Liquid Container Seal-Piercing Adapter for Spill-Free Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for emptying liquid-filled containers face challenges such as difficulty in removing protective seals and require continuous user handling, leading to spillage and splashing.
Innovation Solution
An adapter with an annular ring, spokes, and a protrusion is designed to pierce the seal of a liquid-filled container, allowing for one-handed emptying and support during transfer to a storage vessel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a protective film seal is used on the container opening, then the container is protected from tampering and leakage, but the seal becomes difficult to remove
Solution Approach 1:
The seal-piercing function is segmented from the main container body and integrated into a separate adapter device. The adapter includes a dedicated piercing element that can be inserted through the container opening to puncture the protective film seal, allowing the seal to be broken in a controlled manner without requiring manual manipulation of the seal itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter serves as an intermediary device between the user and the sealed container. Instead of directly manipulating the difficult-to-remove seal, the user inserts the adapter through the opening, and the adapter's piercing element performs the seal-breaking function, mediating the interaction between the user and the protected container.
2Ease of operation
If the user holds the container and aims fluids into the storage vessel opening, then the transfer can be controlled, but the user must continuously hold the container which leads to spillage and splashing
Solution Approach 1:
The adapter merges multiple functions into a single device: it provides structural support for the container, guides the pouring flow, and directs liquids into the storage vessel. By combining the support function and pouring guidance function in one integrated adapter, the container can be supported without continuous manual holding, while the guided flow prevents spillage and splashing.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter enables the container to support itself during the pouring process. The adapter's structure allows the container to be positioned and stabilized without continuous external support, and the integrated pouring guidance features automatically direct the liquid flow into the storage vessel, reducing the need for continuous user intervention.
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of adapters for emptying liquid-filled containers are provided herein. In some embodiments, an adapter for emptying a liquid-filled container includes: an annular ring configured to at least partially be disposed in an opening of the liquid-filled container; one or more spokes extending at least partially across a central opening of the annular ring; and a protrusion extending from the one or more spokes to a location vertically above the annular ring and configured for piercing a seal of the liquid-filled container.