Dispensing Cap with Push-Pull Spout for Ingredient Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Many mixed beverages and chemical solutions lose stability, strength, and effectiveness due to short shelf life, leading to premature deterioration and environmental issues from empty bottles, as they require preservatives and have limited usability.
Innovation Solution
A dispensing cap with an ingredient storage chamber and a push-pull drink spout that allows for the controlled release of ingredients into a primary container, extending shelf life and enabling the use of reusable bottles by integrating a cylindrical activating member with a cutting edge and a sealable dust cover for accidental activation prevention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If ingredients are mixed in a solution or suspension with a different liquid or substance, then the product can be used immediately, but the shelf life is reduced and deterioration occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the mixed beverage into two distinct components: a concentrate containing ingredients and a diluent (water or other liquid). These components are stored separately in different containers, preventing premature mixing and thereby extending shelf life while maintaining immediate usability when the user mixes them at the time of consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The concentrate is prepared in advance with all necessary ingredients (coffee, tea, supplements, etc.) already combined and sealed in the dispensing cap. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for preservatives and extends shelf life, while the user can immediately use it by adding the diluent at the time of consumption.
2Stability of the object's composition
If preservatives and stabilizers are added to extend shelf life, then the product stability is improved, but the product effectiveness and potency are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates the need for preservatives, stabilizers, and other chemical additives from the concentrate formulation. By keeping the concentrate sealed in the dispensing cap and only mixing with the diluent immediately before use, the system achieves stability without compromising the effectiveness and potency of the ingredients.
3Ease of operation
If a drinking spout is integrated into the dispensing cap, then direct consumption is enabled, but accidental activation during storage may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The dispensing cap incorporates a protective cover that shields the piercing member during storage and transport. This preliminary protective action prevents accidental activation of the spout mechanism, while allowing easy access when the user intentionally removes the cover for direct consumption.
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 dispensing cap extends the shelf life of mixed ingredients indefinitely, reduces waste by allowing reusable bottles, and provides a spill-proof drinking spout for direct consumption, addressing the issues of stability and environmental impact.
Implementation Method 1
The dispensing cap body includes a cylindrical shaped or any shape depending on the container dispensing activating member disposed inside said dispensing cap body ingredient chamber. The dispensing activating member includes a cutting edge along its bottom perimeter.
Implementation Method 2
The dispensing cap includes a drink through drinking spout and liquid or semi liquid flow valve that is also used to activate the ingredient dispensing into the primary container.
Data Source
AI summary
A dispensing cap for storing one or more ingredients in the cap body until the time of use. The stored ingredients in the cap are dispensed manually into a primary container for mixing. The dispensing cap includes a push-pull, flow-through drinking spout with a fluid valve for opening and closing the fluid flow from the primary container. The dispensing cap body includes several elements all of which are formed in a single molded cap body. The storage chamber of the dispensing cap includes a foil seal that can be partially opened by an activating member manually connected to the drinking spout for dispensing the ingredients into the primary container. The cap body is threadably attached to a primary container threaded neck.