Bent-Stem Drinking Glass for Orientation-Based Wine Tasting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional drinking vessels do not allow for differentiated perception of taste qualities and aromas in beverages like wine, as they are designed for a single orientation, limiting the dynamic flow of liquid and sensory experience.
Innovation Solution
A drinking vessel with a bent stem that allows for different holding orientations, influencing the dynamics of liquid intake and enhancing the perception of taste qualities and aromas by varying the arm and head positions during consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the stem is bent to create different holding orientations, then the perception of taste qualities and aromas is enhanced, but the handling of the glass is adversely affected
Solution Approach 1:
The stem is designed with a dynamic curvature that allows the glass to be held in multiple orientations (towards, away from, and transversely to the person). This dynamic positioning capability enables the liquid to flow across different regions of the tongue and throat, enhancing taste perception while maintaining manageable handling through ergonomic curve design
Solution Approach 2:
The stem features an asymmetric bent design rather than a straight or symmetric curve. This asymmetric configuration creates distinct holding positions that guide the liquid flow in different directions, allowing the user to experience various taste qualities and aromas while the asymmetric shape itself provides natural grip zones for comfortable handling
2Adaptability or versatility
If a single glass design is used, then device complexity is reduced, but the ability to differentiate taste qualities and aromas is limited
Solution Approach 1:
A single glass design is created that serves multiple tasting functions through its bent stem configuration. The same glass can be held in different orientations to achieve different liquid flow patterns and taste perceptions, eliminating the need for multiple specialized glasses while maintaining design simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The bent stem introduces a new dimensional aspect to the glass design - the orientation dimension. Instead of creating multiple glasses with different bowl shapes, the invention adds the dimension of rotational orientation to a single glass design, allowing users to explore taste differences by rotating the glass to different positions
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AI summary
In the case of a drinking vessel having a bowl (1) for accommodating a potable liquid, having a base (3) and having a narrow, curved stem (2) connecting the bowl (1) and the base (3), it is provided according to the invention that the stem (2) has a holding portion (2.1), in the region of which it is bent out laterally, at least by a finger width, from a vertical (4) through the centre of the bowl opening. Depending on how the drinking vessel is gripped there for drinking purposes, the bent-out holding portion (2.1) causes the arm and the head to be positioned in different ways. This, in turn, gives rise to different dynamics of the liquid consumption and, by way of the latter, to the tastes and aromas contained in the liquid being perceived differently. In the case of the drinking vessel according to the invention being used according to the invention, in particular for wine tasting, the same person takes at least two sips of the liquid, wherein the person holds the drinking vessel by the holding portion (2.1) with the latter facing him as he takes one sip and turned away from him as he takes the other sip.