Adjustable Beverage Lift Floor for Multi-Size Insulators
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beverage insulators are not adaptable to various sizes and shapes of beverage containers, leading to inefficient temperature retention and impractical handling of different container sizes, as they require multiple booster seats or inserts, which are cumbersome and prone to loss.
Innovation Solution
A beverage insulator with a beverage lift assembly that adjusts the height of the container using a rotatable beverage carriage and sleeve system, allowing for optimal positioning of containers of different sizes within the insulator, minimizing exposure to ambient temperature and enhancing handling convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed-size insulated container is used, then the structure is simple and manufacturing is easy, but it cannot accommodate various sizes and shapes of beverage containers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic beverage lift floor that can move vertically to different positions. The lift floor is connected to a mechanism (spring, rubber band, or elastic material) that allows it to be positioned at multiple heights. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the insulator to accommodate beverage containers of various sizes while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and structural complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple booster seats are provided for different container sizes, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity and handling burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal beverage insulator with a single multi-functional lift floor mechanism that can adjust to accommodate various container sizes. Instead of requiring users to carry multiple specialized booster seats for different container types, this single device performs the function of all those separate components through its adjustable lift floor, thereby improving ease of operation while maintaining adaptability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the container protrudes more above the insulator top, then the insulator can accommodate taller containers, but temperature retention deteriorates due to increased exposure to ambient temperature
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable beverage lift floor dynamically adjusts its height to optimize the positioning of the beverage container within the insulator. For taller containers, the lift floor raises the container so that the insulator's lid can cover more of the container's surface area, reducing exposure to ambient temperature and improving temperature retention while still accommodating the taller container size.
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 adjustable beverage insulator effectively maintains beverage temperature across various container sizes by optimizing the container's position within the insulator, reducing the need for multiple booster seats and enhancing portability and usability.
Implementation Method 1
The beverage carriage is rotatable relative to the beverage lift sleeve a set number of times in a first direction to move the floor from the first position to the second position
Implementation Method 2
Dual walled containers with a vacuum between the walls are known and have been used both for thermoses and insulated tumblers of various shapes. These dual walled containers help insulate an item, typically a fluid, from moving towards the ambient temperature of the surroundings.
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AI summary
A beverage insulator with an adjustable beverage lift assembly that allows a user to set a height for positioning a beverage container inserted within the open end of the beverage insulator so that the beverage container protrudes a sufficient amount for drinking from the top of the beverage container but keeps much of the beverage container surrounded by the beverage lift assembly. The user can adjust the beverage lift assembly to work with cans and bottles of different sizes.