Cut Flower Container With Adjustable Hanging Hydration Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cut flowers typically wilt and die quickly when out of water for extended periods, and existing transportation and display methods fail to keep them hydrated effectively, especially when moved from florists to display locations.
Innovation Solution
A deformable, unbreakable, moisture-resistant, and weatherproof container with adjustable carrying elements that allows for secure attachment to various surfaces, ensuring cut flowers remain hydrated by minimizing time out of water during transport and display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If cut flowers are transported in paper or clear flexible sheet plastic wrappings or bags, then the container is lightweight and flexible, but the flowers cannot remain hydrated and wilt quickly
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into multiple functional components: a flexible bag body for lightweight portability, a separate rigid base for structural support and stability, and integrated affixing elements for secure mounting. This segmentation allows the lightweight bag material to be combined with functional elements that provide hydration maintenance capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The container combines flexible plastic bag material with a rigid base structure, creating a composite system that integrates the lightweight properties of the bag with the structural integrity and stability of the rigid base, enabling both portability and reliable flower hydration.
2Reliability
If cut flowers are transported in a hard glass or hard plastic container with water, then the flowers remain hydrated, but the container is difficult to carry and handle
Solution Approach 1:
The container separates the rigid base (providing structural support for hydration) from the flexible bag body (enabling portability), allowing each component to fulfill its specific function optimally while working together as an integrated system.
Solution Approach 2:
The container uses a flexible plastic bag as the main body instead of rigid glass or hard plastic, making the container lightweight and easy to carry while still maintaining the ability to hold water and keep flowers hydrated through the integrated rigid base.
3Ease of operation
If cut flowers are transported out of water, then the container is easier to handle, but the flowers wilt and die quickly
Solution Approach 1:
The container is designed with integrated affixing elements and a rigid base structure that prepare the flowers for extended hydration before transport begins, ensuring that the hydration system is already in place and functional before the flowers are moved, thereby extending their freshness duration.
Solution Approach 2:
The container maintains continuous water supply to the flowers throughout transport through the integrated rigid base and flexible bag system, ensuring uninterrupted hydration that keeps flowers fresh for extended periods while maintaining ease of handling.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the container is designed for secure mounting on railings and beams, then the display versatility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The container incorporates affixing elements that enable multiple mounting configurations on various surfaces such as railings, beams, and walls, making the single container design adaptable to diverse display locations without requiring different container types.
Solution Approach 2:
The affixing elements are integrated as separate functional components attached to the rigid base, allowing the mounting mechanism to be independently optimized while keeping the main container body simple and focused on its primary hydration function.
Data Source
AI summary
A container for transporting and displaying cut flowers comprising six elements. A material of the apparatus is substantially deformable and dishwasher safe. A base, top and sides are constructed to hold cut flowers and water and the top has at least a first and a second affixing element equidistant from each other on opposite ends of the perimeter. A bottom member suspends below the base. A carrying element has an adjustable functional length with a first and second functional end, a first and second actual end that can extend beyond each functional end, and a first and second attachable elements between the respective first and second actual end and the corresponding nearest functional end to each, the attachable element able to be removably attached at various lengths to the respective first and second affixing element for transport and attachment to a suspending element.