Push-Button Sealing Pitcher Lid for Easy Pour and Fill Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional beverage container lids with sealing mechanisms lack efficient and user-friendly designs for accessing both pour and fill apertures, leading to limitations in convenience and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A pitcher design featuring a lid assembly with a sealing assembly that includes a push-button actuated actuator to open and close the pour aperture, a securing assembly for removability, and a vent opening mechanism, allowing for easy access and sealing of both apertures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional separate threaded lid is used for fill access, then the sealing mechanism is reliable, but the device complexity increases and ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the fill cap and pour lid into a single integrated lid assembly. The fill aperture is formed directly in the lid base, eliminating the need for a separate threaded fill cap. This integration allows users to access both fill and pour functions through one unified structure, improving ease of operation while reducing overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The lid assembly serves multiple functions: it provides a pour aperture for dispensing beverages, a fill aperture for filling the container, and integrated sealing mechanisms for both openings. The single lid structure combines what were previously separate components (pour lid and fill cap) into one multi-functional element, simplifying the user interface.
2Ease of operation
If a push-button actuator is used to open the pour aperture, then ease of operation improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lid assembly incorporates a push-button actuator that dynamically transitions the pour aperture between sealed and open states. The actuator mechanism allows the lid to change from a closed sealing configuration to an open pouring configuration through simple user pressure, providing dynamic control over the pour aperture while maintaining a relatively simple mechanical structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The push-button actuator is designed to be operated by direct user pressure without requiring tools or complex manipulation. The button's movement directly actuates the sealing mechanism, allowing the user to open or close the pour aperture through a simple self-contained action that minimizes the complexity of the control system.
3Reliability
If a seal member is positioned outside the cavity adjacent to the pour aperture, then sealing effectiveness improves, but ease of cleaning deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lid assembly is designed as a removable component that can be separated from the container body. The seal member is integrated with the removable lid, allowing the entire sealing assembly to be detached and cleaned separately. This segmentation enables effective sealing while maintaining ease of cleaning through simple removal and washing of the lid component.
Data Source
AI summary
A pitcher is provided having a container body and a lid sealing assembly. The container body has a liquid retaining cavity. A pour aperture is fluidly associated with the cavity to allow liquid to be poured from the pitcher. The lid sealing assembly is removably connected to the container body. The lid sealing assembly has an actuation assembly having a push-button actuated actuator that operates a seal member. The actuator is moveable between a normal position and a use position. The seal member is positioned outside the cavity and adjacent the pour aperture. The seal member seals the pour aperture when the actuator is in the normal position and the seal member is moved from the pour aperture to open the pour aperture when the actuator is in the use position. When the seal member is moved from the pour aperture liquid can be poured from the pitcher.