Squeezable Bulb Fluid Dispenser for Inverted Bottle Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fluid dispensers for shower products often require specialized packaging, are prone to mechanical failure, and lack convenience in dispensing fluids from original bottles, leading to space issues and wastage of remaining product.
Innovation Solution
A fluid dispenser with a silicone bulb and slit dispenser pore that allows for inverted bottle storage and fluid dispensing without mechanical components, using a bottle holder with air-release mechanisms and suction cup mount for secure attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional mechanical dispensers are used, then fluid dispensing is achieved, but mechanical components are prone to breaking and wearing out
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes all mechanical dispensing components (levers, pumps, buttons) from the system. Instead, it extracts only the essential function of fluid containment and uses the bottle's own weight and gravity to achieve dispensing through a simple pore opening, eliminating the complex mechanical parts that cause failure.
Solution Approach 2:
The dispenser system allows the bottle itself to perform the dispensing function through its weight and gravity. The bottle automatically feeds fluid to the pore opening without requiring external mechanical actuation. The system serves itself by using the natural properties of the fluid and container rather than requiring additional mechanical components.
2Area of stationary object
If bottles are stored upright on flat surfaces, then storage space is optimized, but multiple bottles cannot be accommodated in limited shower space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from horizontal/flat surface storage to vertical wall-mounted storage. By utilizing the vertical dimension and mounting the dispenser on shower walls, the system accommodates multiple bottles in a space-efficient arrangement that does not consume valuable flat shower surfaces while maintaining easy access.
3Ease of operation
If bottles are inverted for dispensing, then fluid can flow to the opening, but users must wait for fluid to flow down causing inconvenience and waste
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by maintaining a continuous supply of fluid at the pore opening through the bottle's weight and gravity. The bottle is positioned and sealed such that fluid is already positioned to flow out immediately when the pore opens, eliminating the waiting time that would occur if the bottle had to be manually inverted and fluid had to travel down to the opening.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (the sealed connection between bottle and dispenser, combined with gravity-assisted flow) that ensures fluid is continuously available at the dispensing point. This intermediary system eliminates the need for manual inversion and waiting, as the fluid delivery is automatically maintained through the designed connection and gravitational force.
4Ease of operation
If specialized packaging is required for dispenser compatibility, then dispensing function is achieved, but user choice of products is significantly reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal dispensing system that can accommodate various bottle types, sizes, and shapes through a standardized sealing mechanism. The dispenser pore and bottle opening connection is designed to work with different packaging formats without requiring specialized dispenser-specific packaging, thereby maintaining broad product compatibility while achieving reliable dispensing function.
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 convenient, mess-free dispensing of fluids from original bottles, reducing waste and mechanical failures, while maintaining space efficiency and ease of use.
Implementation Method 1
suction cup mount for secure attachment
Implementation Method 2
The dispenser pore can remain closed in a relaxed conformation, and the dispenser pore can be adapted to open and release a fluid stored in the inner reservoir when the bulb is squeezed by a user. The dispenser bulb can be made of silicone.
Implementation Method 3
hold a bottle with the mouth of the bottle facing downwards into the dispenser bulb
Data Source
AI summary
A fluid dispenser can have a bottle holder and a dispenser bulb, and a bottle can be placed in the bottle holder so that fluids can drain down into the dispenser bulb. The dispenser bulb can have a dispenser pore that can be a slit. A user can squeeze the dispenser bulb, so that the fluid within the dispenser bulb can be dispensed through the dispenser opening.