Paper Container Closure Structure for Sealing and Stacking

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing containers are often made of non-biodegradable plastics, contribute to pollution, and are inefficient to stack both when filled and unfilled, requiring specialized equipment for filling.

Innovation Solution

A stackable container made of biodegradable paper materials with a unique closure mechanism using a tilted annular wall and sealing structure that allows easy sealing and efficient stacking, enabling delivery in unassembled form for easy filling and sealing by users.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If containers are made of plastic materials, then convenience and durability are improved, but environmental pollution increases due to non-biodegradability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontainer durabilityVSAvoidplastic pollution
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes the material parameter from plastic to paper, fundamentally altering the environmental properties while maintaining container functionality. This material substitution resolves the contradiction by providing a biodegradable alternative that reduces pollution while preserving the essential container functions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs composite construction by combining paper material with an internal coating layer. This composite approach allows the container to maintain the environmental benefits of paper while the coating provides the necessary barrier properties for liquid containment, thus achieving both durability and eco-friendliness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Object-generated harmful factors

If containers are made of paper materials, then biodegradability and environmental friendliness are improved, but sealing capability deteriorates due to permeability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenvironmental impactVSAvoidsealing capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-generated harmful factorsVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies a coating layer to the internal surface of the paper container. This composite structure combines the biodegradability of paper with the impermeability of the coating material, resolving the contradiction between environmental friendliness and sealing capability. The coating acts as a barrier that prevents liquid penetration while the paper provides structural integrity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Solution Approach 2:

The coating is applied selectively to the internal surface of the container where liquid contact occurs. This local treatment provides sealing capability exactly where needed without compromising the overall biodegradable nature of the paper container, thus resolving the contradiction between permeability and sealing requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

3Reliability

If containers use traditional closure mechanisms, then sealing is achieved, but stacking efficiency deteriorates when containers are filled

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesealing functionVSAvoidstacking efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The closure mechanism is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides sealing capability while simultaneously enabling efficient stacking. The closure structure integrates with the container geometry to allow nested stacking of filled containers, thus resolving the contradiction between sealing reliability and stacking efficiency by making the closure system multi-functional.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent inverts the traditional approach by designing the closure mechanism to facilitate stacking rather than just sealing. The closure structure is configured to enable nested arrangement of containers, turning the closure from a purely sealing element into a stacking-enabling feature, thus resolving the contradiction between sealing and stacking requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

4Manufacturing precision

If specialized equipment is used for filling containers, then filling precision is improved, but device complexity and cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvefilling accuracyVSAvoidfilling equipment requirements
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The container design enables self-service filling by providing an open top structure that allows direct filling without specialized equipment. The container's geometry and closure mechanism are designed to work with simple manual or automated pouring operations, eliminating the need for complex filling machinery while maintaining adequate filling accuracy for most applications.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent inverts the conventional approach by designing the container to be filled without specialized equipment rather than requiring such equipment. The open top design and simple closure system allow filling to be performed with basic infrastructure, thus resolving the contradiction between filling precision and equipment complexity by reducing the equipment requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

5Volume of moving object

If containers are designed for efficient stacking, then transport efficiency is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates during filling and sealing

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetransport efficiencyVSAvoidfilling and sealing convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Volume of moving objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The container design integrates stacking efficiency with operational convenience by making the closure mechanism serve both sealing and stacking functions. The open top structure facilitates easy filling while the closure design enables efficient stacking, thus resolving the contradiction between transport efficiency and ease of operation through multi-functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The container is divided into distinct functional zones: an open top area for easy filling operations and a closure mechanism that enables stacking. This segmentation allows each zone to optimize its function without compromising the other, thus resolving the contradiction between stacking efficiency and filling convenience by spatial separation of functions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12479639B2Container
Publication Date: 2025.11.25 BLUEWATER INNOVATIONS AB
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AI summary

There is disclosed a container configured to hold a substance and extending along an axis A. The container comprises a container body configured to hold the substance. The container body comprises a top part. Further, the container body comprises a closure section arranged in an opposite end of the container body compared to the top part. The closure section comprises a first circular cross-section with a first radius in a plane transverse to the axis A. The closure section further comprises a second circular cross-section with a second radius in a plane transverse to the axis A, the second radius is larger than the first radius. The closure segment further comprises an annular wall extending from the second circular cross-section to the first circular cross-section such that the annular wall is formed with an angle alpha in relation to the axis A. The closure section is arranged so that the first circular cross-section is facing the top part. The container body further comprises a container wall extending from the closure section to the top part. The beverage container further comprises a sealing structure. The sealing structure comprises a circular bottom plate configured to seal the container body, and a sealing wall extending around the circular bottom plate. The sealing wall is tilted with the angle alpha in relation to the axis A. The sealing wall is configured to engage the annular wall, and the sealing structure is configured to be pressed into the closure section to seal the beverage container. Further, a method for filling such a container is provided.