Container and withdrawal system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing container systems lack an efficient and adaptable mechanism for accessing fluids, particularly in varying container sizes, while maintaining a sealed configuration with low pressure drop.
Innovation Solution
The container system incorporates an adjustable straw assembly with a movable member that can adjust its length to fit different container heights, featuring a filter and a cap that can engage various container sizes, ensuring a fluid-tight seal and ease of fluid withdrawal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed-length straw is used in the container, then the sealing configuration is simple, but the straw cannot adapt to containers of varying heights
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a telescoping straw assembly with movable sections that can extend and retract to adapt to different container heights. The straw includes a proximal section connected to the cap and a distal section that can move relative to it, allowing the overall length to be adjusted dynamically based on the container size while maintaining a sealed configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The straw is divided into multiple separable sections (proximal section and distal section) that can move independently relative to each other. This segmentation allows the straw to be adjusted in length by extending or retracting the distal section, providing adaptability to various container heights while keeping each individual section relatively simple in design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the straw is made adjustable to fit different container heights, then versatility is improved, but maintaining a sealed configuration becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The telescoping mechanism allows the straw to dynamically adjust its length while maintaining continuous contact between the movable distal section and the proximal section. This dynamic adjustment enables the straw to fit different container heights while preserving the sealed configuration through maintained engagement between sections.
Solution Approach 2:
The cap and straw assembly is designed to perform multiple functions: it seals the container opening, provides an adjustable-length drinking straw, and maintains a sealed configuration across varying lengths. The universal design allows the same assembly to work with containers of different heights without compromising sealing integrity.
3Quantity of substance
If a filter is included in the straw, then fluid filtration is improved, but the pressure drop increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a filter within the straw assembly that utilizes porous materials to achieve fluid filtration. The porous structure allows fluid to pass through while trapping particles, providing filtration capability while minimizing pressure drop by optimizing the porosity and structure of the filtering material.
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 straw assembly allows for efficient fluid withdrawal from containers of varying sizes, maintaining a sealed configuration with low pressure drop, thus enhancing usability and versatility.
Implementation Method 1
Positioned within the straw may be one or more materials, such as a filter that allows for filtering the fluid within the container
Implementation Method 2
a user (e.g., a human user) may engage the mouthpiece with the user's mouth and lips and cause a suction within the mouthpiece to form a vacuum within the mouthpiece and, therefore, a vacuum within the straw to draw liquid through the straw
Data Source
AI summary
An access and/or withdrawal system. The withdrawal system may be used with a container system having an access portal is disclosed. The withdrawal system may be selectively adjustable. The withdrawal system may include a filter member.