Nested Wine Bottle and Glass Package for Compact Stable Pouring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing commercial units combining a wine glass with a wine bottle are not compact or stable, leading to issues with spoilage and inconvenient consumption due to tall packaging, spillage, and incomplete pouring.
Innovation Solution
A wine glass and wine bottle package designed for snap-fit assembly, where the bottle fits invertedly within the glass with a nested cap, providing a compact and stable configuration, allowing for easy opening and pouring of the entire bottle contents into the glass.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If the wine glass is formed with an elongated stem and base extending above the bottle when inverted, then the glass provides structural support and stability, but the package becomes relatively tall and is not conducive to convenient shipping, handling, or storage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies nesting by placing the inverted wine bottle inside the wine glass, with the bottle nestled within the glass cavity. This nested configuration allows both components to occupy the same spatial envelope, dramatically reducing the overall package height while maintaining structural integrity and stability during shipping and handling.
2Area of stationary object
If the wine glass has a non-tapering or non-flumed geometry to achieve minimal package width, then the package width is reduced, but the wine glass is more prone to spillage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by giving the glass a flumed or tapered geometry specifically at the upper body portion where the bottle is received, while maintaining minimal overall package width. This localized geometric modification creates a narrowing flume that guides the bottle and prevents spillage, while the rest of the glass maintains a compact form factor.
3Volume of moving object
If the wine glass has a volumetric capacity significantly less than the capacity of the wine bottle, then the glass is more compact and easier to handle, but the entire bottle contents cannot be poured in a single pouring action into the wine glass
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies inversion by placing the bottle inside the glass in an inverted orientation. This allows the bottle to be opened and poured directly into the glass in a single continuous action, with the inverted configuration enabling the entire bottle contents to be transferred without requiring multiple pouring operations or waiting for consumption.
4Reliability
If the glass or cup relies upon a direct sealed engagement between the glass or cup and the beverage-containing bottle, then the sealing is simple and effective, but the elongated stem and base extend above the bottle to provide a combination package that is relatively tall
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies nesting by positioning the inverted bottle inside the glass cavity, with the bottle base resting on the glass bottom and the bottle neck extending upward into the glass. This nested arrangement allows the sealing engagement to occur at the bottle-glass interface within the compact package volume, eliminating the need for an elongated stem and base that would extend above the bottle.
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AI summary
A combined wine glass and wine bottle package includes a wine glass constructed from molded plastic with an upper shell-shaped body defining an upwardly narrowing tapered flume of generally uniform thickness and a contoured lower base defining an annular moat surrounding a central punt. A wine bottle is sized to fit substantially into the wine glass in an inverted orientation with a removable bottle cap nested within the central punt, and with an upper rim of the wine bottle snap-fitted into a shallow groove formed in the wine bottle near a lower end thereof. This entire package is sterile-wrapped in a sealed shrink-wrap plastic or the like. The package can be opened when desired to permit removal of the wine bottle from the wine glass, following by bottle opening and pouring of the contents into the wine glass.