Booklet-Style Blister Pack Container with Sliding Sheath
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing containers for housing blister packs and tray-like structures face challenges such as limited display and storage of compliance information, inconvenient design, and excessive material usage, while also requiring specialized blister packs for additional functionality.
Innovation Solution
A booklet-style container with a base, lid, and hinge portion, formed from a single sheet of material through thermoforming or folding, allowing for easy manufacturing, convenient dispensing, and controlled access, which can house standard blister packs without special features, with features like indents and tabs for secure retention and sliding fit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of substance
If a traditional carton or plastic sheath container is used to house blister packs, then the container provides basic protection and housing, but it requires excessive material usage and lacks convenient display surfaces for compliance information
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into a base portion and a lid portion that can be separately manufactured and then assembled through folding and bonding. This segmentation allows each part to be optimized independently for material efficiency while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through modular construction
Solution Approach 2:
The container utilizes thin-walled structural design with flexible yet sturdy panels that provide adequate protection while minimizing material consumption. The lid and base portions employ thin film construction that maintains structural integrity without requiring excessive material thickness
2Reliability
If additional functionality such as retention devices is added to the container, then the container can better secure blister packs, but it requires specialized blister packs and increases device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The retention functionality is merged into the lid portion itself through integrated features such as recesses and engagement surfaces that work together with corresponding features on the base portion. This integration eliminates the need for separate retention devices while maintaining secure blister pack housing
Solution Approach 2:
The lid portion serves multiple functions: it provides structural protection, incorporates retention features for securing blister packs, and offers a display surface for compliance information. This multi-functionality reduces the need for specialized components while enhancing overall container capability
3Loss of substance
If the container is designed to be slim and use minimal material, then it reduces material consumption and cost, but it may compromise structural sturdiness
Solution Approach 1:
The container panels incorporate curved and angled surfaces rather than purely flat structures. The lid portion features inclined surfaces and the base portion includes recesses that create geometric strength, allowing thin-walled construction to maintain adequate structural sturdiness through shape optimization
Solution Approach 2:
The container employs composite construction combining different materials with complementary properties: a rigid base portion for structural support and a flexible lid portion for protection and display. This composite approach maximizes strength-to-weight ratio and minimizes material consumption while maintaining sturdiness
4Loss of information
If the container provides surfaces for printing instructions and housing leaflets, then it improves information display and user guidance, but it increases device complexity and manufacturing difficulty
Solution Approach 1:
The lid portion is designed to serve as both a protective cover and an information display surface. The large flat surface of the lid can be printed with compliance information, instructions, and branding, eliminating the need for separate leaflets or booklet structures while maintaining comprehensive information delivery
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The container provides a slim, sturdy, and cost-effective solution for dispensing blister packs or trays with improved visibility for instructions and reduced material usage, accommodating standard blister packs and allowing for easy loading and unloading, while maintaining security and user-friendly operation.
Implementation Method 1
a hinge portion connecting the base portion to the lid portion and about which the lid portion and/or base portion are movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration
Implementation Method 2
formed from a single sheet of material through thermoforming or folding
Implementation Method 3
formed from a single sheet of material through thermoforming or folding
Data Source
AI summary
A container includes a base portion (11), a lid portion (12), and a hinge portion (13) connecting the base portion to the lid portion. The lid portion and/or the base portion are movable about the hinge portion between an open configuration and a closed configuration in which the lid portion overlies the base portion substantially in the form of a book. The base portion has a shell (40) attached thereto to form a sheath for receiving one or more articles (20). The sheath has an open end or outlet (44) and allows one or more articles to slide relative thereto in the direction substantially parallel to the base portion between a storage position and one or more dispensing positions.