Collapsible Bread Slice Container with Length-Adaptive Compartments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current devices for storing sliced bread fail to effectively protect the bread from environmental pollutants, humidity, and varying temperatures, while also lacking convenience for frequent opening and reclosure.
Innovation Solution
A collapsible container with separate compartments and a sealing lid that adjusts in length based on the number of bread slices, using an elastic fastening strip to maintain a sealed and stable shape, preventing moisture, gas, and ice ingress.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If bread slices are stored in a flexible envelope, then the device is simple and convenient, but the bread is exposed to environmental pollutants, humidity and varying temperatures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a flexible envelope made of barrier material that provides protection against environmental pollutants, humidity, and temperature variations while maintaining simplicity and convenience. The flexible nature allows easy opening, closing, and storage.
2Ease of operation
If the container is opened frequently for accessing bread slices, then convenient access is achieved, but the protection of remaining slices is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into multiple compartments, each capable of being opened or closed independently. This allows users to access only the specific compartment needed while keeping other compartments sealed and protected, maintaining both convenience and protection integrity.
3Ease of manufacture
If the container length is fixed, then manufacturing is simple, but the device cannot adapt to different numbers of bread slices stored
Solution Approach 1:
The container incorporates collapsible walls that allow the length of the container to dynamically adjust based on the number of bread slices stored. The walls can collapse inward to reduce length when fewer slices are stored, while maintaining structural integrity when full, providing adaptability without complex manufacturing.
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 device effectively maintains the freshness of bread slices by preventing environmental exposure and allowing convenient access for consumption, while adapting to the number of slices stored, ensuring the bread remains protected and stable.
Implementation Method 1
the fastening strip is an elastic strip designed to exert force on the lid thereby to maintain said device in a sealed manner
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein is a device, for storing frozen bread slices in a closed manner. In some embodiments the device comprises, a collapsible container formed to stand upright having a substantially rectangular cross-section with walls extending longitudinally therethrough. The container is characterized by two or more slice-compartments located inside the container and standing upright along the container, the slice-compartments are open at the top-ends thereof for accepting the bread slices. The device also employs a collapsible lid mounted to the container and adapted to open and close the container thereby to close the container in case the container is in closed state. The container is also adapted to collapse inwardly where the resistance of the bread slices in the slice compartments forces the compartments not containing bread slices to fold in, thereby to determine the length of the device according to the number of bread slices stored therein.