Display Package with Mating Edges for Dual Mode Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Consumer product packaging faces a challenge in providing both ample shelf display presence and compact storage capabilities, while also promoting the regular use of complementary products as part of a regimen.
Innovation Solution
A display package design featuring a base, surround window, and top cover with specific edge constructions that allow for a greater front exposed surface area when assembled, and a compact collapsed mode for storage, made from materials like wood pulp fiber board or clear plastics, facilitating the display and storage of two or more consumer products.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the package is designed to provide ample shelf display presence with a surround window, then the front exposed surface area is increased, but the storage volume and compactness are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The package employs a dynamic configuration where the top cover can be positioned in different states: when opened, it provides full display access to the surround window; when closed, it creates a compact storage configuration. This dynamic positioning allows the same structure to serve both display and storage functions effectively.
Solution Approach 2:
The design utilizes the vertical dimension by positioning the top cover to overlap with the base when closed, creating a compact stacked configuration. When opened, the top cover is positioned above the surround window, maximizing the front exposed surface area. This dimensional manipulation allows the package to transition between display and storage modes.
2Volume of stationary object
If the package structure is made compact for storage, then the storage efficiency is improved, but the shelf display presence and visibility are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The package employs a dynamic configuration where the top cover can be positioned in different states: when opened, it provides full display access to the surround window; when closed, it creates a compact storage configuration. This dynamic positioning allows the same structure to serve both display and storage functions effectively.
Solution Approach 2:
The package is segmented into distinct functional zones: the base containing the product cavity, the surround window for display, and the top cover for protection and compact storage. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function while working together to resolve the contradiction between compactness and display presence.
3Area of stationary object
If the package uses a surround window configuration, then the front display visibility is enhanced, but the structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The base and top cover are designed to overlap when closed, merging into a single compact unit that minimizes structural complexity during storage. The surround window is integrated into the base structure, combining the display function with the structural framework rather than adding separate complex components.
Solution Approach 2:
The top cover serves multiple functions: it protects the product when closed, provides structural support, and when opened, allows the surround window to serve as both a display element and an access point. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components, thereby reducing overall structural complexity.
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AI summary
A display package (1) for a consumer product includes a base (10), a surround window (50) positioned upon the base, and a top cover (100) positioned upon the surround window. Each of the front, back, and two opposed side walls include a respective edge defining an upper perimeter of each of the walls and each of the front, back, and two opposed side walls include a respective edge defining a lower perimeter of each of the walls, wherein these upper and lower edges are constructed such that when the surround window (50) is positioned upon the base (10) and the top cover (100) is positioned upon the surround window (50) the front exposed surface area is greater than the back exposed surface area and wherein when the surround window is removed from between the base and top cover, the edges of the top cover (100) are constructed to mate in a close fitting relationship with the edges of the base (10).