Liquid Mixing Apparatus with Flapper Valve for Spirits
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Solution Overview
Problem
The spirits industry faces inconvenience due to large bottles of alcoholic beverages, requiring separate containers for pouring and mixing, which is inconvenient and often not allowed for transportation with open containers.
Innovation Solution
A liquid mixing apparatus that attaches to a container, featuring a housing with a sealing bottom assembly and a flapper valve mechanism for mixing liquids, allowing convenient mixing without the need for separate containers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If large bottles of alcoholic beverages are used, then the quantity of liquid is sufficient, but the convenience of use and transportation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the large bottle into multiple smaller individual serving containers (10a, 10b, 10c) that can be separately stored and transported. Each container holds a portion of the total liquid volume, making them easier to handle and transport while collectively providing the full quantity when combined.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple smaller containers (10a, 10b, 10c) are nested within each other, with each container able to hold the others when empty. This nesting arrangement maximizes space efficiency during storage and transportation, allowing users to carry all portions in a compact form factor while maintaining the ability to use each container independently.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate containers are used for pouring and mixing, then the mixing function is achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the pouring container and mixing container into a single integrated container (10). The container includes both a storage portion for holding liquid and a mixing portion with agitation elements, eliminating the need for separate pouring and mixing containers while providing both functions in one device.
Solution Approach 2:
The container (10) is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both a storage container and a mixing device. The container includes dispensing mechanisms for controlled pouring and built-in mixing elements (such as beads or agitation structures) that enable thorough mixing without requiring additional separate containers or tools.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables convenient and efficient mixing of liquids within a single container, addressing the issue of large bottle sizes and transportation restrictions by allowing a chosen amount of liquid to be mixed directly within the apparatus attached to another container.
Implementation Method 1
a flapper valve is pivotally mounted in the mixing opening for pivotal movement between a closed orientation in which liquid in the cavity cannot flow through the mixing opening and an open orientation in which liquid can flow through the mixing opening
Data Source
AI summary
Liquid mixing apparatus includes a housing having an open lower end and a pour opening normally sealed with a closure. A bottom assembly extending across the open end of the housing and sealingly engaged in the open end for relative rotation between the housing and the bottom assembly. The bottom assembly forms a liquid sealed cavity with the housing and further includes apparatus for removably attaching the bottom assembly to a liquid container. A mixing opening defined in the horizontal wall with a flapper valve pivotally mounted therein for pivotal movement between a closed orientation and an open orientation. A stop bar attached at a lower surface to the upper surface of the horizontal wall and extending across a mid-portion of the mixing opening. An activating bar affixed to the housing for rotation with the housing.