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, last edited February 15, 2012 by Greg P
, tagged favorite, under considerationMy idea is to combine the designs of the Brita pitchers and Brita bottle to create a hybrid bottle/pitcher. The Brita bottle is nice since it is portable and you can drink directly from the container. However, I like that the pitcher filters the water when it enters the container rather than when it leaves the container as occurs with the bottle. Also, the pull-up lid on the bottle can wear out over time and some days the bottle isn't big enough.
First, the bottle/pitcher would have two openings. One opening to fill the bottle with unfiltered water, and a second opening that you can drink out of or pour into a cup. There would be a chamber in the bottle similar to the current Brita pitchers where the water is filtered. This way, you have filtered water available rather than filtering it each time you drink out of the bottle. The one-liter bottles are very popular and a great size to keep at your desk at work, so that would probably be a good size for the bottle/pitcher.
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Wow! What an awesome idea!! Thank you for sharing. Quick question: Looking at your drawing, the filter is currently placed underneath the area of unfiltered water. Are you imagining it to have similar structure as a pitcher's-a contained area for the water and water filters down the tunnel? The only thing is that area to hold unfiltered water area may be quite small according to current design. I am wondering if the bottle/pitcher container should be wider instead of slim design. What do you think?
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I was envisioning the structure to be similar to a Brita pitcher as you mentioned where the water filters down the tunnel. The shape of the bottle needs to be brain stormed a little further. A bottle that is too wide may make it more difficult to grip to drink directly from the bottle. The base could be wider with a narrower neck so that the bottle can still be gripped and the chamber to hold the unfiltered water could be expanded.
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Yes, I agree that if the bottle is too wide, it becomes difficult to drink the water... hmmm it is a challenging design. What about the name? Do you have an idea on naming this product?
Thank you for your feedback.
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Re-visiting your question about the small area for the unfiltered water... the "chamber" to hold the unfiltered water could be made out of material used in hydration bladders (like the bladders used in hydration backpacks) instead of hard plastic, only the material would have some elasticity. Imagine that the outside shape of the bottle stays the same, but the chamber to hold unfiltered water is like a balloon that can expand and contract. The top of the balloon is attached to the bottom of the lid and the filter is attached to the bottom of the balloon inside the bottle. As the unfiltered water fills the balloon, the balloon expands inside the bottle. As the unfiltered water drains from the balloon into the bottle, the balloon contracts.
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Thank you very much for sharing. Hydration bladders sound like an excellent solution. Will definitely look into it.
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