Reusable Identification Tag for Beverage Containers
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Solution Overview
Problem
In social gatherings, such as parties, young individuals often misplace partially consumed bottles or cans due to excitement and confusion, leading to wasted beverages as they cannot easily identify and retrieve their own containers.
Innovation Solution
A removable and reusable tag with a ring portion, tab portions, and an identification portion is designed to securely attach to bottles or cans, featuring a flexible material with recesses for easy attachment and a surface for indicia to identify the container, preventing misplacement and waste.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of substance
If no identification tag is provided on bottles or cans, then the containers remain simple and inexpensive, but users cannot easily identify and retrieve their own containers leading to waste
Solution Approach 1:
The identification system is segmented into separate components: a reusable ring that attaches to the container and a removable tag with identification information. This allows the container itself to remain simple while adding identification capability through attachable elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The tag portion is designed as a disposable or reusable identifier that can be easily attached and removed, while the main container remains simple. The tag can be discarded or reused across multiple containers, avoiding the need to make the entire container complex.
2Ease of operation
If a removable and reusable tag with identification portion is added to bottles or cans, then users can easily identify and retrieve their containers reducing waste, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The tag structure concentrates complexity only where needed: the ring portion with circumferential surfaces for attachment and the tab portion with recesses for securing the identification element. The rest of the container remains simple, and the identification portion can be any simple marker or label.
Solution Approach 2:
The tag is designed to nest around the container opening with the ring portion fitting over the rim. The tab portion with recesses nests the identification element within its structure, creating a compact assembly that doesn't add significant bulk or complexity.
3Reliability
If the tag uses recesses in the tab portion for attachment, then the tag securely attaches to containers, but the manufacturing process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The recesses in the tab portion can be formed through various manufacturing parameters including injection molding cavity designs, punch-and-die operations, or laser cutting. By optimizing the depth, width, and positioning of these recesses, reliable attachment is achieved while maintaining compatibility with standard manufacturing processes.
Data Source
AI summary
A removable and reusable tag for identifying bottles, cans, and the like includes a ring portion having an outer circumferential surface and an intermediate circumferential surface. A tab portion extends radially between the intermediate circumferential surface and an inner circumferential surface and is circumferentially bounded by at least one recess provided therein. An identification portion is provided on the outer circumferential surface.