Modular Labeling Device for Drinking Vessel Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
At social gatherings, there is a high risk of mixing up drinking vessels, leading to hygiene issues and potential contamination from foreign substances, as existing marking devices are not designed for individualizing bottles for drinking liquids effectively.
Innovation Solution
A marking device with a base support and attachment element that can be positively or non-positively connected, allowing for multiple positioning options to serve as both a closure and a marking mechanism, preventing foreign bodies from entering or escaping, and featuring a sealing element to maintain the contents while allowing easy identification and handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a closure is designed to fit tightly on the bottle neck to prevent loss, then the closure is securely held, but the device cannot serve as an effective marking mechanism for individual identification
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into two separate functional components: a closure element for securing the bottle and a base support element for marking and identification. This segmentation allows each component to optimize its specific function while working together as an integrated system.
Solution Approach 2:
The base support element serves multiple functions: it acts as a marker for bottle identification, provides structural support, and enables the closure to be temporarily held during the opening/closing process. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by adding marking capability without compromising closure retention.
2Adaptability or versatility
If marking devices are added to bottles, then individual identification is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The marking function is merged with the closure support structure. The base support element that holds the closure during use also serves as the marking carrier, eliminating the need for separate marking devices and reducing overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The base support element performs multiple roles simultaneously: structural support for the closure, carrier for identification markings, and handling aid. This multi-functionality achieves individual identification without adding unnecessary complexity.
3Reliability
If the attachment element is designed to engage in the vessel opening to prevent leakage, then sealing is improved, but the device cannot serve as a handling aid
Solution Approach 1:
The device separates the sealing function (performed by the closure element engaging the vessel opening) from the handling function (performed by the base support element). This segmentation allows the closure to provide reliable sealing while the base support serves as an easy-to-grab handling aid.
Solution Approach 2:
The base support element provides multiple benefits: it serves as a handling aid for easy grip, supports the closure during storage, and provides marking capability. This multi-functionality improves ease of operation without compromising sealing reliability.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a labeling device, comprising a modular base carrier (2) designed to be arranged on the container (15) and an attachment element (9) for individually marking a container (15) for drinking liquids, which attachment element has a fastening device (9b). The attachment element (9) is designed as a closure for a container opening (17) of the container (15), and the fastening device (9b) is designed in such a way that the attachment element (9) can be detachably connected in a form-closed and/or force-closed manner to the container (15) in a first position and to the base carrier (2) in a second position.