Adaptable Jewelry Container for Ashes and DNA
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing jewelry containers for cremation ashes and DNA materials are limited in their ability to accommodate a single sample independently, require multiple containers for multiple samples, and cannot be easily integrated with or enhance the aesthetic of other jewelry pieces, with design limitations in materials such as plastics and wood.
Innovation Solution
A three-part adaptable jewelry container with a bezel-designed base and solid end caps that can adjust in size and shape to fit various jewelry items, allowing for airtight sealing and ornamental enhancement, capable of being made from diverse materials including metals, plastics, and wood, with the ability to function as an independent piece or attach to existing jewelry.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a jewelry container is designed to hold multiple samples separately, then it can accommodate different donors or memories, but it requires multiple containers or complex structures that compromise aesthetic integrity and increase device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The jewelry container is divided into multiple separate compartments within a single aesthetic housing. Each compartment can independently hold different samples (cremation ashes, DNA, soil) while the overall container maintains a unified, simple external design that functions as a single jewelry piece.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a jewelry container is designed as an independent piece, then it provides a complete identity, but it cannot be integrated with or enhance other existing jewelry pieces
Solution Approach 1:
The jewelry container is designed with dual functionality: it can be worn as a standalone piece of jewelry with its own aesthetic appeal, or it can be integrated into existing jewelry pieces such as pendants, bracelets, or rings. The container's design allows it to serve multiple roles without compromising its ability to securely hold samples.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a jewelry container uses traditional sealing methods like silicone sealant or threading, then it can secure samples, but it limits material choices to plastics and metals only
Solution Approach 1:
The jewelry container employs a composite sealing approach that combines mechanical interlocking features (such as friction-fit components or snap mechanisms) with adhesive bonding. This hybrid sealing method enables the use of diverse materials including wood, glass, ceramic, and metal, while maintaining reliable sample containment without being restricted to traditional plastic or metal-only constructions.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple samples are placed in separate containers, then each sample is securely housed, but it requires multiple independent containers to be soldered or attached to different jewelry pieces
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges multiple sample-holding compartments into a single integrated jewelry container. Instead of requiring separate containers for each sample, the design provides multiple sealed compartments within one unified structure that can be attached to a single jewelry piece, thereby reducing the total number of components while maintaining the ability to securely store multiple different samples.
Data Source
AI summary
A three part adaptable/adjustable jewelry container is presented for saving and preserving a small sample of ashes or other form of DNA material from either human or animals. The container may vary in size and shape to modify and enhance another separate piece of jewelry and may be attached by means of soldering the container, once completed, to the front, back, top, bottom or sides of the charm, bracelet, necklace, or ring, or other style of jewelry accompanying the container. The container can also be adjusted in height which will reduce the cavity where the ashes or DNA are kept, before the bottom cap is secured, to provide an air and water tight seal to insure the safety and integrity of the enclosed material. This will allow the completed container to accent and blend better with its other jewelry component, or in the case of standing alone as an independent piece of jewelry, the ability to lay flatter to the wearer.