Soap container

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing soap containers lack refillability and multiple compartments for storing and dispensing liquid soap along with additional cleaning items, making them inefficient and economically unfeasible for organized cleaning.

Innovation Solution

A refillable and reusable soap container with multiple compartments, featuring a container assembly with a reservoir for liquid soap and a drawer assembly for storing a sponge member, allowing for efficient dispensing and organization of cleaning supplies.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a soap container includes multiple compartments for storing liquid soap and cleaning items, then storage organization and cleaning efficiency are improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage organizationVSAvoiddevice complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The container is divided into multiple compartments including a first compartment for liquid soap, a second compartment for sponge members, and a third compartment for additional cleaning items. This segmentation allows organized storage of different cleaning supplies while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure that does not significantly increase device complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of manufacture

If a soap container is designed to be refillable and reusable, then economic feasibility and sustainability are improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveeconomic feasibilityVSAvoidmanufacturing precision

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The container incorporates a removable cap on the reservoir that allows users to refill liquid soap. This dynamic feature enables the container to be reused multiple times, improving economic feasibility and sustainability. The refilling mechanism is designed to be simple rather than precision-critical, maintaining ease of manufacture.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Productivity

If a soap container provides storage for multiple cleaning items, then cleaning efficiency is improved, but loss of time for maintenance increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecleaning efficiencyVSAvoidmaintenance time

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The container pre-organizes all necessary cleaning items (liquid soap, sponge members, and additional cleaning items) in designated compartments before use. This preliminary organization eliminates the need for users to search for or assemble cleaning supplies during cleaning tasks, improving cleaning efficiency while requiring minimal maintenance time as items are already in place.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11484160B1Soap container

Publication Date: 2022.11.01 HUYNH NHUT

AI summary

A system for a soap container including a container assembly and a drawer assembly is disclosed. The container assembly includes a container. The container houses and maintains a sponge member and a soap solution readily available to a user for cleaning of a desired surface. The container includes a reservoir at a top portion. The reservoir has an open top face and is refilled through the top face once the soap solution is depleted. The reservoir is selectively sealed with a tray. A nozzle is attached to the reservoir to dispense the soap solution within. The drawer is removably secured to a slot at a lower portion of the container. The sponge member is removably secured within the drawer, such that when the drawer is opened, the sponge member is underneath of the nozzle, which is actuated to dispense the soap solution onto the sponge member.