height, the height controlling bar 102 may be mounted at the first hole 106-1. When the soap is used and the height of the soap is less than the original height of the soap, the height controlling bar 102 may be placed at the second hole 106-2 and so on.
Each hole of the multiple holes 106 of a left wall of the outer body 104 is aligned with its opposite hole of a right wall of the outer body 104. For example, the first hole 106-1 of the left side may be aligned with the first hole 106-1 of the right side, the second hole 106-2 of the left side may be aligned with the second hole 106-2 of the right side, and so on. The alignment between the opposite holes may ensure parallel mounting of the height controlling bar 102.
The outer body 104 and the height controlling bar 102 may be made of one or more of ceramic, concrete, plastic, wood, silicone, glass, metal, stone, synthetic materials, or other suitable materials. A material for making the holder 100 may be mixed with a florescent color for enabling the holder 100 to glow in dark.
For example, the height controlling bar 102 may be solid. The height controlling bar 102 may have multiple vertical slits as illustrated in 404-1, and one of the sides may be tiled at 90 degrees, or another angle, downside, as illustrated in 404-2. The height controlling bar 102 may have multiple horizontal slits and one of the sides may be tiled at 90 degrees, or another angle, upside, as illustrated in 404-3.
Alternately, the height controlling bar 102 may have a single horizontal slit throughout the length of the height controlling bar 102, as illustrated in 404-4. The height controlling bar 102 may have a single horizontal slit for a portion of the height controlling bar 102 and one of the sides may be tiled at 90 degrees, or another angle, downside, as illustrated in 404-5. The height controlling bar 102 may have a single horizontal slit for a portion of the height controlling bar 102 and one of the sides may be tiled at 90 degrees, or another angle, upside, as illustrated in 404-6.
The height controlling bar 102 may have a single pattern of ramps, as illustrated in 404-7. The height controlling bar 102 may have multiple patterns of ramps, as illustrated in 404-8. The height controlling bar 102 may have multiple patterns of ramps and one of the sides may be tiled at 90 degrees, or another angle, downside, as illustrated in 404-9. The height controlling bar 102 may have multiple patterns of ramps and one of the sides may be tiled at 90 degrees, or another angle, upside, as illustrated in 404-10.
The height controlling bar 102 may have a zig-zag pattern, as illustrated in 404-11. The height controlling bar 102 may have the zig-zag pattern and one of the sides may be tiled at 90 degrees, or another angle, downside, as illustrated in 404-12. The height controlling bar 102 may have the zig-zag pattern and one of the sides may be tiled at 90 degrees, or another angle, upside, as illustrated in 404-13.
The height controlling bar 102 may have a sinusoidal pattern, as illustrated in 404-14. The height controlling bar 102 may have the sinusoidal pattern and one of the sides may be tiled at 90 degrees, or another angle, downside, as illustrated in 404-15. The height controlling bar 102 may have the sinusoidal pattern and one of the sides may be tiled at 90 degrees, or another angle, upside, as illustrated in 404-16.
The outer body 104 may have holes or slits 502 of different dimensions and shapes. For example, the outer body 104 may have holes or slits 502 in rectangular patterns, as illustrated in 504-1. The outer body 104 may have holes or slits 502 in ladder shaped patterns, as illustrated in 504-2. The outer body 104 may have holes or slits 502 in Z and reversed Z shaped patterns, as illustrated in 504-3. The outer body 104 may have holes or slits 502 in Z-shaped patterns, as illustrated in 504-4. The outer body 104 may have holes or slits 502 in small circles, as illustrated in 504-5. In such cases, thin poles are utilized as height controlling bar 102.
The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with modification within the scope of the disclosure.
As a person skilled in the art will recognize from the previous detailed description and the figures and claims, modifications and changes can be made to the embodiments of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention.
