Dual-Compartment Dispensing Container for Hygienic Trash Separation
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Current containers for items like tissues, moist towelettes, and candy lack a means for disposing of trash, posing hygiene risks and inconvenience, especially in inaccessible locations such as cars or theaters.
Innovation Solution
A tubular container with a plastic bladder or rigid partition separating storage and disposal compartments, featuring a dispensing end for new items and a disposal end for used items, along with lids and an adjustable strap for easy carrying and identification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a single-compartment container is used for storing new items, then the container structure is simple, but there is no means for disposing of trash, posing hygiene risks
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into two separate compartments: a storage compartment for new items and a disposal compartment for trash. This segmentation allows the container to simultaneously provide storage functionality and hygienic waste disposal, eliminating the need for separate trash cans in locations like cars or theaters.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a multi-compartment container with separation is used, then hygiene is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into two separate compartments: a storage compartment for new items and a disposal compartment for trash. This segmentation allows the container to simultaneously provide storage functionality and hygienic waste disposal, eliminating the need for separate trash cans in locations like cars or theaters.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention combines the storage function and waste disposal function into a single integrated container unit. By merging these two functions that were previously performed by separate containers, the overall system complexity is reduced while maintaining hygiene benefits.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a larger container is used to accommodate both storage and disposal compartments, then both functions are available, but portability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The disposal compartment is designed to nest within or alongside the storage compartment in a space-efficient manner. The bladder or partition structure allows one compartment to be integrated within the overall container volume, maximizing the use of available space without significantly increasing the external dimensions or weight of the container.
Solution Approach 2:
The container utilizes vertical space and three-dimensional arrangement to accommodate both compartments. By arranging the storage and disposal areas in different spatial zones within the same footprint, the container provides dual functionality without proportionally increasing its overall size or weight.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention fulfills the above and other objects by providing a combination dispensing and disposal container (1) having a dispensing end (2) with a dispensing opening (3) for dispensing new items, such as facial tissue, wet wipes, candy, etc. On the opposite end of the container is a disposal end (4) with a disposal opening (5) for accepting trash. A bladder (6) located inside of the container separates a storage compartment (7) where new items are held from a disposal compartment (8) where trash is held. In addition to or in lieu of a bladder, a rigid partition (9) may also separate the storage compartment from the disposal compartment. One or more lids (10, 11) keeps the dispensing and end and the disposal end sealed when not in use. An additional feature is a strap (12) that allows a user to attach the tissue container to his or her wrist.