Container with Drip-Proof Cap and Integrated Dual Measuring Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing food shakers and mixing devices face challenges such as difficulty of use, cleaning, and lack of versatility due to uncontrolled dripping and separate measuring devices for liquids and powders.
Innovation Solution
A container with a drip-proof cap and integrated measuring device featuring a spout and cap design that directs residual liquid or powder back into the container, along with dual measuring components on the base and cover for precise volume measurement and mixing of liquids and powders.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional cap design is used, then the container can be opened and closed easily, but liquid or powder residue drips onto the exterior of the container
Solution Approach 1:
A drip guide channel is introduced as an intermediary structure between the cap interior and the spout opening. This channel captures liquid or powder residue on the cap interior and redirects it through a controlled path back into the spout, preventing uncontrolled dripping onto the container exterior while maintaining easy cap operation
2Measurement precision
If separate measuring devices are used for liquids and powders, then measurement accuracy is maintained, but device complexity and difficulty of use increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines liquid measuring and powder measuring functions into a single integrated cap structure. The cap includes a liquid measuring well with volume indicators for liquid measurement, and a powder measuring well with volume indicators for powder measurement. This unified design eliminates the need for separate measuring devices while maintaining measurement accuracy for both liquid and powder ingredients
Solution Approach 2:
The cap is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as a closure for the spout, a liquid measuring device with marked volume indicators, a powder measuring device with marked volume indicators, and a mixing chamber with mixing elements. This multi-functional design reduces the number of separate devices needed while maintaining precision measurement capabilities
3Ease of manufacture
If a simple cap design is used, then manufacturing is easier, but versatility in measuring and mixing functions is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The cap is divided into distinct functional segments: a liquid measuring well with liquid volume indicators, a powder measuring well with powder volume indicators, and a mixing chamber containing mixing elements. This segmentation allows each function to be clearly defined and manufactured separately before assembly, maintaining manufacturing ease while achieving high versatility in measuring and mixing operations
Data Source
AI summary
A container providing improved features. The container prevents uncontrolled dripping of a liquid and directs a liquid drop present on a cap which closes the spout back into the container when the cap is open. The container includes a series of measuring indicators on the base for measuring a volume of material, such as a liquid. Also, the cover includes a further series of inverted measuring indicators for measuring a volume of material. The invention likewise includes a measuring device for measuring two or more liquids or dry ingredients such as by providing volume measuring indicators on a cover for a container as well as on the container. The measuring device may be a single measuring device which measures two or more liquids or dry materials, and may be configured for mixing the measured materials together in the same measuring device.