Corrugated Bottle-Retaining Container Assembly for Shipping Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packaging solutions for shipping bottles are inadequate in providing structural protection, ease of assembly, cost-effectiveness, and environmental sustainability, while also failing to meet shipping industry standards for damage claims.
Innovation Solution
A container assembly comprising an outer box and an insert, where the insert includes an upper and lower retainer portion formed from corrugated paperboard, designed to securely hold bottles in place, preventing impact with the box walls and allowing for standardized packaging that meets shipping industry drop tests.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If expanded polystyrene foam is used for bottle protection, then structural protection is improved, but recyclability deteriorates and manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the material parameter from expanded polystyrene foam to corrugated paperboard, which provides comparable structural protection while being fully recyclable and biodegradable, thus resolving the contradiction between protection strength and environmental sustainability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a composite structure combining outer box and inner insert both made from corrugated paperboard materials, creating a unified recyclable packaging system that maintains protective functionality while improving environmental sustainability
2Strength
If molded bottle protecting inserts are used, then structural protection is improved, but space utilization deteriorates and manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging is divided into modular components (outer box and inner insert) that can be flattened for storage and assembled as needed, improving space utilization while maintaining protective functionality through standardized designs
Solution Approach 2:
The standardized corrugated paperboard insert design serves multiple bottles and can be universally applied across different packaging scenarios, reducing overall packaging volume requirements while maintaining protection standards
3Adaptability or versatility
If non-standardized packaging is used, then flexibility is improved, but damage claim verification deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements standardized packaging dimensions and bottle positioning features that work universally across different shipping scenarios, enabling precise damage claim verification while maintaining adaptability through modular design elements
Data Source
AI summary
A container assembly for securing one or more bottles that includes an outer box and an insert. The outer box includes a bottom portion, a top pivotably connected to the first wall of the bottom portion and a securing portion pivotably connected to one of the second, third or fourth walls. The securing portion includes a neck slot that is configured to receive the neck of the bottle when the securing portion is in the securing position. The insert includes an upper retainer portion having a neck retaining slot defined therein, a main panel and a lower retainer portion. The neck retaining slot or tunnel in the upper retainer portion is configured to receive the neck of the bottle. The lower retainer portion has a bottom retaining opening defined therein. The main panel extends between the upper and lower retainer portions. When the insert is received in the box interior, the securing portion is positioned over at least a portion of the insert in the securing position, and the top is positioned over the securing portion in the closed position.