Disposable Packet with Integrated Scrubber and Nozzle Dispensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cleaning brushes with internal reservoirs for storing cleaning solutions are large, heavy, and expensive, necessitating a more efficient and cost-effective solution for delivering cleaning agents during scrubbing.
Innovation Solution
A packet design comprising a front and back panel with serrated edges and a nozzle, allowing for the controlled dispensing of a consumer product onto an object, which can be used as a scrubber by reducing the distance between edges to facilitate effective cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If conventional brushes with internal reservoirs are used to store and dispense cleaning solution, then cleaning functionality is provided, but the device becomes large, heavy, and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning system is divided into separate components: a lightweight packet containing the cleaning solution and a separate scrubbing element. The packet can be discarded after use, eliminating the need for a permanent heavy reservoir in the brush handle.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs disposable packets containing cleaning solution that are lightweight and inexpensive. After the solution is depleted, the entire packet is discarded and replaced, avoiding the need for heavy, expensive, reusable reservoir systems.
2Ease of operation
If conventional brushes with internal reservoirs are used, then cleaning solution can be dispensed during scrubbing, but the device becomes large and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The dispensing function is separated from the scrubbing function. The packet contains the solution and dispensing mechanism, while the scrubber is a separate element that can be inserted into the packet opening, simplifying the overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The packet is designed as a disposable component with integrated dispensing features (nozzle, cap, recesses) that eliminate the need for complex reusable mechanical dispensing systems in permanent brushes.
3Volume of moving object
If the packet edges are kept far apart, then the packet has sufficient volume for cleaning solution, but the packet lacks structural rigidity for effective scrubbing
Solution Approach 1:
The packet structure is designed to be dynamic: during storage and transport, the edges remain spaced apart to maintain volume; during use, the edges are pressed together to provide rigidity for scrubbing, with the nozzle allowing controlled solution release.
Solution Approach 2:
The nozzle acts as an intermediary element that allows the packet to transition between volume-maintenance mode (edges apart) and scrubbing mode (edges together), enabling controlled solution dispensing during the rigidity phase.
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 packet design provides a lightweight, cost-effective means to deliver and scrub with cleaning solutions, enhancing cleaning efficiency through serrated edges and controlled fluid dispensing, while maintaining structural rigidity during use.
Implementation Method 1
A nozzle provides a path of fluid communication from the internal volume, through the first edge, to an exterior of the packet
Data Source
AI summary
A packet includes a front panel and a back panel defining an internal volume therebetween. The front panel and the back panel include a first edge having a plurality of first recesses formed therein. A nozzle provides a path of fluid communication from the internal volume, through the first edge, to an exterior of the packet. A consumer product is disposed within the internal volume. A cap is configured to prevent the consumer product from flowing from the internal volume, through the nozzle, and to the exterior of the packet.