Articulated Drinking Bottle for Comfortable Low-Level Dispensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional drinking bottles require users to tilt their head back significantly as the liquid level decreases, leading to discomfort and safety hazards, especially during activities like cycling, due to the need to lift the bottle to a steep angle for drinking.
Innovation Solution
A drinking bottle design featuring two interconnected parts that can be rotated relative to each other, allowing the bottle opening to be maintained at a comfortable angle while the rest of the bottle is held upright, ensuring fluid communication and enabling a secure, comfortable drinking position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the bottle is lifted to a steep angle to dispense drink when nearly empty, then the drink can flow through the spout, but the head must be tilted back significantly causing discomfort and safety hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The bottle is divided into two separable parts: a first bottle part for holding liquid and a second bottle part containing the drinking spout. This segmentation allows the parts to be oriented independently, enabling the spout to be positioned at a comfortable angle while the bottle body can be held at various angles for effective liquid dispensing.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection between the two bottle parts allows relative rotation and movement. This dynamic configuration enables the user to adjust the angle between the first and second bottle parts, maintaining an ergonomic spout position while adapting the bottle body orientation to the liquid level and dispensing needs.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the bottle is held upright for comfortable transport and storage, then the bottle is stable, but the drink cannot be dispensed when the bottle is nearly empty
Solution Approach 1:
The dynamic connection between the two bottle parts allows the system to adapt its configuration. During transport, the bottle can be held upright for stability. During dispensing, especially when nearly empty, the first bottle part can be rotated relative to the second bottle part to achieve the necessary angle for liquid flow while maintaining a comfortable spout position.
Solution Approach 2:
By separating the bottle into two independently orientable parts, the invention enables the bottle body to remain stable during transport while the spout portion can be positioned optimally for dispensing, regardless of the liquid level in the bottle.
3Productivity
If the bottle opening is held at a steep angle to maintain liquid flow, then drink can be dispensed, but the drinking position becomes uncomfortable and unsafe
Solution Approach 1:
The separation of the bottle into two independently positionable parts allows the spout-containing second bottle part to be held at a comfortable, nearly horizontal angle for safe and comfortable drinking, while the first bottle part can be oriented at a steeper angle to maintain liquid flow to the spout.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotatable connection between the two bottle parts enables dynamic adjustment of their relative angles, allowing the user to maintain an ergonomic spout position while adapting the bottle body orientation to ensure continuous liquid flow during dispensing.
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
This design allows for a more comfortable and safe drinking experience by maintaining the bottle opening at a pleasant angle, reducing the need for excessive head tilt and preventing accidental spills, even when the bottle is nearly empty.
Implementation Method 1
The interior spaces of the two bottle parts are or can be brought into fluid communication with one another. The beverage can thus flow from one of the two bottle parts into the other of the two bottle parts
Data Source
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AI summary
The invention relates to a drinking bottle comprising a first bottle part (10) having an interior (100) for holding a beverage (G), a second bottle part (11) having an interior (110) for holding the beverage (G) and a bottle opening (13) for dispensing the beverage (G) from the interior (110), wherein the interiors (100, 110) of the two bottle parts (10, 11) are in fluidic connection with one another or can be brought into fluidic connection with one another and the drinking bottle (1A-1D) has at least one configuration in which the two bottle parts (10, 11) run obliquely in relation to one another. The invention further relates to a valve for a drinking bottle. This thus allows the provision of a drinking bottle which affords the user a particularly comfortable drinking position.