Pet Food Container With Gasketed Ring Seal for Outdoor Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pet food containers are difficult to handle, prone to leaking, and do not provide an adequate seal to keep moisture and pests out, making them unsuitable for outdoor storage.
Innovation Solution
A pet food container with a pivotally attached lid, a lid rim, a gasket, and a fastener system that includes a latch and latch base, forming a continuous ring-shaped seal when closed, and optionally a lock pin for secure closure, to prevent moisture and pests from entering.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional pet food containers are used, then they are simple in structure, but they are prone to leaking and do not provide an adequate seal
Solution Approach 1:
The sealing system is segmented into multiple functional components: a lid rim that protrudes upwardly, a gasket disposed on the lid, and a fastener system with latch and latch base. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific sealing function, resolving the contradiction between seal effectiveness and structural simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
A gasket is introduced as a flexible sealing element that engages with the lid rim to form a continuous ring-shaped seal. This flexible component adapts to slight variations in the container body and lid, ensuring reliable sealing while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
2Ease of operation
If conventional pet food containers are used, then they are easy to manufacture, but they are difficult to handle when filling or pouring food
Solution Approach 1:
The lid is pivotally attached to the container body, allowing it to rotate between open and closed positions. This dynamic attachment mechanism enables easy access for filling and convenient pouring control, while the pivotal connection remains simple to manufacture using standard hinge components.
3Reliability
If conventional pet food containers are used, then they have simple closure mechanisms, but they are prone to leaking
Solution Approach 1:
The closure mechanism concentrates sealing quality at the critical interface between lid and container body through the lid rim and gasket arrangement. This localized quality enhancement ensures leak prevention at the most vulnerable point without requiring complex mechanisms throughout the entire container structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The closure system combines rigid components (lid rim, latch, latch base) with a flexible sealing material (gasket) to create a composite sealing structure. This combination ensures both mechanical strength for secure closure and flexibility for effective sealing, preventing leaks while maintaining a relatively simple design.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If conventional pet food containers are used, then they do not require additional sealing components, but they allow moisture and pests to enter
Solution Approach 1:
A continuous ring-shaped gasket is positioned between the lid rim and container body opening, creating a flexible barrier that prevents moisture and pests from entering. This single continuous sealing element provides comprehensive protection without requiring multiple discrete components or complex arrangements.
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AI summary
A pet food container apparatus may include a container body that may define an interior space for storing the pet food, a lid that may be pivotally attached to the container body at a lid hinge, an opening defined in the container body that may be configured for accessing the interior space of the container body, and a lid rim that may protrude upwardly from the container body and may surround the opening. The apparatus may include a gasket disposed on the lid opposite the lid rim. The apparatus may include a fastener. The fastener may include a latch disposed on the lid. The fastener may include a latch base disposed on the container body and may be aligned with the latch. The lid rim may engage the gasket in a continuous ring-shaped seal when the latch engages the latch base and the lid is in a closed position.