Dosage Cap Plunger Mixing Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dosage product systems lack a convenient and integrated solution for mixing and storage of dosage materials with carriers, often requiring multiple steps and suitable receptacles, and may not include all necessary components for preparation and storage.
Innovation Solution
A dosage dispensing cap and container assembly that includes a container with a removably affixed cap and a plunger with a puncturing structure, allowing the dosage product to be slid from an upper to a lower position to contact the puncturing structure, facilitating mixing with the carrier within the container.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If dosage products are sold as two component systems including carrier and dosage product, then all necessary ingredients are provided in a single package, but the system becomes more complex and requires multiple receptacles for mixing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the carrier container, dosage product storage, mixing chamber, and dispensing mechanism into a single integrated assembly. The cap serves multiple functions including sealing the carrier, storing the dosage product, and providing the mixing chamber, thereby reducing the number of separate receptacles needed while maintaining system completeness
Solution Approach 2:
The cap is designed as a multi-functional component that simultaneously acts as a seal for the carrier, a storage container for the dosage product, a mixing chamber, and a dispensing mechanism. This universal design allows one component to perform multiple functions that would traditionally require separate devices
2Ease of operation
If dosage products require separate mixing steps with external receptacles, then mixing can be performed, but the process involves numerous steps and is less convenient
Solution Approach 1:
The dosage product is pre-loaded into the cap's storage compartment and the mixing chamber is pre-configured within the cap structure. When ready to use, the user simply adds the carrier to the cap and activates the mixing mechanism, eliminating the need to search for external mixing receptacles and perform multiple transfer steps
Solution Approach 2:
The assembly includes an integrated mixing mechanism that automatically mixes the dosage product with the carrier within the cap itself. The system serves itself by containing all mixing components (dosage product, carrier, mixing chamber, and mixing mechanism) in a single unit, requiring no external equipment or multiple操作步骤
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AI summary
A dosage dispensing cap and container assembly and method of use are disclosed. The assembly includes a container defining an opening that leads to an interior space. A cap is removably affixed over the opening and defines a channel that leads to the interior space. The cap includes a puncturing structure positioned at a bottom region of the channel. A plunger is slidably disposed within the channel and includes a sleeve portion and a dosage product housed within the sleeve portion. The plunger slides within the channel between a first position in which the plunger is located in an upper region of the channel, and a second position in which the plunger is located in a lower region of the channel and the dosage product contacts the puncturing structure.