Stackable Interlocking Wine Container Segments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wine containers face challenges in preserving the flavor and bouquet of unused portions, as wines tend to degrade over time after being opened, and existing storage methods have been unsuccessful in maintaining the quality of the remaining wine.
Innovation Solution
A beverage container composed of stackable, interlocking single-serving segments that maintain a sealed containment for each serving, allowing individual access while keeping the remaining segments fresh, mimicking the appearance and functionality of a conventional wine bottle.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If wine is stored in a conventional bottle after opening, then the bottle can be easily transported and stored, but the flavor and bouquet of the wine degrade over time due to exposure to air
Solution Approach 1:
The wine container is divided into multiple separate compartments, each hermetically sealed to maintain individual wine quality. This segmentation allows the wine to be stored in divided portions without mutual contamination, preserving flavor and bouquet in each compartment while enabling convenient transport of the overall container.
2Ease of operation
If a consumer opens a wine bottle to access the wine, then the wine becomes accessible for consumption, but the remaining wine loses quality due to exposure to open air
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the wine into separate hermetically sealed compartments, the consumer can access one compartment without affecting the others. Each compartment maintains its own sealed environment, allowing selective access while preserving the quality of remaining wine portions.
Solution Approach 2:
The harmful element (air exposure) is extracted from the system by maintaining hermetic seals in each compartment. The wine is separated from the degrading environment until the moment of consumption, at which point only the necessary portion is exposed to air.
3Device complexity
If existing storage methods are used for opened wine bottles, then the bottle structure remains simple and familiar, but the methods have proven unsuccessful in preserving wine quality
Solution Approach 1:
The container uses a segmented design with multiple hermetically sealed compartments, adding structural complexity only where necessary to achieve preservation. Each compartment functions as an independent storage unit, maintaining wine quality through separation while keeping the overall device relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The hermetically sealed compartments are nested within the overall container structure, with each compartment containing wine and its own seal. This nested arrangement allows for effective preservation while maintaining a compact and manageable container design.
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AI summary
A beverage container is formed of a stacked array of interlocking single-serving container segments which allows indefinite storage of the container segments and which facilitates access to the beverage contained within a selected container segment without compromising the remaining quantities of the beverage