Rim-Mounted Fluid Guide to Reduce Splashing During Container Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
The transfer of fluids between containers often results in splashing, splattering, and spillage, which is wasteful, messy, and can be hazardous, especially in kitchen environments where it poses safety risks and increases the risk of cross-contamination.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a body member with an attachment mechanism that secures to the wall of the receiving container, allowing a surface to guide the fluid into the container, reducing splashing, splattering, and spillage during transfer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a funnel is used to transfer fluid between containers, then the transfer can be guided into a small opening, but the time to mount and clean the additional hardware increases and splashing problems persist
Solution Approach 1:
The receiving container's rim serves its dual function as both the container boundary and the mounting surface for the transfer device. The attachment mechanism utilizes the rim's existing structure, eliminating the need for separate mounting hardware and reducing both mounting and cleaning time while maintaining precise transfer guidance
2Manufacturing precision
If a funnel is mounted to the receiving container, then transfer guidance is improved, but the device complexity and cleanup time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The transfer device is merged with the receiving container by attaching it directly to the container rim. This integration combines the container's structural function with the transfer guidance function, eliminating the need for separate complex mounting hardware while maintaining effective fluid transfer guidance
3Productivity
If fluid is poured directly into the container, then the process is simple and quick, but splashing, splattering, and spillage increase
Solution Approach 1:
A transfer device with a guiding surface acts as an intermediary between the pouring source and the receiving container. This intermediary structure channels the fluid along a controlled path, preventing direct uncontrolled pouring while maintaining quick transfer speed and eliminating splashing and spillage
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed for transferring a substance into an open top container. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to systems, apparatus, and methods to reduce splashing, splattering, and/or spillage while transferring a fluid from one container to another. Even more specifically, the present disclosure relates to a kitchen utensil including a body member for positioning within the container, the body member having a surface for receiving the substance and guiding the substance into the container; and an attachment mechanism for removably securing the utensil to a wall of the container.