Carton Handle Formed by End Flap Merging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cartons lack efficient mechanisms for accessing and dispensing articles, such as food and beverage containers, and do not provide adequate handling features for easy transportation.
Innovation Solution
A carton design featuring foldable panels and end flaps that form a closed end with integrated handle portions, along with a removable dispenser panel for easy access to contents, allowing for secure storage and convenient handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional cartons are designed without integrated handle features, then the structure remains simple, but handling and transportation convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the handle feature with the existing end flap structure of the carton. The handle is formed by extending and shaping portions of the end flaps, merging two functional elements (closure and handling) into a single integrated structure, thereby improving handling convenience without significantly increasing structural complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The end flap structure serves multiple functions: it provides closure for the carton opening and simultaneously forms the handle for carrying. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate handle components, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and device complexity
2Ease of operation
If a removable dispenser panel is added to the carton, then access to articles is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The dispenser panel is designed as a separate, removable component that can be detached from the main carton body. This segmentation allows easy access to articles while keeping the addition modular and relatively simple, minimizing the increase in overall device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The dispenser panel is extracted as a distinct functional element that can be removed independently. This extraction provides convenient access to contents while maintaining the simplicity of the remaining carton structure, balancing access convenience with structural complexity
Data Source
AI summary
A carton for containing a plurality of articles. The carton comprises a plurality of panels that extends at least partially around an interior of the carton. The plurality of panels comprises a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, and a second side panel. At least two end flaps are respectively foldably attached to respective panels of the plurality of panels, wherein the end flaps are at least partially overlapped with respect to one another and thereby at least partially form a closed end of the carton. A handle extends in at least the closed end of the carton. The handle comprises a first handle portion adjacent the top panel and a second handle portion adjacent the bottom panel.