Box Template with Integrated Foldable Corner Protectors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packaging solutions require additional materials and storage space for corner protectors, increasing costs and inefficiencies in protecting items during transit, as separate corner protectors are often needed to prevent damage to boxes and their contents.
Innovation Solution
A cardboard box template with integrated corner protector sections that can be folded into place, eliminating the need for separate corner protectors by using existing material from the box template to form corner protectors that provide uniform protection to items within the box.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate corner protectors are used to protect items during transit, then protection reliability is improved, but material cost and storage space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates corner protectors directly into the box template by incorporating corner protector sections into the sheet material that forms the box. This merging of the box structure and corner protectors into a single integrated template eliminates the need for separate corner protector materials while maintaining protection functionality during transit.
2Reliability
If separate corner protectors are used to protect items during transit, then protection reliability is improved, but storage space requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The corner protectors are merged with the box template into a single integrated structure. The corner protector sections are formed from the same sheet material as the box, creating an unified template that requires only one storage space allocation rather than separate storage for boxes and corner protectors.
3Reliability
If additional corner protector materials are purchased to protect items, then protection reliability is improved, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The box and corner protectors are merged into a single integrated template that is manufactured as one piece from sheet material. This eliminates the need to purchase and manage separate corner protector materials, reducing material inventory costs and simplifying the manufacturing supply chain.
4Volume of stationary object
If the box is dimensioned to fit the item snugly without additional protection, then storage efficiency is improved, but protection reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The corner protectors extend the protection into the corner regions without significantly increasing the overall box dimensions. By adding protective elements at the corners specifically rather than increasing the entire box volume, the solution provides enhanced protection while maintaining storage efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
A box template formed of a sheet of material defines a foldable box having at least four side surfaces, a top surface, and a bottom surface. The box template also includes a definition of corner protector sections integrally formed with the foldable box. The corner protector sections are configured to be folded to protect an object placed inside the foldable box. The top surface and bottom surface may each include at least two surfaces that are integrally formed with, and connected to, two of the side surfaces. The corner protector sections may be integrally formed with, and connected to, the other two sides of the four side surfaces. The corner protector sections are configured with a plurality of identifiable sections that may be folded in order to create corner protectors. Four corner protector sections may be integrally formed with the foldable box so as to define eight corner protectors.