Multi-Chamber Food Container with Segmented Lid for Extended Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing containers for large-scale food protection and distribution are limited in their ability to store different types of food for extended periods and are designed for single-use disposal, lacking versatility in chamber configuration and extended storage capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A container with at least two adjacent chambers connected at the bottom inseparably and separable at the top via edges in lugs, allowing for separate storage of various food types, with options for gluing, welding, or bending connections, and featuring different lid closure mechanisms such as tearable tabs, crown-caps, or pulling rings, enabling extended storage periods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a single-chamber container is used for storing food, then the container structure is simple, but the ability to store different types of food separately is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into multiple separable chambers (first chamber and second chamber) that can be stored separately or together. Each chamber can hold different types of food, allowing separate storage while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure when chambers are combined.
2Duration of action of stationary object
If a container is designed for short-term storage, then the container structure is simple, but the storage duration is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The container uses separable chambers with individual lids that can be opened and closed independently. This segmentation allows different chambers to be opened at different times, enabling extended storage duration by accessing only the needed chamber while keeping others sealed and preserved.
3Adaptability or versatility
If chambers are connected inseparably at the bottom and separably at the top, then the container provides flexibility in storage, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The container chambers are designed to be connected inseparably at the bottom (providing structural stability) but separably at the top through removable lids (providing access flexibility). This partial segmentation achieves storage versatility while simplifying manufacturing compared to fully separable designs.
4Adaptability or versatility
If multiple closure mechanisms are provided for different chambers, then the storage flexibility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The container employs multiple closure mechanisms (screw caps, snap-fit lids, or other sealing mechanisms) that can be applied to different chambers based on their specific storage requirements. This universal approach to sealing provides storage flexibility while using standardized components that do not significantly increase overall device complexity.
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AI summary
The invention relates to the container of universal use for protecting and distributing food on large scale which is intended for disposal after use and which is characterized in that it has at least two adjacent chambers (1,2) connected with each other on the top separably by locating edges of the chambers (1,2) in lugs made in the lid (3) closing the container on the top, and at the bottom connected inseparably by gluing, welding or bending. In the lid (3) there are made closing holes (4) located over each of the chambers. The holes (4) are closed with a ripping cotter, they are finished with the outer roller closed up with a crown-cap or with the outer roller threaded externally, closed with a threaded internally cap. In another form of the invention the lid (3) closing the container on the top is divided into parts corresponding to the amount of chambers (1,2) and each part is provided with the pulling ring enabling removal of the lid (3). According to the invention the containers make it possible to store food separately in each of the chambers. It can be food of one kind or of different kinds. It also makes it possible to lengthen the period of storing food.