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Flip-It Device Uses Gravity to Get the Last Drop of Product Out of a Bottle
A silly object with an undeniably useful purpose
Here's an example of an unattractive, absurd but undeniably useful remedial object, designed to make up for a flaw in another object. The Flip-It Bottle Emptying Kit is a series of plastic gewgaws designed to let gravity evacuate the last drop of product out of a bottle.
The tripod base comes with four different adapters that correspond to common bottle neck thread sizes. There's also a gasket that you lay inside the adapter.
The tripod has its own valve in the bottom and you can dispense through it.
For bottles without threaded necks, they also offer an Emptying Stand. This one doesn't have a valve so you're meant to leave the original cap on, and it can be flipped to accommodate two different shoulder sizes.
This, to me, drives home how silly it is that this product has to exist; it's essentially now just a device to support inverted bottles.
Ultimately, I cannot criticize this product. As a former structural package designer, I was officially Part of the Problem, and I'm envious that I didn't think of this first.
See Also:
- Ketchup Bottle Marrying System
- Device for Getting the Last Drop of Toothpaste Out of a Tube
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I would take this one step further and argue it is completely unnecessary. Seems like many product manufacturers have already considered this with the flat top caps, allowing you to turn the product upside down.
looks in kitchen cupboard, see's lots of examples of this :D
Similar bottles are similar in fast food kitchens
Since when was putting a nearly empty container of shampoo, dish wash or detergent upside-down in a small basin or cup not good enough? This is basic stuff some of us Gen-X'ers learnt as kids growing up in the '70's and '80's. There are some excellent packagng designs that incorporate this solution in their design.