Container Carrier Reinforcement Structure for Label Visibility

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing carriers for containers lack efficient structural reinforcement and material efficiency, leading to potential deformation and limited visibility of container labels during transportation and display.

Innovation Solution

A carrier design featuring multiple overlapping panels, including an attachment panel, outer panel, top panel, reinforcement panel, and container retention features, which securely hold containers while providing structural reinforcement and minimizing material usage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If traditional carrier designs are used, then manufacturing is simpler, but structural integrity deteriorates leading to deformation during transportation

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural integrityVSAvoidcarrier structure

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The carrier is divided into multiple functional panels (attachment panel, outer panel, top panel, bottom panel, reinforcement panel) that can be separately manufactured and assembled, allowing each panel to be optimized for its specific structural role while maintaining overall integrity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The reinforcement panel is positioned within the carrier structure, nested between the outer panels and attachment panel, providing internal structural support without adding external bulk or complexity to the overall carrier design

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

2Strength

If more material is used for reinforcement, then structural integrity improves, but material waste increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural reinforcementVSAvoidmaterial waste

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The reinforcement panel is strategically positioned only at critical stress points within the carrier structure, providing localized structural support where needed most while minimizing overall material usage throughout the carrier

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The reinforcement panel uses the same material and construction methods as the existing carrier panels, allowing for efficient manufacturing using existing materials and processes without requiring additional specialized materials

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

3Strength

If panel extensions are added for structural support, then structural integrity improves, but visibility of container labels deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural supportVSAvoidlabel visibility area

Core Design Contradiction:

StrengthVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The reinforcement panel is positioned in an internal dimension of the carrier structure, between the outer panels and attachment panel, providing structural support in a spatial dimension that does not interfere with the external label visibility area

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS12486092B2Carrier for containers

Publication Date: 2025.12.02 GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL LLC

AI summary

A carrier for holding a plurality of containers, the carrier includes a front portion, the front portion including a portion of at least one attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, a back portion, the back portion including a portion of the at least one attachment panel for at least partially receiving a respective container of the plurality of containers, and a reinforcement portion extending from the front portion to the back portion for reinforcing the carrier.