Adjustable Container Sleeve for Multiple Package Sizes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing constructs and packaging solutions struggle to efficiently accommodate product holding containers of different sizes without requiring separate designs or complex rearrangement of panels.
Innovation Solution
A construct with adjustable panels featuring coplanar and nonparallel configurations allows for flexible accommodation of containers of varying sizes by altering the orientation of panels through foldable adjustment features.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a construct is designed to accommodate containers of a specific size, then the construct provides secure holding and stable support for that container size, but the construct cannot accommodate containers of different sizes without requiring multiple specialized designs
Solution Approach 1:
The construct incorporates adjustable panels that can be repositioned between different configurations. The panels include adjustment features such as slots, tabs, or foldable sections that allow the construct to dynamically change its internal dimensions and container holding capacity, transitioning between accommodating different sized containers without requiring multiple specialized designs
Solution Approach 2:
A single construct design serves multiple functions by accommodating containers of various sizes through its adjustable panel configurations. The construct becomes a universal solution that replaces the need for multiple specialized constructs, reducing inventory complexity while maintaining secure holding capability for different container types
2Reliability
If multiple specialized construct designs are used to accommodate different container sizes, then each construct optimizes support for its target container size, but inventory management becomes more complex and storage needs increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of maintaining inventory of multiple specialized constructs, the patent implements a single universal construct design that can accommodate various container sizes through adjustable panels. This reduces the quantity of constructs needed in inventory while maintaining reliable secure holding capability for different container types through configuration changes
3Adaptability or versatility
If the panel arrangement or gluing is altered to accommodate different container sizes, then the construct can hold containers of varying sizes, but the manufacturing process and assembly become more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The construct uses adjustable panels with built-in adjustment features such as slots, tabs, or foldable sections that allow post-manufacturing reconfiguration. This approach maintains simple manufacturing processes and assembly procedures while enabling the construct to adapt to different container sizes without requiring complex panel arrangements or gluing variations during production
Data Source
AI summary
A construct for at least partially receiving one or more product holding containers. The construct can comprise a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the construct. The plurality of panels can have at least a first configuration for at least partially receiving a first container in the interior and a second configuration for at least partially receiving a second container in the interior. The first container can have a first size and the second container can have a second size that is different than the first size. The construct further can comprise an adjustment feature in at least a panel of the plurality of panels. The adjustment feature can be at least partially coplanar with a remainder of the panel in the first configuration and can be nonparallel with the remainder of the panel in the second configuration.