Retractable Bottle Cover Liner for Contaminant Isolation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Water bottles used with dispensers often accumulate germs, bacteria, and dirt during transport and handling, which can contaminate the clean water when inverted for dispensing, and existing solutions fail to effectively prevent airborne contamination.
Innovation Solution
A bottle cover/liner made from flexible, retractable materials with pleats and handles that creates a tight fit around the bottle, preventing external contaminants from reaching the water and air, using a combination of elastic and plastic materials to ensure a snug fit and secure seal, even during changes in bottle dimensions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the bottle is inverted for dispensing, then the water can be easily transferred to the dispenser, but the exterior contaminants come into contact with the clean water causing contamination
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a seal cap as an intermediary component between the bottle exterior and the water. The seal cap includes a seal member that contacts the bottle opening and a cap body that prevents external contaminants from reaching the water, thus mediating the interaction between the inverted bottle position and water protection
Solution Approach 2:
The seal cap is designed to nest over the bottle opening, with the seal member nesting within the cap body. This nested structure creates multiple barriers that prevent contaminants from the bottle exterior from reaching the water while maintaining ease of inversion and dispensing
2Ease of manufacture
If the bottle exterior is exposed during handling and storage, then the bottle can be easily transported and stored, but germs, bacteria, and dirt accumulate on the exterior surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The seal cap is designed to be applied to the bottle before transport and storage operations. This preliminary protective action ensures that the bottle opening and water remain protected from contamination throughout the entire handling, transport, and storage process, while still allowing easy access when needed
3Ease of operation
If the bottle is opened for dispensing, then the water can be accessed, but airborne contaminants can enter the bottle and contaminate the water
Solution Approach 1:
The seal cap acts as an intermediary barrier that remains in place during water dispensing operations. The cap body and seal member configuration allows water to be accessed while maintaining a physical barrier against airborne contaminants, thus mediating between water access and contamination prevention
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 cover/liner effectively shields the water from external contaminants, preventing both surface and airborne dirt, bacteria, and germs from entering the dispensing system, ensuring clean water is maintained throughout the handling and dispensing process.
Implementation Method 1
The cover/liner can be made of at least one of elastic, rubber, or plastic or stretchable and retractable material(s), in part or in whole
Implementation Method 2
The cover/liner can be made of at least one of elastic, rubber, or plastic or stretchable and retractable material(s), in part or in whole
Data Source
AI summary
A Bottle cover/liner for separating clean water or other liquid and blocking it off from the dirt, germs, and bacteria on outside surfaces while the clean water or other liquid is being removed from the bottle into a reservoir or dispenser, as well as, blocking contaminants from air borne movement into the ambient.