Serving Container Rim Structure for Cleaner Salsa Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals face difficulties in conveniently and orderly scooping edible substances like salsa onto tortilla chips without them slipping off, often resorting to unsanitary or inconvenient methods.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus with an inwardly protruding enhancement along the rim of serving containers, which facilitates the easy transfer of substances onto objects by guiding them back onto the chip or utensil, minimizing spillage and making the process more sanitary and efficient.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If salsa is scooped onto tortilla chips using conventional methods, then the chips can be filled with salsa, but the salsa slips off the edges of the chips causing spillage and mess
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary device (a spoon with a raised rim or a specialized serving utensil) that acts as a mediator between the salsa container and the tortilla chip. This intermediary structure allows the salsa to be transferred more effectively, preventing it from slipping off the chip edges while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies a dimensional solution by adding a third dimension to the traditional flat spoon - creating a spoon with a raised rim or elevated edge. This vertical dimension provides structural support for the salsa, containing it during transfer and preventing spillage off the chip edges.
2Quantity of substance
If fingers are used to push salsa onto chips, then adequate amounts can be placed on the chip, but the method is unsanitary
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs a self-service mechanism where the specialized spoon or serving device automatically controls the salsa transfer process. The raised rim structure allows the salsa to be scooped and deposited onto the chip without direct finger contact, enabling users to achieve adequate salsa placement while maintaining sanitation through contactless operation.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If spoons or secondary objects are used to push salsa onto chips, then the process becomes more sanitary, but it requires additional objects and steps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a multi-functional spoon that combines the traditional scooping function with an integrated raised rim structure that provides salsa containment and transfer control. This universal design eliminates the need for separate secondary objects like fingers or additional utensils, achieving sanitation goals while simplifying the overall process to require only one tool.
Data Source
AI summary
A technique for allowing the convenient and orderly withdrawal of contents is disclosed. An apparatus according to the technique may include a container which includes an enhancement at the rim of the container. The enhancement provides the functionality to move edible and/or inedible substances onto objects. In one example, the enhancement may protrude inwardly as a smoothed surface that may push substances onto objects as the objects are removed from the container.