Pet Liquid Bottle With Integrated Serving Lid And Spout
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Solution Overview
Problem
Convenience stores often do not carry pet liquid refreshments due to bottle size incompatibility with coolers and traditional bottles' small spouts and caps, which limit their use as feeders and introduce microbial contamination when used as serving dishes.
Innovation Solution
A food storage bottle with a dual cap system, featuring a primary bottle cap for fluid control and a secondary serving lid that functions as a receptacle and stand, allowing for easy pouring and storage while keeping the primary cap isolated from contaminants.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional bottle cap is used to prevent spilling and contamination, then the bottle remains sealed and protected, but the cap cannot function as a serving dish and requires a separate feeder
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the bottle cap and serving dish into a single integrated component. The cap structure includes a receptacle that can receive and hold liquid, eliminating the need for a separate feeder while maintaining the sealing function through the spout mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The cap is designed to perform multiple functions: sealing the bottle to prevent spilling, controlling liquid flow through the spout, and serving as a receptacle for feeding the animal. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate components.
2Ease of operation
If the bottle cap is used as a serving dish, then no separate feeder is needed, but external contaminants can enter the bottle through the cap
Solution Approach 1:
The cap is divided into distinct functional zones: an outer receptacle area that contacts the serving environment and an inner sealed area that interfaces with the bottle contents. The spout acts as a barrier, segmenting the contamination path while allowing controlled liquid transfer.
Solution Approach 2:
The spout serves as an intermediary element between the external environment and the bottle contents. It allows liquid to pass from the bottle to the cap receptacle while preventing direct contact between external contaminants and the sealed bottle interior.
3Volume of moving object
If a small spout and bottle cap are used, then the bottle remains compact and easy to store, but the cap has limited use as a feeder due to small volume
Solution Approach 1:
The serving receptacle is nested within the cap structure, utilizing the cap's internal space efficiently. This nested design increases the functional volume of the cap without significantly increasing the external dimensions of the bottle assembly.
4Quantity of substance
If a large cap is used to function as a serving dish, then it provides adequate feeding volume, but it allows microbial contamination to enter the bottle cavity
Solution Approach 1:
The cap structure segments the serving environment from the bottle interior, creating distinct zones that prevent contamination while maintaining adequate serving capacity in the outer receptacle area.
Solution Approach 2:
The spout acts as an intermediary barrier that allows liquid transfer while preventing microbial contamination from the large-capacity receptacle from entering the bottle cavity.
Data Source
AI summary
A container for storing, dispensing, and serving liquids has a bottle a dispenser outlet an outlet cap, and a serving cup. The bottle has a shoulder that is laterally connected around a body of the bottle. The shoulder is positioned offset from a base of the bottle so that the base can be inserted into the serving cup while the bottle is being transported. The serving cup acts as a stand for the bottle as well as a serving dish for any fluid in the bottle. The dispenser outlet is integrated into a base of the bottle and enables the stored fluid to flow out of the bottle. Additionally, the outlet cap is detachably mounted over the dispenser outlet so that the user can prevent or allow the fluid to flow through the dispenser outlet.