Modular Peg System for Cigar Flavor Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cigar humidors lack a mechanism for modularly arranging and separating cigars, leading to potential flavor cross-contamination and increased costs when using separate humidors for different types of cigars.
Innovation Solution
A peg system comprising a wooden wall and plastic connector, removably attached to a wooden tray, allowing for stacking and separation of cigars within the same humidor, using a cut-out portion for a tight fit and accommodating different cigar arrangements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a separate humidor is used for different types of cigars, then flavor cross-contamination is prevented, but additional expense is incurred
Solution Approach 1:
The humidor is divided into separate compartments using removable walls that can be positioned to create isolated sections. This segmentation allows different types of cigars to be stored in separate areas within the same humidor, preventing flavor cross-contamination without requiring multiple humidors.
Solution Approach 2:
The removable wall system provides multi-functionality by allowing the same humidor to accommodate various storage configurations. The walls can be repositioned or removed to create different compartment arrangements, enabling the single humidor to serve multiple storage needs for different cigar types.
2Ease of manufacture
If a simple tray is used in the humidor, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but stacking and separation of cigars is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The tray is equipped with removable wall segments that can be inserted into slots to create compartments. This segmentation transforms a simple flat tray into a configurable storage system that enables easy stacking and separation of cigars while maintaining manufacturing simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The removable walls provide dynamic configurability, allowing the tray to be reconfigured based on storage needs. Users can add, remove, or reposition walls to create different compartment sizes and arrangements, making the static tray adaptable to various cigar storage requirements.
3Device complexity
If cigars are stacked without separation mechanisms, then the structure is simple, but flavor profiles may cross contaminate
Solution Approach 1:
Removable walls act as intermediary elements between different groups of cigars. These walls create physical barriers that prevent direct contact between cigars with different flavor profiles, eliminating cross-contamination while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
4Area of stationary object
If multiple types of cigars are stored together, then space is utilized efficiently, but separation for modular arrangement is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The removable wall system divides the humidor space into configurable segments, allowing efficient use of available space while enabling modular arrangement of different cigar types. The walls can be positioned to create compartments of various sizes based on the quantity and type of cigars being stored.
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic reconfigurability of the removable walls allows the humidor to adapt to different storage scenarios. Users can modify the internal layout to optimize space utilization for different combinations of cigar types, maintaining both efficient space use and modular arrangement capability.
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AI summary
The present invention discloses a peg system for modularly arranging cigars. The modular arrangement may include at least stacking the cigars and separating them from other cigars placed on the same tray. The peg system comprises a plurality of components including at least a wall and a connector. The wall fits into a connector gap of the connector to form the peg system. The peg system is removably attached to a tray by inserting a base of the connector into a tray gap of the tray. Thereafter, a plurality of cigars is stacked and separated on the tray by using the installed peg system on the tray.