Convertible Beverage Container With Mug-Like Drinking Opening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beverage containers require pouring, which can alter the taste of the beverage and are not easily convertible to a mug-like form for direct consumption.
Innovation Solution
A beverage container design featuring a glass bottle with screw threads, a handle member, and a base member that allows inversion to create a mug-like opening, eliminating the need for pouring and providing a stable, wide-mouthed drinking surface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conventional beverage container is used, then the beverage can be contained and transported, but the beverage must be poured into another container which alters its taste
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the beverage container and the drinking vessel into a single integrated unit. The bottle body itself is formed with a mug-like interior space, eliminating the need for a separate pouring step. The handle member integrates with the bottle to create a combined structure that functions as both container and drinking vessel, thereby preserving beverage taste while maintaining consumption convenience.
Solution Approach 2:
The bottle body serves multiple functions: it acts as both the beverage containment vessel and the drinking mug. The interior space of the bottle is configured to function as a mug-like drinking area, allowing the same structure to perform both storage and consumption functions without requiring transfer to another container.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a conventional beverage container is used, then the container structure is simple, but it cannot be easily converted to a mug-like form for direct consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the container system into distinct functional segments: the bottle body with its mug-like interior space, the handle member with base member, and the cap assembly. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while maintaining overall simplicity. The handle member can be attached or detached as needed, providing adaptability without requiring complete structural redesign.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent inverts the conventional approach by making the bottle body itself the drinking vessel rather than requiring a separate mug. The interior space of the bottle is configured to function as the mug-like drinking area, reversing the typical container-vessel relationship and enabling direct consumption from the container.
3Ease of manufacture
If a narrow filler neck is used, then the container is easy to manufacture, but the drinking experience is degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies different structural characteristics to different parts of the container. The neck region maintains a narrow profile for easy manufacturing and sealing, while the interior space of the bottle body is configured with a wide, mug-like opening for improved drinking experience. This local differentiation allows each region to be optimized for its specific function without compromising the other.
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AI summary
Beverage container which converts to offer mug-like presentation of the liquid contents. An open bottom container screwingly seals to the base of a cylindrical shaped handle member. The beverage container is inverted and the handle member is disengaged from the open bottom container. Subsequently, the neck area of the open bottom container is brought into engagement with the cylindrical shaped handle member to present an open mug-like beverage container. An alternate embodiment discloses a beverage container having deployable handles.