Modular Container With Removable Break And External Lid
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing container designs do not effectively allow access to the bottom contents without compromising the integrity of the container, leading to issues with spillage or drying out when the contents are low.
Innovation Solution
A modular container device with a housing featuring a break between the upper and lower sections, allowing these sections to be removably coupled, and a lid that can be positioned externally to close the access opening, facilitating access to the bottom contents without spillage or drying out.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the container is designed with a single intact housing, then the container integrity is maintained, but access to bottom contents is difficult without causing spillage or drying out
Solution Approach 1:
The housing is divided into an upper section and a lower section that can be separated from each other. The break in the perimeter wall allows the sections to be removably coupled, enabling access to bottom contents by separating the sections without compromising overall container integrity when assembled.
2Ease of operation
If the container allows access to bottom contents, then ease of operation is improved, but spillage or drying out occurs
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the housing into separable upper and lower sections, users can access bottom contents by carefully separating the sections rather than opening the entire container, minimizing exposure to air and preventing spillage or drying out of remaining contents.
3Volume of moving object
If a lid is positioned inside the container, then space is maximized, but access to bottom contents becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The lid is designed to be repositionable between an interior position (when fully assembled) and an exterior position (when accessing bottom contents). This dynamic repositioning allows the lid to serve dual purposes: maximizing capacity when closed and facilitating access when positioned externally during section separation.
Data Source
AI summary
A modular container assembly includes a housing having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall attached thereto and extending upwardly therefrom. The perimeter wall includes an open top end and a break therein positioned between the top end and the bottom wall to define an upper section and a lower section of the housing that are removably coupled together along the break. The lower section includes an upper edge defining an access. A lid is removably couplable to the bottom wall such that the lid is positioned exterior of the housing. The lid is engageable with the lower section to close the access. The perimeter wall can also include two breaks therein positioned near the open top end and bottom wall to define a top, middle, and bottom section of the housing. The middle section is removable, and the top section is engageable with the bottom section.