Beverage Container with Inverted Removable Cover for Spillage Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional beverage containers require users to pour contents into a cup or store them in an ice chest after opening, leading to inconvenience and waste due to the need for additional materials and risk of spillage.
Innovation Solution
A beverage container design featuring a removable cover that can be inverted or placed at the bottom, providing additional volume for additives like ice or mixers, and a sealing mechanism that hides threads or sealing mechanisms from the exterior, allowing for improved ergonomics, stackability, and a cup-like drinking experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional beverage container is opened, then the beverage can be consumed, but the user must pour contents into a cup or store in an ice chest, leading to spillage risk and waste
Solution Approach 1:
The removable cover is inverted and nested within the container body, with the collar fitting inside the container and the flange resting on the rim. This nesting arrangement provides additional internal volume for ice or additives without requiring external storage containers, eliminating spillage risk while keeping the beverage contained and secure.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover is designed to be inverted from its normal position, with the bottom of the cover becoming the top surface. This inversion creates a recessed area within the container that can hold ice cubes or other additives, allowing the beverage to be kept cool directly in the container without pouring into a separate cup or using an ice chest.
2Volume of moving object
If a removable cover is added to provide additional volume for additives, then ice or mixers can be added without overflowing, but the container structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The removable cover serves multiple functions: it acts as a seal for the container opening, provides structural reinforcement, and when inverted, creates additional volume for holding ice or additives. The collar and flange structures serve both sealing purposes and structural support while enabling the inverted configuration. This multi-functionality adds volume capability without requiring separate components for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The cover is designed with a collar that fits inside the container body and a flange that rests on the container rim, creating a nested structure. This nesting arrangement efficiently uses the existing container space to create additional functional volume for additives without adding external attachments or complex mechanical structures.
3Ease of operation
If threads or sealing mechanisms are hidden from the exterior, then ergonomics and appearance are improved, but the sealing mechanism becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The threading mechanism is nested within the container body, with the threads formed inside the wall structure. The flange of the inverted cover rests on the container rim, concealing the threads from external view. This nesting approach hides the sealing mechanism while maintaining its functionality, improving ergonomics and appearance without requiring external threading components.
Solution Approach 2:
The sealing function is extracted from the external surface and relocated to the internal structure of the container. The threads are formed within the container wall rather than on the exterior, and the sealing action occurs internally when the cover is inverted and seated. This extraction improves appearance and ergonomics while the sealing mechanism remains functional but concealed.
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AI summary
A beverage container that includes a main body portion having an open top and a closed bottom, an interior, a circular rim and a first set of threads on an inside surface thereof that are positioned adjacent the rim at a first height. The rim includes a downwardly depending portion that extends below the first set of threads. The container also includes a removable cover with a bottom, a generally cylindrical side wall, an annular flange extending outwardly from the generally cylindrical side wall and an annular collar. The collar, the annular flange and the side wall define a first channel that receives the rim, and the bottom and the generally cylindrical side wall cooperate to define a cover cavity. The side wall includes a second set of threads on an outside surface thereof that are matingly engaged with the first set of threads.