System to hold multiple beverage containers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for holding multiple beverage containers are either cumbersome, difficult to carry, or ineffective in maintaining desired temperature conditions, especially in outdoor or aquatic settings.
Innovation Solution
A soft-sided backpack style cooler system that incorporates a multi-layer design with insulation, removable beverage sleeves, and a dispensing mechanism, allowing for easy carrying and temperature control of multiple beverage containers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If multiple beverage containers are held manually, then portability is improved, but safety and ease of operation deteriorate due to difficulty and danger
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides multiple beverage containers into individual slots within a unified carrier structure, allowing each container to be held separately yet transported together as a single unit. This segmentation enables safe handling of multiple containers without requiring manual gripping of each individual container.
2Temperature
If traditional coolers are used to maintain temperature, then temperature control is improved, but device complexity and portability worsen due to cumbersome design
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the beverage holder and cooler functions into a single integrated system. The carrier structure incorporates insulation layers and cooling compartments directly into the design, eliminating the need for separate cooler equipment while maintaining temperature control capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a beverage carrier, an insulated cooler, and a portable temperature-controlled storage unit. This multi-functionality reduces the need for multiple separate devices, simplifying the overall system while maintaining temperature control.
3Temperature
If beverage containers are stored in traditional coolers, then temperature maintenance is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in access and dispensing
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the beverage containers from the cooler body through removable sleeves and accessible compartments. Users can easily remove individual beverage containers or access them through designated openings without opening the entire cooler, maintaining temperature while improving accessibility.
4Temperature
If rigid coolers are used for temperature control, then insulation effectiveness is improved, but portability and ease of carrying worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs flexible insulation materials and thin-walled construction to create a cooler that maintains effective thermal insulation while being lightweight and portable. The flexible shell design allows for easier carrying and handling compared to rigid cooler structures, resolving the contradiction between insulation effectiveness and portability.
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
The system effectively keeps beverage containers at desired temperatures for extended periods, facilitates easy access and dispensing of beverages without opening the cooler, and provides a convenient and portable solution for outdoor activities.
Implementation Method 1
A soft-sided backpack style cooler system that incorporates a multi-layer design with insulation
Data Source
AI summary
A nesting system for securing a container is disclosed. The container could be a soft-sided backpack style cooler. Such a system may include a cooler with a sidewall, a top, a base, a vertical axis extending from the base to the top, and an insulated interior region. The base may have a bottom plate portion with at least one protrusion extending down from bottom plate portion and one or more holes formed through protrusion orthogonal to the vertical axis. The protrusion could be a wall that extends downward from the bottom plate portion of the base around the entire perimeter of the base. In addition, the protrusion could have an irregular profile with feet that extends further down then the rest of the wall. The system may also include a nesting platform with a bottom tray and a vertical wall extending up from the bottom tray. The bottom tray and vertical wall may be sized to allow the base to fit within tray and vertical wall. In addition, a spring-loaded pin may be attached to the vertical wall and configured to take a receded pin position when the spring is compressed and an extended pin position when the spring is at equilibrium. A receded pin position might be one that allows a protrusion from the base of the container, which could be a cooler, to engage with the nesting platform such that holes formed through the base are aligned with the spring-loaded pins. In so doing, the spring-loaded pins may be released and capable of assuming an extended pin position in which the pins extend at least partially through holes and effectively secure the container and its base to the nesting platform.