Retail Beverage Bottle With Multi-Opening Spout Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bottles for packaging liquids for retail often face challenges in ensuring leakage prevention while minimizing shipping and shelf space, and they lack versatility in adding content without compromising the integrity of the packaging.
Innovation Solution
A bottle design featuring a primary spout, secondary, and tertiary openings with corresponding closures, along with a tube having a submersible and flared receptacle end, allows for secure packaging and easy addition or dispensing of content, maintaining a watertight and spill-proof cavity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional bottles use a single opening design, then leakage prevention is simplified, but versatility in adding content is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The bottle is divided into multiple openings (primary spout opening, secondary opening, tertiary opening) each serving different functions. The primary spout opening is for dispensing, the secondary opening is for adding content during retail, and the tertiary opening is for initial filling. Each opening has its own closure mechanism, allowing independent access and sealing.
Solution Approach 2:
The bottle design incorporates multiple openings that can serve different purposes: the primary spout for dispensing to consumers, the secondary opening for adding content at the point of sale, and the tertiary opening for manufacturing filling. This multi-functional design allows a single bottle to accommodate various liquid types and filling scenarios without compromising integrity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple openings are added to the bottle, then versatility in adding content is improved, but leakage prevention becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The closures for all openings are pre-configured to be tightly sealed during manufacturing and shipping. The primary closure seals the primary spout opening, the second closure seals the secondary opening, and the third closure seals the tertiary opening. This preliminary sealing ensures leakage prevention before the bottle reaches the consumer.
Solution Approach 2:
Closure mechanisms act as intermediaries between the openings and the external environment. Each closure provides a reliable seal that prevents leakage while allowing controlled access when needed. The closures are designed to maintain watertight integrity while enabling the versatility of multiple access points.
3Ease of operation
If the primary spout distal opening is spaced apart from the wall by a hollow extension, then dispensing control is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The hollow extension is integrated within the primary spout structure, creating a nested configuration where the extension is contained within or attached to the spout body. This nesting approach provides dispensing control benefits while minimizing the increase in overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The hollow extension adds a spatial dimension to the primary spout opening, spacing it apart from the bottle wall to improve dispensing control. This dimensional adjustment allows better flow management and reduces the risk of leakage along the wall interface, while the extension itself is designed to be integrated rather than additive.
Data Source
AI summary
A bottle for packaging a beverage for retail includes a floor and at least one wall extending upwardly from the floor. The floor and the at least one wall collectively define part of a watertight cavity. A primary spout extends from the at least one wall and has a distal opening spaced apart from the at least one wall. Secondary and tertiary openings are located along the at least one wall or the primary spout and are in communication with the watertight cavity. The secondary opening has an internal perimeter smaller than an internal perimeter of the primary spout distal opening. Primary, secondary, and tertiary closures are configured to removably seal the primary spout distal opening, the secondary opening, and the tertiary opening. A tube has a flared receptacle end and a submersible end configured to pass through the secondary opening for adding content to the watertight cavity.