Ergonomic Container With T-Shaped Handles and Box Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional containers are not easily stackable or ergonomic for handling and pouring, especially when they are heavy, and require removal from their packaging system to access contents, which compromises their stacking ability.
Innovation Solution
A container design with a spout, a 'T'-shaped handle configuration on top, and a manual grip on the bottom, allowing for ergonomic handling and pouring while remaining within a box packaging system, which includes chamfered corners for improved stackability and structural strength.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the container size and weight are increased to hold more materials, then the storage capacity is improved, but the ease of handling and pouring deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is divided into two separate portions: a first handle portion on the top surface and a second handle portion on the bottom surface. This segmentation allows the user to grip the container at two different locations, providing better control and leverage when handling heavy contents, thus resolving the contradiction between storage capacity and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention adds a vertical dimension to the handle configuration by placing handle portions on both the top and bottom surfaces of the container. This three-dimensional handle arrangement enables users to apply force from multiple directions, making it easier to maneuver and pour heavy contents without compromising storage capacity.
2Ease of operation
If the container is removed from the box to access contents through the spout, then the ease of operation is improved, but the stackability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The box serves as an intermediary structure that provides access to the container contents without requiring removal of the container. The spout is positioned to allow pouring through the box, and the opening in the bottom cover enables access to the bottom grip, allowing users to operate the container while it remains stacked within the box.
Solution Approach 2:
The box is designed to serve multiple functions: it protects the container during transport, maintains stackability for storage efficiency, and simultaneously provides access to the container's spout and bottom grip for pouring operations. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction between ease of operation and stackability.
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional container designs are used, then the manufacturing simplicity is maintained, but the ergonomic handling deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The container is made from a flexible plastic material that can be molded into complex three-dimensional shapes including the dual handle portions and bottom grip. This flexibility in material selection allows for ergonomic design features to be integrated into the molding process without significantly increasing manufacturing complexity, resolving the contradiction between ease of manufacture and ergonomic handling.
Data Source
AI summary
A packing that includes a bottle and/or a bottle and box combination wherein the container may have a first handle portion, a second handle portion, and a bottom grip portion. The first handle portion can extend in a front to back direction and the second handle portion can extend in a transverse direction to the first handle portion. The bottom grip may include a protrusion and recess on the bottom of the container. The box can be configured to have openings to provide access to the first and second handle portions such that the container need not be removed from the box to utilize the contents contained therein. The box may also include a bottom opening and a push-up portion to provide access to the bottom grip portion.