Edible Piñata Suspension System with Support Plate
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional edible piñatas are unsuitable for suspension and consumption due to their inability to withstand the weight of their contents, making them brittle and difficult to break open effectively.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising an edible piñata with an upper and lower shell made of edible material, a hanging rod, and a support plate, along with a hanging assembly that includes a hook portion, neck portion, and arms to suspend the piñata, allowing it to be hung and broken for consumption while distributing the weight for stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If conventional edible piñatas are made from edible material, then they are consumable, but they become brittle and incapable of being suspended or broken effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The piñata is divided into two separate components: an edible shell and an inedible support structure (hanging rod and support plate). This segmentation allows the edible portion to remain consumable while the support structure provides the necessary strength for suspension and breaking, resolving the contradiction between consumability and structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The inedible support structure acts as an intermediary element that mediates between the edible shell and the hanging mechanism. It transfers the suspension and breaking forces away from the edible material, allowing the piñata to be hung and broken effectively without compromising the edibility of the shell itself.
2Quantity of substance
If the edible piñata is filled with contents, then it has consumable material inside, but it becomes too heavy to suspend properly
Solution Approach 1:
The rigid support structure (hanging rod and support plate) provides counterbalancing strength to offset the weight of the filling. This allows the piñata to be filled with sufficient consumable material while the support structure bears the load, enabling proper suspension without being overwhelmed by the filling weight.
3Strength
If the edible piñata shell is made thin and light, then it is easier to break, but it cannot support the weight of contents when suspended
Solution Approach 1:
By separating the load-bearing function from the edible shell, the shell can be made thin and lightweight for easy breaking, while the inedible support structure assumes the load-bearing responsibility for supporting the filling weight during suspension.
Solution Approach 2:
The support structure serves as an intermediary that protects the thin edible shell from bearing the full weight of the contents, allowing the shell to remain thin and breakable while still supporting the filling through the mediating support structure.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the creation of a stable and consumable edible piñata that can be properly suspended and broken, addressing the brittleness issue and facilitating controlled consumption of its contents.
Implementation Method 1
The seam may include a melted edible material fusing the rim of the edible upper shell and the rim of the edible lower shell along a circumference of the rims
Data Source
AI summary
An edible piñata system may have an edible piñata including edible upper and lower shells, a hanging rod for attaching the edible piñata to a hanging assembly, a support plate for supporting the edible piñata and edible contents, and the hanging assembly for supporting the edible piñata, hanging rod, and support plate to suspend the edible piñata for consumption. The edible piñata system may be made by a method for producing an edible piñata.