Stackable Container System With Interlocking Compartments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing beverage containers often require multiple separate containers for storing ingredients, which can be cumbersome to track and transport, and do not allow for convenient mixing of liquids and solids until a desired time.
Innovation Solution
A stackable container system comprising interchangeable containers of varying sizes and shapes, with interlocking mechanisms and optional trays for temperature control, allowing for the storage, transport, and mixing of liquids and solids in a single, expandable system.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple separate containers are used to store ingredients, then storage capacity is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in tracking and transporting multiple containers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate ingredient storage containers into a single integrated shaker bottle with multiple compartments. Each compartment can hold different ingredients (powders, pills, liquids) separately, but all are contained within one unified structure that can be easily tracked and transported as a single unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The shaker bottle is segmented into multiple distinct compartments within a single container structure. This allows separate storage of different ingredients while maintaining the convenience of a single container. The compartments can be independently accessed and filled.
2Quantity of substance
If multiple separate containers are used to store ingredients, then storage capacity is improved, but device complexity increases due to need to manage multiple separate items
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple ingredient storage functions into a single shaker bottle device with integrated compartments. This reduces device complexity by eliminating the need to manage multiple separate containers, while still providing adequate storage capacity for all ingredients needed for protein shakes and supplements.
3Stability of the object's composition
If ingredients are stored separately in multiple containers, then mixing quality is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to difficulty in bringing all ingredients together
Solution Approach 1:
The shaker bottle integrates all ingredient storage compartments and the mixing chamber into a single device. This allows all ingredients to be easily brought together for mixing without the inconvenience of transferring them between multiple separate containers, while still maintaining proper separation until mixing is desired.
Solution Approach 2:
The compartments are pre-configured within the shaker bottle to hold ingredients in ready-to-mix positions. This preliminary arrangement eliminates the need for separate gathering and transferring steps, allowing users to simply add liquid and shake to mix all ingredients efficiently.
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AI summary
A stackable container system may comprise a beverage container, a beverage container lid, a plurality of smaller containers, and a plurality of smaller container lids. The smaller containers and smaller container lids are configured to allow any of the smaller container lids to be used on any of the smaller containers. The bottom of the beverage container and the bottom of each smaller container is also configured to allow the beverage container or smaller container to be interlocked with the top of any of the smaller container lids. In addition to storing beverage ingredients, the stackable container system can also be used to store other edible and inedible ingredients.