Multi-purpose container closure with heating element and battery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beverage containers lack a closure system that allows users to draw both liquid and vapor from a single container, with the vapor being produced by a heating element powered by a battery within the closure.
Innovation Solution
A closure system for beverage containers that includes a body with an attachment interface, a separate sealed enclosure housing a heating element with a pressure sensor and a rechargeable battery, and two access elements for drawing liquid and vapor, respectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single beverage container is used, then portability and simplicity are improved, but the ability to provide multiple consumption options (liquid vs vapor) is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a beverage container closure with a complete vaping system including heating element, battery, and cartridge holder. This merging allows the single container to provide both liquid beverage consumption and vapor consumption options, directly resolving the technical contradiction by enabling multiple consumption modes within one unified structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The closure system is designed with universal functionality to serve multiple purposes: it acts as both a beverage container closure and a vaping device housing. The heating element, battery, and dual access elements create a multi-functional system that can deliver both liquid and vapor, achieving adaptability without requiring separate devices.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a heating element and battery are integrated into the closure, then vapor production capability is improved, but the weight and size of the container are increased
Solution Approach 1:
The vaping components (heating element, battery, cartridge) are nested within the closure structure of the beverage container. This nesting arrangement allows the vapor production system to be housed inside the existing container framework, minimizing additional weight and size while achieving the desired vapor production capability.
3Ease of operation
If two access elements are provided for liquid and vapor drawing, then user convenience is improved, but the complexity of the closure system is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The closure system is segmented into two distinct access pathways: one access element for liquid beverage consumption and another access element for vapor consumption. This segmentation allows users to independently access either liquid or vapor without interference, improving ease of operation while organizing the complexity into manageable, separate functional channels.
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
Enables users to seamlessly draw liquid from the beverage container and vapor from a vape cartridge integrated within the closure, using a single container, enhancing convenience and versatility.
Implementation Method 1
the heating element to vaporize the liquid, which the user draws through the first passage
Implementation Method 2
the heating element having a pressure sensor, the pressure sensor triggering the heating element
Data Source
AI summary
A closure for a beverage container has a body adapted to engage to a top of the beverage container, an enclosure sealed to an underside of the body, a first access element providing a first passage into the separate enclosure, a heating element with a pressure sensor and a threaded interface opening into the separate enclosure, a rechargeable battery in the body connected to the heating element, a vape cartridge engaged in the threaded interface of the heating element, and a second access element providing a second passage to a tubing extending downward from an underside of the body of the closure. A user is enabled to draw liquid from the vape cartridge by the first access element, the pressure sensor triggering the heating element to vaporize the liquid, which the user draws through the first passage.