Scented Dice Container with Fragrance Diffuser
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a storage container that can not only store dice and other game pieces but also infuse a selected fragrance into them, enhancing the sensory experience during gameplay.
Innovation Solution
A container equipped with a fragrance diffuser, such as an evaporative diffuser using a porous membrane, is designed to apply and diffuse a fragrance source like essential oil within the enclosure, ensuring the fragrance is imparted to the dice without direct contact, thus preventing oiliness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a fragrance source is applied directly to dice, then the fragrance is imparted to the dice, but the dice become oily
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a fragrance diffuser as an intermediary component between the fragrance source and the dice. The diffuser applies fragrance to the dice indirectly through vapor or diffusion, preventing direct contact between the oil-based fragrance source and the dice surfaces, thus eliminating the oiliness problem while still achieving fragrance impregnation
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces direct mechanical application of fragrance (which causes oiliness) with an evaporative or diffusive mechanism. The fragrance source evaporates or diffuses through the enclosed space, allowing the dice to absorb fragrance molecules from the air rather than from direct oil contact
2Reliability
If a tight-closing enclosure is used to retain fragrance, then the fragrance is effectively diffused to the dice, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The enclosure serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as both the storage container for the dice and the sealed chamber for fragrance diffusion. This multi-functionality reduces overall structural complexity compared to having separate storage and fragrance application mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the storage function and fragrance application function into a single integrated system. The enclosure houses both the dice and the fragrance source, merging what could be separate components into one unified structure that achieves both storage and fragrance impregnation
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 container effectively imparts a desired fragrance to the dice, enhancing their sensory appeal and user experience when used, while maintaining a clean and non-oily condition.
Implementation Method 1
the scented oil (or other fragrance source) will at least partially evaporate and/or diffuse through the fragrance diffuser
Implementation Method 2
the scented oil (or other fragrance source) will at least partially evaporate and/or diffuse through the fragrance diffuser and/or within the enclosure
Data Source
AI summary
A fragrance infusing dice container and a method of infusing dice with a fragrance are disclosed herein. In particular, the container includes an enclosure defining an interior area within which a fragrance diffuser is disposed. A dice holder is also disposed within the enclosure with a plurality of dice retention openings sized to receive dice therein. The dice holder, and in particular, the dice retained thereby are fluidically arranged with the fragrance diffuser such that application of a scented oil to at least a portion of the fragrance diffuser causes the scented oil to at least partially diffuse and permeate within the enclosure and impart upon the dice.