360° pour beverage container
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Solution Overview
Problem
Portable beverage containers lack guided or directed pour features, making it difficult for consumers to control the flow of liquids, especially in environments where controlled pouring is desirable, and they are challenging to clean due to obstructive spout components.
Innovation Solution
A 360° pour spout assembly with a guided flow path that surrounds the container opening, comprising an outer and inner plug, allowing for easy and controlled pouring while preventing spills, and is removable for thorough cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional portable beverage container uses only the upper rim for pouring, then the structure remains simple, but controlled pouring becomes difficult and spills increase
Solution Approach 1:
The spout assembly is divided into separate components: an outer spout structure attached to the container and an inner removable plug. This segmentation allows the pouring function to be enhanced while maintaining simplicity, as each component has a specific role and can be cleaned independently.
Solution Approach 2:
The spout assembly acts as an intermediary structure between the container opening and the pouring destination. It provides a guided flow path that directs liquid precisely, reducing spills while adding only moderate structural complexity.
2Measurement precision
If a guided pour spout assembly is added to control liquid flow, then pouring precision improves, but cleaning difficulty increases due to obstructive components
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the spout assembly into removable inner plug and outer spout components, the design enables thorough cleaning of each part separately. The inner plug can be removed to access and clean the flow channel, eliminating the cleaning accessibility problem while maintaining pouring precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner plug is designed to be dynamically removable rather than fixed, allowing users to disassemble the spout assembly for cleaning. This dynamic feature resolves the contradiction between having a guided pour structure and maintaining cleaning accessibility.
Data Source
AI summary
A beverage container comprises a container body defining an opening and having an interior volume and a 360° pour spout assembly removably coupled to the container body. The pour spout assembly comprises an outer plug and an inner plug at least partially received within the outer plug, the outer plug being removably coupled to the container body and the inner plug being vertically displaceable along a longitudinal container body axis and removably coupled to the outer plug.