Botanical Sample Container with Airtight Sealing and Aroma Sampling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current display containers inadequately address the need for visualization, magnification, and aroma sampling of botanical materials like tea and cannabis, failing to provide suitable storage, preservation, and presentation.
Innovation Solution
A container design featuring a body with a mounting projection for sample stabilization, a lid with adjustable scent openings and a lens for magnification, and an optional tether for carrying, allowing for airtight storage and visualization of botanical samples.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a display container is designed to allow aroma sampling through openings, then customers can test the aroma of contents, but the container loses airtight sealing capability
Solution Approach 1:
The lid is segmented into separate functional zones: a first portion with aroma sampling openings and a second portion that forms an airtight seal with the container body. This segmentation allows the container to provide both aroma sampling capability and airtight sealing function simultaneously through distinct structural regions.
2Ease of operation
If a container includes a lens for magnification, then customers can visualize contents under magnification, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The magnification lens is integrated directly into the lid structure, merging the visualization function with the existing container components. This combination allows magnification capability to be added without requiring separate viewing devices or complex additional mechanisms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a container provides both storage and display functions, then preservation and presentation are achieved, but the container design becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The container lid is designed with multiple functions integrated into a single component: it provides airtight sealing through engagement with the container body, enables aroma sampling through openings in the first portion, and facilitates magnified visualization through the integrated lens. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components.
4Ease of operation
If scent openings are provided in the lid, then aroma sampling is enabled, but the airtight chamber cannot be fully sealed
Solution Approach 1:
The lid is divided into functional segments where the first portion contains aroma sampling openings and the second portion is designed for airtight engagement with the container body. This segmentation allows aromatic access and seal integrity to coexist by assigning different functions to different regions of the same component.
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 effective visualization, aroma sampling, and preservation of botanical materials through airtight storage and adjustable magnification, enhancing the purchasing experience by allowing customers to inspect and sample contents effectively.
Implementation Method 1
a lens for magnification
Implementation Method 2
airtight storage
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the present invention disclose and describe embodiment containers for displaying, visualizing, and aroma sampling botanical materials—such as tea, cannabis, and the like including a container body, lid, and lens—which may have various shapes. In a preferred embodiment, the lid is shaped to define a recessed area with scent openings permitting aroma sampling of a sample contained within. A removable plug is shaped to fit within the recessed area of the lid. The container body and lid, with the removable plug fit within the lid, and form an airtight chamber within. A botanical sample may be visualized through the lens.