Pouch Kit With Removable Vial Gusset Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a pouch kit that allows for the combination of different materials within a pouch, particularly for mixing ingredients like hydrogen water with additional components such as magnesium and malic acid, which existing pouch designs do not effectively facilitate.
Innovation Solution
A flexible pouch kit with removable vials attached to side gussets, allowing for the addition of separate components to the pouch contents after sealing, featuring a sealable fitment and an optional frangible seal for easy mixing and consumption of hydrogen water with increased hydrogen content.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a pouch kit allows for the addition of separate components (vials) to the pouch contents, then the versatility and adaptability of the pouch is improved, but the device complexity and structural complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The pouch kit is divided into separate functional components: a main pouch container and detachable vials. Each vial can be independently attached to or removed from the pouch, allowing flexible combination of different materials without requiring a completely different pouch design for each ingredient combination.
Solution Approach 2:
The vials are positioned within the pouch structure, specifically in the attachment area formed by the side gussets. The vials can be nested or integrated into the pouch body through the side gusset attachment mechanism, allowing multiple components to coexist within a single packaged unit.
2Ease of operation
If the pouch is designed with side gussets forming an attachment area for vials, then the ease of operation for adding components is improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The side gussets are pre-formed and positioned during pouch manufacturing to create the attachment area. The attachment structure is built into the pouch body during the sealing process, so that when the pouch is assembled, the vial attachment capability is already in place without requiring additional assembly steps or complex manufacturing procedures.
3Ease of operation
If a frangible seal is included between the compartment and top peripheral seal, then the ease of operation for mixing is improved, but the reliability and sealing integrity worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The frangible seal acts as an intermediary element between the sealed compartment and the external environment. It is designed to remain intact during normal storage and transport, providing sealing integrity, but can be easily broken by deliberate user action (such as squeezing or puncturing) to enable mixing of contents.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the efficient mixing and consumption of hydrogen water with enhanced hydrogen content by allowing the addition of magnesium and malic acid from a vial to the pouch contents, providing a convenient and effective packaging solution for combining ingredients.
Implementation Method 1
shaking the pouch wherein hydrogen is generated from a reaction in the pouch
Data Source
AI summary
A method of preparing hydrogen water for consumption is disclosed. The method includes: providing a sealed pouch containing hydrogen-infused water; providing a sealed vial with a predetermined amount of magnesium; opening the sealed pouch and the sealed vial; and adding the predetermined amount of magnesium to the hydrogen-infused water inside the pouch to increase a hydrogen content of the hydrogen-infused water.