DREAM TEAM Conceptual Designs ME 4182 – Feb. 1, 2006 Jean Claude Davis Hunter Greene Chaka Johnson Rhonda Moore Antroine Townes The “EASY POP” Soda Can Opener

Conceptual Designs Pop-O-Matic Method Pop-O-Matic Method Pierce Can Method Pierce Can Method Fixed Position Method Fixed Position Method Lever Arm Method Lever Arm Method Press-n-Punch Method Press-n-Punch Method Housing Design Housing Design

Pop - O - Matic Method HousingRotating Finger

Pop - O - Matic Method PRO’s Simple Design Simple Design One-handed operation One-handed operation Can either be power by battery operated Can either be power by battery operatedCON’s Can and Tab has to be positioned correctly Can and Tab has to be positioned correctly The Pop-O-Matic method simulates an actual finger by opening the soda can by using the tab and applying pressure on the opening.

Pierce Can Method Housing Piercing Mechanism

Pierce Can Method PRO’s Easy operation using little to no force. (can be button or switch operated) Easy operation using little to no force. (can be button or switch operated) Very quick operation once can is set in place. Very quick operation once can is set in place. Simple conceptual design involving a holder, a powered solenoid, and an enclosure system. Simple conceptual design involving a holder, a powered solenoid, and an enclosure system. Uses the already present opening in the can and doesn’t require a powerful solenoid. Uses the already present opening in the can and doesn’t require a powerful solenoid.CON’s Can has to be positioned correctly Can has to be positioned correctly Requires a power source Requires a power source The pierce can method using a power solenoid to puncture the existing opening on the soda can.

Fixed Position Method

PRO’s PRO’s Very cheap Very cheap Quiet Operation Quiet Operation No power source needed No power source needed CON’s CON’s No real time saving vs. normal opening No real time saving vs. normal opening Spilling may occur Spilling may occur The fixed position method uses the original opening tab on the soda to open it by pushing the can under an angled mechanism that forces the tab to rotate up.

Lever Arm Method

PRO’s One-handed operation One-handed operation Low force requirement Low force requirement Requires no power source Requires no power sourceCON’s Not aesthetically pleasing Not aesthetically pleasing Lever arm’s length Lever arm’s length Could get tiresome after continued usage Could get tiresome after continued usage The lever arm method using the added torque from the length of the lever arm to make it easier to open any soda can with one hand.

Press - n - Punch Springs (red) Soda Can Hinge (black) Housing (blue) Force (orange)

Press - n - Punch PRO’s One handed operation One handed operation Simple design Simple design Easy operation Easy operationCON’s Opening force (???) Opening force (???) Creates new opening Creates new opening A spring loaded plunger is depressed, deploying a punching mechanism (similar to that of an old fashioned can-opener) to puncture the can so the soda can be poured out (Second punching mechanism optional – air release for easy pour).

Housing Design Underside view of device top Can Alignment Guide (red) Draining TrayDevice Bottom Splash Guards