Portable Cup Container With Conical Housing for Leak-Safe Waste Disposal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing waste containers for spitting or disposing small items are inconvenient due to the use of electricity, narrow necks, and limited size, which complicates their use and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A portable container with a rigid housing and sealing lids that accommodates replaceable disposable cups of varying sizes, featuring a conical design to securely hold cups of different diameters and includes an expanding elastic rim for smaller cups, ensuring secure fitting and easy disposal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a narrow-necked receptacle is used, then the container structure is simple, but spitting becomes inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into two functional parts: a wide-mouth receptacle for easy spitting and a narrow-necked cover mechanism for secure closure. This segmentation allows each part to optimize its function without compromising the other.
Solution Approach 2:
The solution transitions from a single-dimension narrow-neck design to a multi-dimensional structure with a wide mouth opening and a narrower closing mechanism, utilizing spatial arrangement to resolve the contradiction between ease of access and secure closure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed-size receptacle is used, then the manufacturing is simple, but adaptability to different cup sizes is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The receptacle is designed with a standardized wide-mouth opening and conical interior that can accommodate multiple cup sizes through a single universal design, eliminating the need for multiple specialized receptacles.
Solution Approach 2:
The conical geometry of the receptacle allows it to adapt to different cup diameters by changing the effective容纳 volume while maintaining the same basic structure, enabling one receptacle to serve multiple cup size requirements.
3Reliability
If a permanent receptacle with hinged lid is used, then the structure is simple, but the disposable cups may deform or leak
Solution Approach 1:
The conical interior of the receptacle provides a curved, form-fitting surface that securely holds the disposable cup in place, preventing deformation and leakage through geometric constraint rather than complex mechanical fastening.
Solution Approach 2:
The disposable cup is nested within the permanent receptacle, with the conical shape of the receptacle providing a protective cradle that secures the cup without requiring additional fastening mechanisms.
4Length of moving object
If the container height is minimized, then portability is improved, but the volume for waste collection is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The conical interior provides efficient space utilization, allowing the container to achieve maximum waste collection volume within a compact height by optimizing the geometric distribution of internal space.
Solution Approach 2:
The solution compensates for limited height by optimizing the radial dimensions and conical geometry, allowing sufficient waste collection volume to be achieved within a compact vertical profile suitable for 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 container effectively secures disposable cups of various sizes, preventing deformation and leakage, and facilitates easy replacement and disposal, enhancing user convenience.
Implementation Method 1
the inside part of the container housing has a conical shape and receives a replaceable disposable vessel in the form of a cup of different sizes, which will be protected from deformation and damage
Implementation Method 2
An expanding elastic rim (12) can be inserted inside the housing (1) under the disposable cup (2) of small diameter. The expanding rim, thanks to its expanding ability, is tightly fixed inside the container housing at the required height
Implementation Method 3
The flip lid has a seal (9)
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to portable devices for collecting small items of waste. A portable container is used, into which a disposable vessel, such as a cup, can be inserted and secured. The container consists of a rigid housing having upper and lower flip lids with seals. The upper lid further has a funnel opening, and the inside part of the container housing has a conical shape, the diameter of the lower inside part of the container housing being smaller than the diameter of the upper inside part, and also smaller than the diameter of the base of a disposable cup. The bottom of the lower part of the container housing has a hole, and the lower lid tightly closes the hole in the bottom of the container housing. The device makes it possible to collect small items of waste in a sealingly closable replaceable disposable vessel, while protecting same against deformation and damage.