Openable Snap-Ring Cap for Versatile Beverage Container Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beverage container attachment solutions, such as those using carabiners or adjustable sleeves, often fail to be universally compatible with different container sizes, are prone to loss, or are costly due to integrated design complexities.
Innovation Solution
A container with a cap featuring an arcuate member and a springing member made of unequal-length wire, allowing for angular pivotal movement between closed and open positions, enabling secure attachment to various surfaces without the need for separate accessories or expensive manufacturing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a carabiner is integrated into the beverage container, then attachment functionality is improved, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces expensive metal carabiners with a disposable plastic snap ring that is molded as part of the container cap. This plastic snap ring provides sufficient attachment functionality for the intended use while dramatically reducing manufacturing costs compared to integrated metal carabiner designs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a separate attachment apparatus is used with the beverage container, then attachment versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the attachment apparatus directly into the container cap by molding the snap ring as an integral part of the cap structure. This eliminates the need for separate attachment devices while maintaining attachment versatility across different container types.
Solution Approach 2:
The snap ring is designed with a universal configuration that can attach to various types of structures (clothing, equipment, containers) without requiring different attachment devices. The openable design allows it to accommodate different attachment scenarios while maintaining a single, simple structure.
3Manufacturing precision
If a snap ring is made from a single piece of wire, then manufacturing precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the material parameter from traditional metal wire to plastic material that can be molded directly into the cap. This allows the snap ring to be formed as a single integrated piece through molding processes, improving manufacturing precision while the inherent flexibility of the plastic material provides the necessary springing action without complex assembly.
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 solution provides a versatile, easily attachable and detachable beverage container system that fits various container sizes, reduces the risk of loss, and simplifies manufacturing, while maintaining a secure and reliable attachment mechanism.
Implementation Method 1
a springing member connected to the arcuate member proximate one of the extremity portions of the arcuate member, with the springing member being angularly pivotally movable, responsively to applied force, between a first position at which the springing member closes and completes the continuous periphery of the arcuate member
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AI summary
A closure for a beverage container that has a cap for overlapping a mouth of the beverage container. An arcuate member attached to the cap having a pair of extremity portions separated from one another and a springing member is connected to the arcuate member proximate to one of the extremity portions that is angularly pivotally moveable in response to a manually applied force, between a first position at which the springing member closes and completes a continuous periphery of the arcuate member and a second position at which the arcuate member periphery is open.