Universal Smoking Adaptor for Bottle Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing smoking devices lack versatility and universality in converting any bottle into a smoking device, often requiring specific configurations or mechanisms that are not adaptable to different types of bottles or substances, and do not efficiently manage residue or filtration.
Innovation Solution
A smoking adaptor with a conical body and frustoconical seal that can be assembled into modular units, allowing it to fit any bottle by piercing the surface and forming a gas-tight seal, enabling the use of combustible materials and allowing smoke to pass through a bottle without the need for water filtration, while allowing for easy disposal of residue.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing smoking devices use fixed configurations or specific mechanisms, then they can provide stable smoking function, but they lack versatility and cannot adapt to different types of bottles or substances
Solution Approach 1:
The smoking adaptor is designed with a universal interface that can attach to various bottle types and configurations. The adaptor body includes a receptacle for different combustible materials (tobacco, herbs, etc.) and a standardized connection mechanism that works with multiple bottle shapes and sizes, enabling one device to serve multiple smoking purposes without requiring device-specific configurations
Solution Approach 2:
The smoking device is divided into separable components: a reusable adaptor body and disposable bottles or cartridges. This segmentation allows users to更换 different bottles or substances without replacing the entire device, enhancing versatility while keeping the main adaptor structure simple and manageable
2Adaptability or versatility
If existing smoking devices use water filtration mechanisms, then they can filter impurities and cool smoke, but they require additional components and cannot universally fit all bottle types
Solution Approach 1:
The adaptor design incorporates a universal sealing mechanism with adjustable sealing surfaces that can conform to different bottle opening types and sizes. This allows the same adaptor to create gas-tight seals on various bottle configurations without requiring bottle-specific adapters or complex adjustment mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of modifying the bottle to fit a fixed device, the invention inverts the approach by having the adaptor conform to the bottle. The sealing surface is designed to adapt to the bottle's geometry rather than requiring the bottle to match a predetermined device configuration
3Ease of operation
If existing smoking devices require specific configurations for different substances, then they can optimize smoking experience for each substance, but they lack ease of operation and require multiple setups
Solution Approach 1:
The invention employs disposable bottles or cartridges pre-filled with specific combustible materials (tobacco, herbs, etc.). Users simply attach the reusable adaptor to the disposable container and smoke, eliminating the need to manually configure or clean the device between different substances. This makes operation extremely simple while supporting multiple substance types through interchangeable disposables
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
Enables the conversion of any bottle into a smoking device, providing a universal solution for smoking dry combustible materials, improving airflow, and allowing users to manage residue effectively, enhancing the smoking experience with adaptability and convenience.
Implementation Method 1
frustoconical seal that can be assembled into modular units, allowing it to fit any bottle by piercing the surface and forming a gas-tight seal
Implementation Method 2
a hollow column leading from the top part of the smoking adaptor through the lower section of the smoking adaptor such that materials placed in the receptacle can be ignited/combusted and the smoke created by the combustion flows though the hollow column
Implementation Method 3
materials placed in the receptacle can be ignited/combusted and the smoke created by the combustion flows though the hollow column
Data Source
AI summary
A smoking adaptor with a body, which has a materials receptacle and a hollow column leading from the top part of the smoking adaptor through the lower section of the smoking adaptor such that materials placed in the receptacle can be ignited and smoke created by the combustion flows though the hollow column. The smoking adaptor can be in the form of a solid piece or multiple pieces that can combine with each other.