Multi-Cavity Beverage Container With Sealed Lid and Offset Sip Ports
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional beverage containers are limited to containing a single liquid, requiring users to carry multiple containers for different beverages and supplements, which is cumbersome and inefficient, especially for gym-goers who need to mix nutritional supplements on-site, leading to potential delays in nutrition timing and reduced performance.
Innovation Solution
A beverage container with multiple separate cavities and a removably engageable lid featuring staggered apertures and permeable surfaces for enhanced mixing, along with the option to use pre-configured cartridges for nutritional supplements, allowing for simultaneous storage and mixing of multiple liquids and supplements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single conventional beverage container is used, then the container structure is simple, but the user must carry multiple containers for different beverages and supplements
Solution Approach 1:
The beverage container is divided into multiple separate cavities (first cavity, second cavity, third cavity) that are fluidly sealed from each other, allowing different beverages and supplements to be stored independently within a single container structure
Solution Approach 2:
The container is designed to serve multiple functions: storing different beverages, holding nutritional supplements, enabling on-site mixing, and providing insulation, all within a single multi-compartment structure
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate containers are carried for different beverages and supplements, then each container can be simple, but the overall device complexity and portability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple separate beverage containers and supplement storage are merged into a single integrated container device with multiple fluidly sealed cavities, allowing users to carry one container instead of multiple separate ones
3Loss of time
If nutritional supplements are mixed on-site in a separate container, then the supplement timing can be precise, but the user must transport additional containers and materials
Solution Approach 1:
The nutritional supplement container is nested within the beverage container system, allowing supplements to be stored inside the same overall container structure as the beverages, eliminating the need for separate supplement containers
Solution Approach 2:
Nutritional supplements are pre-loaded into the container before the workout, and the container is pre-prepared with beverages, allowing immediate mixing and consumption without delays
4Quantity of substance
If multiple containers are carried for beverages and supplements, then the storage capacity is sufficient, but the risk of loss or theft increases
Solution Approach 1:
All beverages and supplements are combined into a single container device with multiple compartments, reducing the total number of containers from three or more to one, thereby minimizing the risk of loss or theft
5Ease of manufacture
If conventional single-cavity containers are used, then the manufacturing is simple, but the mixing capability of liquids and supplements is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The container incorporates a screen positioned at the opening of the first cavity to enable mixing of nutritional supplements with beverages, adding a localized functional element to an otherwise simple container structure
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient storage and mixing of multiple beverages and supplements in a single container, reducing the need for multiple bottles, minimizing the risk of spills and loss, and ensuring precise nutrition timing during workouts.
Implementation Method 1
Mesh or other screen material communicate between the lid and container and act to enhance the mixing capability of the container when filled with a liquid and a powder, gel, or other liquid solute
Data Source
AI summary
A beverage holding device comprising a container and a removably engageable lid. The container includes a partition extending between opposing sides of the sidewall of the container to define a plurality of separated cavities. The partition includes an edge surface forming an interior seal against a lower surface of the lid upon an engagement of the lid with the container for maintaining the plurality of cavities fluidly separated. A plurality of apertures in offset elevated positions above an upper surface of the lid are provided, with each communicating with a respective one of the plurality of cavities. The elevated and offset apertures provide a respective relief area to accommodate a projecting nose of a user during an engagement of the user's mouth with a respective aperture while tipping the container.