Interlocking Stackable Wine Bottles for Compact Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wine bottle organizers struggle to accommodate wine bottle sampler packs with small or unorthodox shapes and sizes, making it difficult to store and handle multiple bottles efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A stackable bottle system comprising interlocking bottles with a core container, protruding and recessed engagement structures, and a separable seal, allowing for customizable assembly and presentation of multiple bottles as a single unit, facilitating easier storage and handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional wine racks and organizers are used to store wine bottle sampler packs, then storage organization is provided, but bottles with small or unorthodox shapes and sizes cannot be accommodated effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The wine bottle is divided into multiple smaller interconnected bottle units (e.g., 3-5 individual bottles) that can be separated or connected. Each small bottle maintains the functional characteristics of a complete wine bottle, allowing flexible configuration to fit different storage spaces while maintaining ease of handling for tasting purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple small wine bottles are nested within a shared packaging structure that mimics the form factor of a conventional wine bottle. The bottles are arranged vertically or in compact configurations within the packaging, allowing the entire sampler pack to be stored in conventional wine racks as a single unit while containing multiple individual bottles inside.
2Reliability
If multiple separate wine bottles are packaged individually, then each bottle is protected, but disposable packaging increases and storage space is wasted
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple individual wine bottle packages are merged into a single integrated packaging structure. The shared packaging contains multiple small bottles in a unified design that resembles a conventional wine bottle externally, reducing the total amount of packaging material needed compared to five separate individual bottle packages while still providing adequate protection for each bottle through internal positioning and cushioning structures.
3Ease of operation
If small wine bottles are stored separately, then individual bottle access is easy, but organization and keeping them together becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The shared packaging structure serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a protective container for multiple bottles, a storage unit that fits in conventional wine racks, and a presentation device for wine tasting. The interconnected design allows the bottles to be kept together as a set while maintaining the ability to access and remove individual bottles easily when needed.
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AI summary
A stackable bottle system is a modular apparatus used to present a tasting set of wines, or other separate beverages and liquids, in a user-configurable unit assembled from multiple independent containers. The stackable bottle system utilizes a plurality of interlocking bottles, each individually formed from a core container, a protruding engagement structure, a recessed engagement structure, and a separable seal. The separable seal is mounted over an opening in the core container, enclosing a reservoir. The core container provides a hollow body to retain any liquid therein. The protruding engagement structure and the recessed engagement structure are integrated into the core container at a neck end and a base end, respectively. The protruding engagement structure of an arbitrary bottle is engaged into the recessed engagement structure of an adjacent bottle to form the basis for the modular assembly of the present invention.