Personal Fluid Dispenser with Rounded Tapered Design for Pocket Insertion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing personal fluid dispensers are not adequately designed for portable use, as they have abrupt edges and flat bottom surfaces that make them uncomfortable and difficult to insert or remove from pockets, and can cause injury due to sharp corners, failing to cater specifically to users who need a dispenser for on-the-go use.
Innovation Solution
A personal fluid dispenser with a rounded and tapered design, featuring a container with rounded shoulders, side walls, and a tapered insertion end that allows easy pocket insertion, along with finger detents for comfortable grip, and a cap orientation for efficient fluid dispensing, eliminating sharp edges and corners.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the dispenser has a flat bottom surface and abrupt edges for counter top stability, then it can rest stably on surfaces, but it becomes uncomfortable and difficult to insert or remove from pockets
Solution Approach 1:
The dispenser is designed with a substantially teardrop-shaped body featuring a rounded bottom surface and curved edges instead of flat surfaces and abrupt angles. This curvature allows the dispenser to be easily inserted into and removed from pockets while eliminating sharp corners that cause discomfort or injury during portable use.
2Ease of manufacture
If the dispenser is designed with abrupt edges for structural simplicity, then it is easier to manufacture, but it causes concentrated forceful impact and potential injury during portable use
Solution Approach 1:
The dispenser features a rounded teardrop shape with no sharp corners or abrupt edges. This curved geometry eliminates concentrated impact points that could cause injury during activities such as outdoor sports or military operations, while still being manufacturable through standard molding processes.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the dispenser has a uniform shape for universal appeal, then it can satisfy diverse user needs, but it fails to provide features particularly beneficial for portable use
Solution Approach 1:
The dispenser incorporates a tapered neck region with specific dimensional characteristics optimized for pocket insertion and removal. This localized geometric feature provides enhanced portability benefits without compromising the overall aesthetic appeal or functionality of the dispenser body.
Data Source
AI summary
A personal fluid dispenser includes a flexible container holding fluid to be dispensed. The flexible container is defined by a front wall, a rear wall, rounded shoulders joining a portion of the front wall to the rear wall, opposed rounded side walls extending from the rounded shoulders and joining additional portions of the front wall to the rear wall, a dispensing end providing access to the interior volume of the container; and a closed insertion end opposite the dispensing end and defined by first and second tapered walls meeting at a rounded apex, the insertion end joining additional portions of the front wall to the rear wall, the opposed rounded side wall also joining the first and second tapered walls along a portion thereof.