Silicone Casing for Glass Containers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Glass containers are prone to breakage, posing safety risks, especially for children and pets, and can leach chemicals like bisphenol A when heated, raising health concerns, while plastic alternatives are not as safe or environmentally friendly.
Innovation Solution
An impact-resistant casing made of elastomeric silicone materials with shock absorbers, such as rings or conical shapes, is designed to absorb impact and reduce breakage risk, while also providing a safer and more environmentally friendly alternative by using a silicone rubber outer layer that contacts the glass container.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If glass containers are used for packaging, then purity and quality of contents are improved, but breakage risk and safety hazards increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by incorporating shock absorbers made of elastomeric material into the casing structure. These shock absorbers are positioned to contact the glass container before impact occurs, creating a protective buffer that absorbs impact forces and prevents breakage while maintaining the glass container's purity and quality benefits.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite materials by combining glass container with elastomeric shock absorbers and casing materials. This composite structure integrates the purity benefits of glass with the impact resistance of elastomeric materials, resolving the contradiction between quality and breakage risk.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If plastic containers are used to reduce breakage, then safety and impact resistance are improved, but chemical leaching and health risks worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary solution by using a casing with shock absorbers that contacts the glass container, rather than making the container itself from plastic. The elastomeric shock absorbers provide the safety and impact resistance normally associated with plastic, while the glass container maintains its chemical inertness and prevents leaching.
3Reliability
If glass containers are used, then environmental friendliness through recyclability is improved, but breakage frequency increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning with shock absorbers that prevent breakage during use and handling. This allows glass containers to maintain their recyclability advantage while significantly reducing breakage frequency through the protective elastomeric shock absorbers built into the casing.
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 impact-resistant casing significantly reduces the frequency and risk of glass container breakage and prevents chemical leaching, offering a safer and more sustainable solution for packaging by absorbing impact and distributing force evenly.
Implementation Method 1
a shock absorber that functions to absorb an impact received by the breakable container and resist breakage of the breakable container upon receiving the impact
Implementation Method 2
the structural material and the shock absorber comprise a silicone rubber
Data Source
AI summary
The teachings provided herein are directed to an impact-resistant casing for breakable containers, and a system comprising the impact-resistant casing and a breakable container, such as a glass container. Very useful systems incorporating these components could include, of course, a glass baby bottle, a toddler sippy-cup, or an adult drinking glass, for example. These and other embodiments will be apparent to one of skill upon a review of the teachings provided herein.