Bottle Stacker With Aligned Recesses for Stable Vertical Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional stacking devices for water bottles are inefficient in space usage and do not adequately support bottles in a vertical stacking configuration, leading to instability and increased space requirements.
Innovation Solution
A bottle stacker design featuring a body with concentrically aligned bottom and top recesses connected by a through hole, allowing for vertical stacking of bottles, along with mating members for side-to-side coupling of multiple stackers to form a stable arrangement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If bottles are stacked horizontally in conventional metal wire or plastic frames, then bottles are supported, but space requirements increase and support adequacy decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from horizontal stacking to vertical stacking by changing the dimensional orientation of bottle arrangement. The stacker device positions bottles upright with their central vertical axes aligned, utilizing the vertical dimension to reduce the horizontal footprint area while maintaining adequate support through the stacked configuration and base structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The stacker device is divided into functional segments including a base portion for support, a body portion for containing bottles, and opening portions for bottle insertion and removal. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function efficiently, with the base providing stability and the body providing structured vertical arrangement.
2Area of stationary object
If bottles are stacked vertically one atop the other, then space requirements reduce, but stability and support adequacy worsen
Solution Approach 1:
By arranging bottles vertically with aligned central axes rather than horizontally, the patent reduces the horizontal area occupied while the vertical stacking configuration inherently improves stability through gravitational alignment. The upright position allows the bottle centers of gravity to align vertically over the base support area.
Solution Approach 2:
The stacker device employs asymmetric design elements including a tapered body portion that is wider at the base and narrower at the top, creating a stable pyramid-like structure. This asymmetric shape distribution provides a larger support base area relative to the upper sections, enhancing overall stacking stability.
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AI summary
A bottle stacker is disclosed for vertically stacking two or more narrow neck bottles. The bottle stacker may include a body having at least one sidewall separating a top surface from a bottom surface. At least one bottom recess may be defined in the bottom surface that is adapted to engage a top surface of a lower bottle to be stacked. At least one opposing top recess may be defined in the top surface that is adapted to engage a bottom surface of an upper bottle to be stacked. At least one through hole may connect the at least one bottom recess and the at least one top recess together in which a neck of the lower bottle to be stacked is inserted. At least one pair of opposing mating members may be on the at least one sidewall.