Multi-compartment resealable bag with segmented storage

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Solution Overview

Problem

Parents face challenges in preparing snacks for children as they often require multiple resealable bags to store different food items separately, leading to inconvenience and mess during mealtime.

Innovation Solution

A multi-compartment resealable bag made of high clarity polypropylene with varying compartment sizes and shapes, allowing multiple food items to be stored in a single bag, featuring resealable compartments connected by sealed seams and zippered closures for easy access and organization.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple separate resealable bags are used to store different food items, then each food item can be stored separately, but the number of bags increases leading to inconvenience and mess

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage capacity for multiple food itemsVSAvoidnumber of separate bags

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple separate storage bags into a single multi-compartment bag structure. Each compartment is separated by sealed seams but all compartments are integrated into one unified bag with a common body, allowing multiple food items to be stored separately while reducing the total number of bags from multiple individual bags to just one combined bag.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple separate resealable bags are used, then each food item can be stored separately, but handling and organizing multiple bags becomes time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveseparate food storageVSAvoidtime to handle and organize bags

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

By merging multiple storage functions into a single bag structure, the patent reduces the time required to handle, carry, and organize multiple separate bags. The unified structure allows all compartments to be accessed and managed as one unit rather than handling multiple independent bags.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the internal space of the bag into multiple compartments using sealed seams, allowing different food items to be stored separately within each compartment. This segmentation provides the benefits of separate storage while maintaining the convenience of a single bag structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Ease of operation

If traditional single-compartment bags are used, then the bag structure is simple, but children cannot easily organize different food items separately

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefood organization capabilityVSAvoidbag structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the bag interior into multiple compartments using sealed seams, enabling children to organize different food items in separate sections. Each compartment can be independently accessed and sealed, providing organizational capability while maintaining a relatively simple overall bag structure.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS8449186B2Multi-compartment resealable storage bag

Publication Date: 2013.05.28 BRAY MABELLE ERICSON VAUGHAN

AI summary

A device having multiple resealable compartments for food storage is disclosed. The device is formed as a single unit and is comprised of several resealable compartments. Depending on the embodiment the number, shape and position of these compartments varies.