Box Insert with Scored Flaps for Gaylord Structural Integrity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Gaylord boxes, despite their large storage capacity, face challenges in securely holding diverse cargo types without additional costly packaging and maintaining structural integrity under cargo pressure, as cardboard materials are prone to deformation in larger sizes.
Innovation Solution
A box insert system with flaps and score lines allows for customizable configuration inside a Gaylord box, providing structural support and keeping items suspended above the box bottom, using corrugated cardboard and a lid to secure the insert in place, thereby enhancing the box's structural integrity and preventing deformation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If additional packaging materials such as foam or bubble wrap are added to the Gaylord box, then different types of cargo can be stored together with protection, but the cost increases, space is reduced, and implementation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The box insert divides the single large storage space into multiple smaller compartments using partition walls. This segmentation allows different types of cargo to be stored separately within the same box without requiring additional packaging materials like foam or bubble wrap, thus reducing cost and complexity while maintaining versatility
Solution Approach 2:
The box insert acts as an intermediary structure between the cargo items and the box walls. It provides the necessary separation and protection between different cargo types through its partition design, eliminating the need for individual cushioning materials for each item
2Strength
If thicker cardboard or multiple layers of cardboard are used to construct the Gaylord box, then structural integrity is maintained under cargo pressure, but the cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The box insert is divided into a base portion and multiple upright partition portions. This segmented structure distributes the cargo weight across multiple support points and creates a framework that reinforces the overall box structure, allowing the use of standard thickness cardboard while maintaining structural integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The box insert adds a third dimension of structural support by creating upright partitions that extend vertically from the base. This vertical dimension provides additional load-bearing capacity and prevents the box walls from collapsing under cargo pressure, achieving enhanced strength without increasing cardboard thickness or layer count
3Stability of the object's composition
If a box insert is added to maintain structural integrity, then the box shape is preserved under load, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The box insert serves multiple functions simultaneously: it maintains box shape under load, creates cargo compartments, provides structural reinforcement, and prevents wall collapse. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, thereby managing complexity while achieving stability
Solution Approach 2:
The box insert utilizes thin cardboard panels folded into upright partitions and secured with tabs and slots. This flexible yet rigid when assembled structure effectively maintains box shape under load while using minimal material, avoiding the complexity of thicker or multi-layered cardboard constructions
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a box insert and a box system that uses said box insert. The box insert may have an insert bottom and four insert side walls extending from the insert bottom. A flap may extend from each insert side wall. Each flap may have a first panel connected to its respective insert side wall by a first score line, a second panel connected to the first panel by a second score line, and a third panel connected to the second panel by a second score line. The box insert may be configured inside of a box whereby one of the score lines of each flap is folded over a box edge to suspend the box insert inside of the box. A box lid may be configured over the box insert to help secure the box insert to the box.