Container Carrier Bottom Locking Structure for Weight Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing carriers for holding and displaying containers lack efficient locking mechanisms to securely retain articles, particularly under weight stress, and often require complex assembly processes.
Innovation Solution
A carrier design featuring a bottom wall formed by overlapping and engaging locking members, comprising panels and flaps with notches and edges that interlock to form reinforced lock members, along with a central wall and handle, allowing for secure article retention and simplified assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If existing carriers use simple bottom structures, then assembly is simple, but weight capacity and secure retention are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The bottom structure is segmented into multiple components: bottom panel, bottom flaps, locking members with notches, and interlocking edges. This segmentation allows each component to perform a specific function while collectively providing high weight capacity and secure retention without requiring overly complex assembly
Solution Approach 2:
The locking members are nested within the bottom structure, with notches and edges that interlock to form reinforced locking mechanisms. The bottom flaps contain locking members that engage with corresponding features on the bottom panel, creating a nested, space-efficient design that enhances strength without proportionally increasing complexity
2Reliability
If existing carriers use simple assembly processes, then manufacturing is fast, but locking mechanisms are insufficient to securely retain articles under weight stress
Solution Approach 1:
The bottom flaps and locking members are designed to self-align and self-lock during assembly. The notches and edges automatically engage when the carrier is folded from the blank, providing reliable article retention without requiring complex manual assembly steps or additional fastening operations
Solution Approach 2:
The locking features (notches and edges) are pre-formed on the bottom panel and bottom flaps during blank fabrication. This preliminary action ensures that when assembly occurs, the locking mechanisms are already in place and simply need to engage, providing reliable retention without adding complexity to the assembly process
Data Source
AI summary
A carrier for holding one or more articles. The carrier can comprise a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier and a bottom wall extending along the interior of the carrier. The bottom wall can comprise a first locking member and a second locking member, wherein the first locking member and the second locking member engage one another to form the bottom wall. The first locking member can comprise a first bottom panel and a first bottom flap in an at least partially overlapping relationship, and the second locking member can comprise a second bottom panel and a second bottom flap in an at least partially overlapping relationship. The carrier further can comprise a central wall foldably connected to one or more panels of the plurality of panels.