Beverage Can Carrier With Segmented Tab Openings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing carrying devices for grouped beverage cans are uncomfortable, difficult to handle, and prone to accidental slippage or falling during manual carrying.
Innovation Solution
A carrying device with a body devoid of side walls, featuring openings with a specific tab and gap sequence for secure can placement, foldable tabs, and finger holes, along with a collapsible add-on for enhanced strength and safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If beverage cans are grouped together in a pack for manual carrying, then carrying capacity is improved, but stability and security of the cans deteriorate (prone to slippage and falling)
Solution Approach 1:
The carrying device body is segmented into multiple openings, each capable of holding one or more cans. The body is divided into a front part with first openings and a rear part with second openings, allowing organized segmentation of the cargo while maintaining overall structural integrity for secure carrying
Solution Approach 2:
Flexible separators are introduced as intermediary elements between the cans and the body walls. These separators fill the space between cans and the body, preventing direct contact that could lead to slippage, while also distributing forces evenly to enhance security without compromising carrying capacity
2Ease of manufacture
If traditional carrying devices are used, then manufacturing is simple, but ease of operation deteriorates (uncomfortable and difficult to handle)
Solution Approach 1:
The carrying device incorporates a collapsible add-on that can be folded along a fold line, adding a dimensional transformation capability. This allows the device to transition between compact storage state and expanded carrying state, improving ease of operation during both transport and storage phases while maintaining simple manufacturing
Solution Approach 2:
The collapsible add-on introduces dynamic adaptability to the otherwise static carrying device structure. The ability to fold and collapse allows the device to adapt to different handling requirements, making it more comfortable and easier to operate while preserving the simplicity of the base structure
3Ease of manufacture
If the carrying device structure is simplified, then ease of manufacture is improved, but strength and safety deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The collapsible add-on is designed to nest within or attach to the main body structure when not in use. This nesting arrangement allows the strength-enhancing add-on to be integrated into the simple base structure without requiring complex assembly, maintaining ease of manufacture while providing additional strength and safety when deployed
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a carrying device for beverage cans which allows the manual carrying of beverage cans grouped together in the form of a “pack”, which device comprises a body devoid of side walls, having on its surface at least one opening defining a contour with proportions which allow the tight passage therethrough of a beverage can, the contour of said opening having a plurality of tabs that can be folded or bent in relation to the body itself and extending into the same opening, said tabs having a distribution according to at least one sequence, said sequence comprising two contiguous tabs followed by a gap followed by another tab followed by another gap.