Insulated Container
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Solution Overview
Problem
Tumblers with large diameters become difficult to handle for individuals with smaller hands, and existing designs lack effective visual confirmation of the lid's position and secure closure mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
An insulated container with a handle and a transparent lid that threadably connects to the body, featuring a rotatable closure with positive feedback mechanisms to ensure secure sealing and easy handling, accommodating varying hand sizes and providing visual confirmation of the lid's position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of stationary object
If the tumbler diameter is increased to accommodate hot and cold liquids, then the liquid capacity and insulation performance are improved, but the handling difficulty increases for users with smaller hands
Solution Approach 1:
The tumbler is segmented into distinct functional components: a large-diameter insulated body for liquid capacity, a separate handle for ergonomics, and a removable lid with closure mechanism. This segmentation allows the body to maintain large diameter for volume while the handle provides comfortable grip for users with smaller hands.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle acts as an intermediary element between the user's hand and the large-diameter tumbler body. It provides a comfortable grip surface that accommodates smaller hands while supporting the larger vessel, effectively mediating the interaction between user and container.
2Shape
If the lid is made opaque for aesthetic purposes, then the visual appearance is improved, but the visual confirmation of lid position and closure status deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lid incorporates transparent or translucent portions that allow visual detection of the lid's position and the closure mechanism's status. This transparency provides visual feedback to the user about whether the lid is properly seated and whether the closure is engaged, solving the detection problem while maintaining aesthetic appeal through strategic use of transparent materials.
Solution Approach 2:
The transparent lid enables visual feedback mechanisms where users can observe the closure mechanism's position and status without removing the lid. This visual feedback confirms proper assembly and closure engagement, eliminating the need for trial-and-error assembly.
3Device complexity
If a simple lid design is used without closure mechanism, then the device complexity is reduced, but the sealing reliability for hot and cold liquids deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The closure mechanism incorporates dynamic elements such as a rotatable closure component that can move between open and closed positions. This dynamic design allows the lid to transition between vented and sealed states, providing reliable sealing when closed while maintaining simplicity through a single rotational motion rather than complex multi-step mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The closure mechanism is designed to engage and disengage through a preliminary rotational action that prepares the sealing surfaces for contact. This preliminary rotation ensures proper alignment and engagement of the closure with the lid opening, guaranteeing reliable sealing before the final closed position is reached.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances handling ease for users with smaller hands by incorporating a handle and transparent lid with rotatable closure, ensuring secure sealing and improved usability for both hot and cold liquids.
Implementation Method 1
the depending outer wall of the lid being transparent for visual indication of the threaded neck therein
Implementation Method 2
a lid which is threadably connectable to the body, the lid having an upper surface, a depending radially inner wall, and a depending radially outer wall, the inner wall having a lid thread which engages the threaded neck of the body
Implementation Method 3
a rotatable closure to open and close access for the opening
Data Source
AI summary
Present embodiments relate to an insulated container. More specifically, but without limitation, the present embodiments relate to an insulated container having a removable cap or lid, that may be threadably connected to a base of the container. The removable cap or lid may have a rotatable closure.