Container for retrievably storing substances and retaining temperatures of the substances

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing beverage containers fail to effectively maintain the temperature and flavor integrity of multiple drinks carried simultaneously, leading to inconvenience, bulk, and potential flavor mixing.

Innovation Solution

A dual-chamber container with advanced thermal insulation and a dual-sip cover that allows independent retrieval and enjoyment of beverages, maintaining distinct temperatures and flavors in each compartment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If multiple separate bottles are carried, then beverage storage capacity is improved, but portability and convenience deteriorate due to added bulk and potential flavor mixing

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebeverage storage capacityVSAvoidportability and convenience

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple beverage storage chambers into a single integrated container structure, allowing multiple beverages to be carried in one unified unit rather than separate bottles, thereby improving portability while maintaining storage capacity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The container is divided into multiple separate chambers that are thermally isolated from each other, allowing different beverages to be stored independently without flavor mixing, while the overall structure remains a single portable unit

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Quantity of substance

If dual-compartment containers are used, then beverage storage capacity is improved, but temperature control deteriorates due to lack of effective thermal isolation

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebeverage storage capacityVSAvoidtemperature control

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The container is divided into multiple separate chambers with thermal barriers between them, allowing each chamber to maintain independent temperature control for different beverages

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Thermal barrier walls are introduced as intermediary structures between chambers to prevent heat transfer, allowing each beverage to maintain its desired temperature independently

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Temperature

If separate bottles are carried, then temperature control is improved for each beverage, but device complexity increases due to multiple independent containers

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetemperature controlVSAvoidcontainer structure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

TemperatureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple temperature-controlled chambers are merged into a single integrated container with a unified exterior structure, maintaining temperature control capabilities while reducing the number of separate containers needed

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

4Quantity of substance

If dual-compartment containers are used, then flavor integrity is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to complex designs and difficulty in independent retrieval

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebeverage storage capacityVSAvoidindependent retrieval

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The container features multiple separate chambers with individual access openings, allowing each beverage to be retrieved independently through its own opening without disturbing other chambers

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Each chamber is designed with its own dedicated opening and closure mechanism, allowing users to access and pour from any chamber independently without requiring manipulation of the entire container structure

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

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 users to carry and enjoy two different beverages at optimal temperatures and flavors without mixing, reducing bulk and enhancing convenience and portability.

Implementation Method 1

each of the plurality of interior walls may be thermally isolated from the plurality of interior walls and the exterior wall

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectThermal Insulation: Thermal Insulation

Data Source

PatentUS12577032B2Container for retrievably storing substances and retaining temperatures of the substances

Publication Date: 2026.03.17 SPLT INC

AI summary

A container for retrievably storing substances and retaining temperatures of the substances comprises a container body comprising a neck portion and a body portion, and a container cover comprising cover openings. The body portion comprises interior walls and an exterior wall disposed around the interior walls. The interior walls form chambers within the body portion. The neck portion comprises openings in a base wall of the neck portion. The openings lead into the chambers. Each of the interior walls is thermally isolated from the interior walls and the exterior wall. The interior walls and the exterior wall thermally isolate a substance for retaining a temperature of the substance stored in each of the chambers. The cover openings couple with the openings based on coupling the container cover with the neck portion. The container cover allows an independent retrieval of the substances from the chambers through the cover openings.