Snus Container Screw Thread Displaceable Wall
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing containers for tobacco-related articles, such as snus, require direct contact with a reconfigurable wall to adjust compartments, leading to uncomfortable handling and soiling when dealing with used snus, compromising hygiene.
Innovation Solution
A container with a base and top portion featuring a displaceable wall coupled via a screw thread, allowing linear movement along a longitudinal axis upon rotation, enabling adjustment of compartment volumes without direct contact, ensuring hygiene through sealing and easy handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a reconfigurable wall is used to enable users to form or enlarge a second compartment, then the container provides flexibility in storing used and unused snus, but direct contact with the wall is required which causes discomfort and soiling of the user's hands
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (screw thread coupling between the displaceable wall and top portion) that allows the user to adjust compartment volumes without direct contact with the displaceable wall. The user rotates the top portion, which through the screw thread mechanism, moves the displaceable wall to change compartment sizes, thus mediating the interaction between user and wall.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the direct manual manipulation mechanism with a screw thread-based mechanical system. Instead of directly pushing or pulling the displaceable wall, the user rotates the top portion which converts rotational motion into linear motion of the wall through the screw thread, providing a more hygienic and comfortable operation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a displaceable wall is used to adjust compartment volumes, then the container provides flexibility for storing different amounts of used and unused articles, but direct contact with the wall is inevitable leading to soiling
Solution Approach 1:
The screw thread coupling acts as an intermediary between the user's rotational input on the top portion and the linear displacement of the wall. This intermediary mechanism transfers the adjustment action without requiring the user's hand to contact the soiled wall surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the soiled displaceable wall from direct user contact by coupling it to the top portion via a screw thread mechanism. The user interacts with the clean top portion while the wall, which may become soiled, remains isolated from direct hand contact.
3Volume of moving object
If the container is designed to fit in a single hand, then portability and convenience are improved, but the mechanism for adjusting compartment volumes must be compact and simple
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the adjustment mechanism with the container structure itself. The screw thread coupling is integrated between the top portion and displaceable wall, utilizing existing structural elements rather than adding separate complex mechanisms, thus maintaining compactness while enabling volume adjustment.
Solution Approach 2:
The top portion serves multiple functions: it acts as a closure for the container, provides structural support, and serves as the operational interface for adjusting compartment volumes through rotation. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The container provides simplified and hygienic handling by allowing volume adjustments of compartments without direct contact, maintaining hygiene by preventing soiling and ensuring convenient use with a screw thread mechanism.
Implementation Method 1
the displaceable wall is coupled to the top portion by a screw thread which is configured to displace the displaceable wall by rotating the displaceable wall. When the displaceable wall is rotated, it moves linearly along a longitudinal axis of the container while the displaceable wall is rotated around this longitudinal axis.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a container for tobacco related or smoking related articles, in particular snus, and a method of manufacturing such a container. The container comprises a base portion and a top portion defining a first compartment between the base portion and the top portion. The base portion or the top portion comprises a displaceable wall and a cover defining a second compartment between the displaceable wall and the cover. The displaceable wall is coupled to the base portion or the top portion by a screw thread for displacing the displaceable wall by rotating the displaceable wall.