Reusable Candle Jar System with Removable Bottom
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Solution Overview
Problem
The glass-making process is resource-intensive and environmentally harmful due to the high demand for specific types of sand, ecosystem disruption during harvesting, extensive transportation leading to greenhouse gas emissions, and significant waste generation from glass products.
Innovation Solution
A reusable candle jar system that allows consumers to purchase candle refills instead of new jars, reducing waste and promoting sustainability by utilizing a circular glass container with removable bamboo and glass components, and a wax scraping spatula for easy residue removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If traditional glass jars with sealed bottoms are used, then the jar structure is simple and manufacturing is easy, but the jar cannot be refilled and becomes waste after one use
Solution Approach 1:
The jar is divided into separate components: a reusable glass container body and removable candle elements. The bottom of the jar is designed with an opening that allows the candle to be removed and replaced, enabling the jar to be refilled and reused multiple times rather than being discarded after single use.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention allows consumers to keep and reuse the glass jar after the candle is consumed. The removable bottom design enables easy cleaning and refilling of the same jar with new candles, recovering the value of the glass container while only discarding the consumed candle material.
2Reliability
If new glass jars are purchased for each candle, then the jar is sealed and preserves scent, but it generates significant glass waste and packaging waste
Solution Approach 1:
The glass jar is designed as a multi-functional reusable container that can hold multiple candles with different scents. The same jar structure serves multiple purposes across different candle types, eliminating the need to purchase new jars for each candle while maintaining scent preservation through the sealed design when closed.
3Adaptability or versatility
If glass is used for candle jars, then the jar is aesthetically pleasing and reusable, but it is heavier and more delicate than plastic requiring extra transportation
Solution Approach 1:
The invention makes the candle element disposable while keeping the glass jar reusable. The candle can be easily removed and replaced, allowing consumers to keep the relatively heavy glass jar long-term while only replacing the lighter, consumable candle portion, thereby reducing overall transportation weight compared to replacing entire glass jars.
4Reliability
If the jar bottom is sealed to preserve the candle, then the jar is airtight, but it cannot be refilled with the original scent
Solution Approach 1:
The jar bottom transitions from a static sealed state to a dynamic open state during candle replacement. The removable bottom design allows the jar to be sealed during storage to preserve the candle, then opened to remove and replace the candle, providing both seal integrity and refill capability through its adaptable structure.
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AI summary
A reusable candle jar wherein the candle jar separates from the bamboo base, using one of three methods. A bamboo spatula is included to remove any wax residue. Then the specially fitted and formed wax form refill is inserted into the base, the glass jar is reattached, and the candle is ready to burn with zero glass waste.