01 / ORIGINAL MECHANISM SKETCHWork out how it could move.
A compact gear mechanism translated a small motor’s movement into the turning force needed at the lid.
OUR OWN PRODUCT / THE AUTOMATIC JAR OPENER
A sketch.
A stubborn problem.
~10 million sold.
A product-development story from Daka’s own portfolio: the mechanism, prototype, intellectual property and finished product behind the automatic jar opener.
THE STARTING PROBLEM
A grip is not
enough.
For someone who struggles with a tight lid, another tool to grip it still leaves the hardest part: supplying the turning force.
The product’s job was simple to describe: grip and turn the lid automatically. Making that work took real engineering.
01 / ORIGINAL MECHANISM SKETCH
02 / WORKING PROTOTYPEMake the mechanism real.
A physical prototype turned the concept into something that could be handled and refined.
03 / INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYProtect the developed work.
The published case identifies utility patent US 7,398,714 B1 and design patent US D594,303 S.
PRODUCTION IS NOT THE END OF THE STORY
The product matters.
So does the way
you demonstrate it.
The jar opener’s published history describes a later TV commercial with a fresh angle reviving demand after its initial sales run.
That is why we look beyond a rendering: how the benefit is demonstrated, who the product is for, and how it reaches the customer all matter.
This is an own-product commercialization case, not evidence that every inventor receives a licensing deal.
THE DESIGNER’S PERSPECTIVE
Hear from someone
who did the work.
Mark Sanders describes his long collaboration with Daka, including the one-touch openers and RoboTwist’s development challenges.
Source: OO’s published jar-opener case study and Mark Sanders’ partner account. Sales figures are company-reported historical results. They are not forecasts for your idea.