Self-securing Corner Board with Slit and Notch for Container Stacks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional corner boards for container stacks require additional materials like staples or tape for attachment, which are time-consuming, costly, and pose safety risks, and can damage containers or their contents during handling and transportation.
Innovation Solution
A corner board design featuring a slit and notch near one end, allowing it to be easily placed on container stacks without additional attachment materials, using a manufacturing method that bends and cuts board stock to form angled sides with a slit and notch, enabling secure stacking without staples or tape.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If corner boards are attached using staples or tape, then the corner boards are securely fastened to container stacks, but additional materials are required, increasing cost and time consumption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the need for external attachment materials (staples, tape) by extracting their fastening function and integrating it into the corner board structure itself through the slit and notch design, which allows the corner board to be self-securing
Solution Approach 2:
The corner board becomes self-sufficient by incorporating a slit and notch that enable it to secure itself to the container stack without external fasteners, performing the attachment function independently
2Stability of the object's composition
If corner boards are attached using staples or tape, then the corner boards remain fixed during handling, but safety risks arise from protruding staples or cutting tools
Solution Approach 1:
The patent eliminates dangerous external elements (protruding staples, cutting tools) by removing the need for these attachment materials entirely, replacing them with a safe integrated slit and notch design that secures the corner board without creating safety hazards
3Reliability
If corner boards are attached using staples or tape, then the corner boards are securely fastened, but the containers or their contents may be damaged during removal
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the harmful attachment materials (staples that pierce, tape that tears) and replaces them with a non-invasive slit and notch design that secures the corner board to the container stack without penetrating or adhering to the container surfaces, thus preventing damage
Data Source
AI summary
A corner board includes first and second sides, each including a board material; a bend between the first and second sides, joining first and second sides together; and a slit adjacent to a first end of the corner board, the slit completely crossing the bend and partially crossing the first and second sides. In addition, a method of manufacturing a corner board includes bending a board stock to form first and second sides of the corner board with an angle therebetween; cutting the board stock into fixed lengths, the bent and cut board stock forming the corner board; and forming a slit near a first end of the corner board. The present corner board may be advantageously rested or placed along a vertical edge of a container or stack of containers.