Beverage Closure with Integrated Golf Tee

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current golf tees are often forgotten on the course due to their small size, and there is a lack of products that combine a beverage container with a functional golf tee that can be used simultaneously and safely, especially in liquid environments.

Innovation Solution

A beverage closure with integrated golf tee features, including a concave top for ball placement and a tapering body with a pointed tip, allowing secure placement in the ground, made from materials that do not contaminate beverages, and designed for easy manufacturing and branding opportunities.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Weight of moving object

If a golf tee is made small and portable, then it is easy to carry, but it is easily forgotten on the course

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveportabilityVSAvoidremembering to bring

Core Design Contradiction:

Weight of moving objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines a golf tee with a beverage container closure, creating a single integrated product. The tee is formed as an integral part of the bottle cap, so that when a golfer carries their beverage, they automatically have their tee as well. This merging eliminates the separate carrying of tees and reduces the chance of forgetting them.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The beverage container serves multiple functions: it provides hydration for the golfer and simultaneously houses the golf tee. The closure unit performs dual roles as both a beverage seal and a golf tee, allowing one object to serve multiple purposes and reducing the number of separate items needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of operation

If a golf tee is integrated with a beverage container, then immediate use is available, but the products must be purchased separately in prior art

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveimmediate useVSAvoidproduct integration

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the golf tee and beverage closure into a single manufactured unit. The tee is formed as an integral part of the bottle cap during the closure manufacturing process, allowing the combined product to be purchased and used immediately without separate acquisition of tees and beverages.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The golf tee is pre-integrated into the beverage container closure during manufacturing, so that the tee is already in position and ready for use before the golfer even opens the beverage. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for separate tee acquisition or assembly.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If a golf tee is submerged in liquid, then it can be used as a beverage tool, but it may not remain sanitary

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebeverage tool useVSAvoidsanitation

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The closure is designed so that the golf tee portion can be easily separated from the beverage container. The tee can be removed, cleaned if necessary, and then reattached or used separately, allowing for sanitation maintenance while retaining beverage tool functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The golf tee integrated with the beverage closure can be designed as a disposable component. After use in the beverage, the entire closure with tee can be discarded, eliminating sanitation concerns while maintaining versatility during its usable life.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #27Cheap short-living objects (Disposable)

4Adaptability or versatility

If a closure is designed with golf tee features, then it serves multiple functions, but manufacturing may become more complex

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemulti-functionalityVSAvoidmanufacturing complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The golf tee features are integrated into the closure manufacturing process itself. The tee is formed as an integral part of the bottle cap using existing closure manufacturing equipment and materials, avoiding the need for separate assembly steps or additional complex manufacturing processes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The closure is designed to perform multiple functions (beverage sealing and golf tee) using a single integrated structure. This multi-functionality is achieved through clever design of the existing closure form rather than adding separate components, thereby maintaining manufacturing simplicity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9914031B2Golf tee and beverage closure combination

Publication Date: 2018.03.13 VRHEL RONN

AI summary

A golf tee and beverage cap combination comprises a tubular concave twist off cap, having different methods of securement to containers, extending from its bottom a tapering member that ends in a pointed tip. The beverage cap and golf tee can either be one piece or connected to one another through a protruding member associated to the bottom of a beverage cap. The protruding member will comprise of a perforated section at its end that is loosely connected to the pointed tip of a golf cap. The pointed tip and protruding member easily detach from one another and retain their original objectives. If the beverage cap and golf tee are one piece, the top portion of the cap will be depressed to allow a user to rest a golf ball. The material used should allow the combined device to come in contact with any thing consumed by man.