Beverage Container Recessed Lid Breathable Seal

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional beverage containers require users to pour contents into a cup or ice chest after opening, leading to inconvenience and waste, as they risk being spilled and require additional materials for disposal.

Innovation Solution

A beverage container with a removable cover that allows for the addition of ice or other beverages without overflowing, featuring a recessed design that enables easy access and separation of contents, including a breathable plug or filter for specific beverages, and a secondary container for additives.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a conventional beverage container is opened, then the beverage can be accessed, but the user must pour it into a cup or ice chest which risks spillage and requires additional materials

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconvenience of beverage accessVSAvoidwaste from spillage and additional materials

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The container is divided into two functional parts: the main beverage container and a removable cover that can function as a drinking vessel. This segmentation allows the user to drink directly from the cover without needing separate cups or containers, eliminating spillage risks and additional material requirements.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The removable cover serves multiple functions: it seals the beverage container when attached, and it becomes a standalone drinking vessel when removed. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate cups or ice chests, directly addressing the waste and convenience issues.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of operation

If a removable cover is added to allow direct drinking, then convenience is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconvenience of direct drinkingVSAvoidstructural complexity of container with cover

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The container system is segmented into a main body and a removable cover, where the cover is designed as a separate, simple component that can be easily attached and detached. This segmentation keeps each component relatively simple while providing the functionality of direct drinking.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The drinking function is extracted from the main container body and placed into the removable cover. This allows the cover to be a simpler, dedicated drinking vessel that can be easily removed and used, without complicating the main container structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Adaptability or versatility

If a recessed design is implemented for additive storage, then functionality is enhanced, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefunctionality for additive storageVSAvoidmanufacturing complexity of recessed cover

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The cover is segmented into a main body and an integrated recessed portion that serves as an additive storage compartment. This segmentation allows the recess to be formed as a simple molded feature rather than a complex assembly, maintaining ease of manufacture while providing enhanced functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The additive storage recess is nested within the cover structure itself, creating a compact design where the storage compartment is integrated into the existing cover geometry. This nesting approach adds functionality without requiring separate components or complex manufacturing processes.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

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 design enhances the drinking experience by allowing aroma exposure and effervescence, provides a secure grip, and reduces spillage, while allowing for the separation and storage of additives, maintaining the container's functionality and reducing waste.

Implementation Method 1

The plug allows a liquid disposed within the first volume to breathe with respect to an exterior of the beverage container or with respect to air that is trapped within the plug.

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectBreathability: Permeation

Data Source

PatentUS10051875B2Beverage container with recessed lid and breathable seal

Publication Date: 2018.08.21 MIDEAS LLC

AI summary

A beverage container that includes a main body portion having an open top, a closed bottom and an interior that defines a first volume, and a removable cover that includes a bottom and a generally cylindrical side wall extending upwardly from the bottom. The bottom and the generally cylindrical side wall cooperate to define a cover cavity, the removable cover is removably engaged with the main body portion, and the bottom includes a plug opening defined therethrough. A breathable plug is received in the plug opening. The plug allows a liquid disposed within the first volume to breathe with respect to an exterior of the beverage container.