Cutting Tool Packaging Assembly with Blade Cover

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing packaging for cutting tools lacks adequate safety and security features while allowing limited user interaction, posing risks and constraints on marketing and utilization.

Innovation Solution

A packaging assembly with a base plate, pivotally hinged section, and blade cover member that allows the cutting tool to move between open and closed configurations, providing safety, protection, and clear visibility, while enabling secure and theft-proof operation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the cutting tool is packaged with a vertical hanging arrangement allowing buyer interaction, then the accessibility and marketability of the cutting tool is improved, but the security and safety of the cutting tool is compromised

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccessibility of cutting toolVSAvoidsecurity of cutting tool

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The packaging assembly incorporates a spring-loaded latching mechanism that dynamically secures the cutting tool in the open blade configuration. The spring element provides continuous force to maintain engagement, while the latching structure allows easy release when needed, thus maintaining both security and accessibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The packaging assembly acts as an intermediary security device between the buyer and the cutting tool. It provides a controlled interface that allows viewing and limited interaction while preventing unauthorized access or theft, thus enhancing security without completely isolating the product.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If the packaging allows limited operations with the cutting tool without complete removal, then convenience is improved, but the life of the packaging or cutting tool is adversely affected

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconvenience of operationVSAvoidlife of packaging

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDuration of action of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The packaging is designed with dynamic components including a pivotally hinged section and spring-loaded latching mechanism that can repeatedly engage and disengage without compromising structural integrity. This allows multiple operations while preserving the packaging and tool life.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The packaging assembly is segmented into distinct functional components: a base plate, a pivotally hinged section, and a primary cover member. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, reducing wear on the overall structure during repeated operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Reliability

If the packaging provides secure restraint of the cutting tool, then safety is improved, but the visibility and accessibility of the cutting tool is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesafety of cutting toolVSAvoidvisibility of cutting tool

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The primary cover member is designed as a transparent or translucent thin film structure that maintains secure restraint while allowing clear visibility of the cutting tool. This transparent barrier provides safety without compromising the ability of buyers to view product details.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

4Reliability

If the packaging is designed with complex safety features, then security is improved, but the complexity of the packaging structure increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesecurity of cutting toolVSAvoidcomplexity of packaging structure

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple safety functions are merged into a single integrated packaging assembly structure. The base plate, pivotally hinged section, and primary cover member work together as a unified system that provides secure restraint, visibility, and ease of operation without requiring separate complex safety mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The spring-loaded latching mechanism is designed to be self-actuating, automatically engaging and disengaging based on the position of the cover member. This eliminates the need for additional complex locking mechanisms or manual intervention, simplifying the overall structure while maintaining security.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentEP3746374B1Cutting tool packaging assembly

Publication Date: 2022.01.05 HUSQVARNA AB

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AI summary

A packaging assembly (100) for a cutting tool (120) is provided. The cutting tool (120) has a first lever (122) defining a first cutting edge (124), and a second lever (130) defining a second cutting edge (132). The packaging assembly (100) includes a base plate having a cavity (104) such that a first pivot pin is received inside the cavity (104). The packaging assembly (100) includes a primary cover member (106) coupled to the base plate (102) to restrain the cutting tool (120) over the base plate (102). A pivotally hinged section pivots between an open position and a closed position allowing the cutting tool (120) to be inserted into the packaging assembly (100). The packaging assembly (100) is characterized in that the packaging assembly (100) further includes a blade cover member (140) fixedly coupled to the first cutting edge (124) of the cutting tool (120) such that the blade cover member (140) covers a space between the first cutting edge (124) and the second cutting edge (132).