Carton With Handle And Divider Flaps For Container Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cartons for holding containers lack adequate protection and structural integrity while maintaining a low weight, leading to potential damage during handling and storage.
Innovation Solution
A carton design featuring a plurality of panels with foldable divider flaps and a central divider wall, along with a handle, that divides the interior into separate compartments to prevent container contact and enhance structural support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional carton design is used, then the weight of the carton is low, but the protection and structural integrity are inadequate
Solution Approach 1:
The carton is divided into multiple compartments using divider flaps that create separate sections within the single carton structure. This segmentation allows the carton to provide enhanced protection for multiple containers without requiring multiple separate cartons, maintaining lightweight design while improving structural integrity through the divided configuration.
2Reliability
If containers are placed in the same compartment, then the carton structure is simple, but containers may contact each other causing damage
Solution Approach 1:
The interior of the carton is segmented into multiple compartments using foldable divider flaps. These dividers create separate sections that prevent containers from contacting each other, reducing the likelihood of damage and breakage while maintaining a relatively simple single-carton structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The divider flaps are designed to be foldable rather than rigid, allowing the carton structure to adapt during handling and storage. The dynamic folding mechanism provides protection when needed while maintaining structural simplicity and ease of assembly.
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AI summary
A carrier for holding a plurality of containers. The carrier comprises a plurality of panels that extend at least partially around an interior of the carrier. The panels comprise at least one bottom panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and at least two end panels. The carrier comprises at least one divider flap comprising a longitudinal segment foldably connected to at least the first side wall or the second side wall, at least one transverse segment foldably connected to the first longitudinal segment, and at least one end segment foldably connected to the at least one transverse segment. A central divider wall divides the interior of the carrier into a front portion and a rear portion. The central divider wall comprises at least the at least one end segment of the at least one divider flap. A handle is attached to the central divider wall.