Foldable Infant Bottle Frame With Disposable Bag Sealing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing infant feeding solutions, such as traditional baby bottles and disposable bottles, are inconvenient for preparation and cleaning, and lack a compact, foldable design, while disposable bottles are expensive.
Innovation Solution
A foldable infant bottle system comprising a disposable bag for containing beverage, a foldable bag frame that deploys to occupy less space, and a teat that seals the bag, along with a closed bag holder and teat frame for easy assembly and use, allowing for quick preparation of a beverage by pouring liquid into the bag with pre-added feeding powder.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a traditional baby bottle with a sealed receptacle is used, then the beverage can be contained and fed through a small hole, but the receptacle requires a long brush for cleaning and cannot be folded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a disposable bag (20) that is discarded after a single use, eliminating the need for cleaning brushes and complex cleaning procedures. The bag is sealed during manufacturing and contains pre-measured feeding powder, providing reliability without requiring post-use cleaning operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The traditional monolithic bottle receptacle is segmented into a reusable rigid frame (16) and a disposable bag (20). This segmentation allows the bag to be discarded after use while the frame can be reused, improving cleaning convenience without compromising the sealed connection function.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a traditional baby bottle with a rigid structure is used, then the bottle can maintain its shape and seal, but the bottle cannot be folded and occupies more storage space
Solution Approach 1:
The bottle system is divided into a rigid frame (16) that maintains structural integrity and a flexible disposable bag (20) that can be folded for compact storage. The rigid frame provides stability while the collapsible nature of the disposable bag reduces storage volume when not in use.
Solution Approach 2:
The bag frame (16) is designed to be collapsible and expandable, transitioning from a compact folded state for storage to an expanded state during use. This dynamic structure maintains structural integrity when deployed while minimizing storage space when collapsed.
3Ease of operation
If disposable bottles are used, then cleaning is not required, but they are prohibitively expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The system separates the expensive reusable rigid frame (16) from the inexpensive disposable bag (20). The frame can be used repeatedly with different bags, reducing the overall cost compared to completely disposable bottles while maintaining the cleaning convenience of disposable components.
Solution Approach 2:
The disposable bag (20) is discarded after single use while the rigid frame (16) is recovered and reused with subsequent bags. This approach recovers the expensive components for repeated use while discarding only the inexpensive consumable portion, reducing overall cost.
4Reliability
If a traditional baby bottle requires multiple preparation stages, then the beverage can be properly prepared, but the preparation process is inconvenient and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The disposable bag (20) is pre-filled with pre-measured feeding powder during manufacturing and sealed to maintain freshness. This preliminary action eliminates the need for measuring and preparation steps during actual use, reducing preparation time while ensuring consistent beverage quality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is designed so that the disposable bag automatically provides the correct amount of feeding powder when liquid is added, eliminating the need for manual measuring and mixing operations. The pre-measured powder in the bag performs the preparation function automatically.
Data Source
AI summary
An infant bottle (10) method and kit, wherein the bottle comprising: a disposable bag (20), for containing a beverage (30, 44, 46); a foldable bag frame (16), for deploying therein the disposable bag (20) at a deployed state of the foldable bag frame (16), wherein a folded state thereof occupies less space than an unfolded state thereof; and a teat (14), for covering the disposable bag (20) in a sealed manner, thereby resulting in a compact infant bottle (10) at a folded state of the foldable bag frame (16), and sealable upon deployment.