Tamper-Evident Bag with Detachable Barcode Segment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for storing personal items from injured, ill, or deceased persons in emergency situations lack effective tamper-evident closure mechanisms and efficient identification and recording systems, which can lead to mismanagement and loss of personal belongings.
Innovation Solution
A flexible plastic bag system with a detachable segment featuring a bar code number, a recordation area, and a tamper-evident closure member, along with a perforated tear strip for easy opening and tagging, and an optional kit including warning labels, a writing device, and a collapsible box for organized storage and identification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a tamper-evident closure mechanism is implemented, then the security and reliability of storage is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The bag is divided into a main body and a detachable segment that can be separated from the closure member. The detachable segment includes a bar code number and can be removed independently, allowing the closure member to remain attached to the bag body with tamper-evident adhesive sealing. This segmentation enables simplified closure mechanism while maintaining security.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable segment serves as a copy or identifier that can be separated from the main bag body. It contains a bar code number that corresponds to the bag, allowing identification and tracking without requiring complex closure mechanisms on the detachable portion itself.
2Productivity
If bar code identification and recordation areas are added, then the identification efficiency is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The detachable segment contains a bar code number that acts as an identifier copy. This bar code can be scanned to identify the bag and its contents without requiring complex electronic systems or additional active components. The recordation area on the bag body provides a simple written record that complements the bar code identification.
3Loss of information
If a detachable segment with bar code is added, then the identification and tracking capability is improved, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The detachable segment can be easily separated from the bag body by tearing along a perforated line, providing a simple mechanical separation without requiring complex tools or mechanisms. This segmentation allows the bar code identifier to be removed independently for tagging or identification purposes while leaving the main bag intact.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable segment with bar code can be extracted from the bag body when needed for identification or tracking purposes. This extraction is achieved through simple tearing along a perforated line, making the process straightforward and not requiring complex operations.
4Reliability
If adhesive sealing is used for closure, then the tamper-evident capability is improved, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive sealing area is pre-positioned on the closure member and is activated when the bag mouth is closed. The adhesive automatically bonds the closure member to the bag body when pressed together, providing tamper-evident sealing without requiring complex locking mechanisms or multiple steps.
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AI summary
A closable bag for use in storing items removed from injured, ill, or deceased persons. The bag is suitably of flexible, plastic. The bag has a bag mouth area providing an opening to the bag, a detachable segment disposed in the mouth area and having an aperture and having a bar code number on an exterior surface of the detachable segment, a bag main portion having a recordation area on an exterior surface of the bag main portion and having a corresponding bar code number on an exterior surface of the bag main portion, a closure member in the bag main portion and near the bag mouth area, and a perforated tear strip disposed between the closure member and the opening to the bag mouth area. Also, a kit including a container for storing one or more of the bags. Also, a method for storing personal items, removed from injured and/or ill persons, or from deceased persons, in one or more of the bags.