Threaded Beverage Can Holder With Vacuum-Sealed Lid Adaptability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current beverage containers do not effectively retain a secondary beverage container, such as a can, and lack compatibility with various lids and adapters to maintain temperature.
Innovation Solution
A beverage system comprising a container with an internal threaded section and a non-threaded inner wall section, a threaded gasket, a lid with a seal, and an adapter that fits within the container, allowing for secure retention of beverage cans and maintaining temperature through vacuum sealing and temperature-sensitive materials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a simple container design is used, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but the ability to retain secondary beverage containers and maintain temperature deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into distinct functional sections: an outer container wall, an inner non-threaded wall section, and a threaded section. This segmentation allows each part to serve its specific function while maintaining overall simplicity and manufacturability.
Solution Approach 2:
The beverage can is nested within the container, with the container providing an outer protective shell. The adapter fits within the container to secure the can, creating a nested structure that maintains temperature and secures the can without complex external components.
2Reliability
If a container is designed to hold a beverage can, then the beverage can is retained, but compatibility with different lid types and adapters deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The container's threaded section and non-threaded inner wall section are designed to be universally compatible with multiple lid types (screw-on lids, snap-on lids) and adapter configurations. This universal design allows the same container to work with various closures and accessory adapters without modification.
Solution Approach 2:
The container design accommodates dynamic adjustments through different adapter configurations and lid types. The threaded and non-threaded sections allow for flexible assembly and disassembly, enabling the container to adapt to different beverage can sizes and user preferences.
3Temperature
If a complex sealing mechanism is used, then temperature retention is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A flexible gasket or seal is used at the interface between the container and lid to create an effective thermal barrier. This flexible sealing element provides adequate temperature retention without requiring complex multi-component sealing mechanisms, maintaining simplicity while achieving the thermal insulation goal.
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 system effectively retains beverage cans of different sizes, maintains temperature by using a threaded gasket and adapter, and provides improved usability with a grip feature, ensuring the beverage remains hot or cold for an extended period.
Implementation Method 1
a threaded gasket having a threaded portion and an outer curved profile, the threaded portion configured to engage the internal threaded section of the container when coupled thereto
Implementation Method 2
the container is vacuum sealed between the outer wall and the non-threaded inner wall section
Implementation Method 3
the adapter contains a temperature-sensitive material therein, the temperature-sensitive material selected from the group consisting of a metal and a liquid
Data Source
AI summary
Beverage systems and kits and methods of using the same. A beverage system of the present disclosure includes a container configured to retain a beverage, the container having an outer wall and an internal threaded section above a non-threaded inner wall section; a threaded gasket having a threaded portion and an outer curved profile, the threaded portion configured to engage the internal threaded section of the container when coupled thereto; and a lid having an extension portion extending from a cover portion, the extension portion having a seal positioned thereon, the seal configured to engage the non-threaded inner wall section of the container when coupled thereto.