Fiber Molded Bottle Carrier Sheet for Secure Batch Handling

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing packaging methods for containers using plastic films or strapping are environmentally harmful, costly in energy, and do not guarantee the integrity of the batch during handling, while cardboard solutions are limited in applicability and solidity.

Innovation Solution

A packaging device using a semi-rigid or rigid sheet made of cellulose and biodegradable fibers, with orifices for container necks and structural features for secure holding, allowing easy handling and recyclability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If shrink plastic film is used to wrap containers, then batch integrity and handling are improved, but environmental harm and energy consumption increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebatch integrityVSAvoidenvironmental harm

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The invention changes the material parameter from plastic film to a rigid board made of recyclable materials (cardboard, paper, corrugated board). This material substitution eliminates the environmental harm associated with plastic waste while maintaining the batch integrity through the board's structural rigidity and container-holding capability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The rigid board is constructed from composite recyclable materials such as cardboard, paper, or corrugated board. These composite materials provide sufficient mechanical strength and rigidity to maintain batch integrity during handling and transport, while being fully recyclable and environmentally friendly

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

2Reliability

If shrink plastic film is used to wrap containers, then batch integrity is maintained, but energy expenditure increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebatch integrityVSAvoidenergy expenditure

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The invention changes the packaging method from heat-shrink wrapping to rigid board placement. The rigid board is simply positioned within the container batch to hold containers in place, eliminating the energy-intensive heating and shrinking processes required for plastic film while maintaining batch integrity through the board's structural support

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If plastic strap is used to hold containers, then batch integrity is improved, but additional sealing means and complexity are required

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebatch integrityVSAvoidsealing means

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts and eliminates the need for additional sealing means such as adhesives or complex strap systems. The rigid board alone provides sufficient structural support and container holding capability, simplifying the packaging system to a single component without requiring supplementary sealing mechanisms

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The rigid board serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides structural support for the batch, holds containers in place through its rigid structure, and eliminates the need for separate sealing components. This multi-functionality reduces device complexity while maintaining batch integrity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Object-affected harmful factors

If rigid board made of recyclable material is used, then environmental friendliness and recyclability are improved, but handling and transport capability are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveenvironmental friendlinessVSAvoidhandling capability

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The rigid board is designed with pre-formed structural features including recesses that fit over container necks and protrusions that extend between container rows. These preliminary structural configurations are built into the board during manufacturing, enabling easy insertion and secure container holding without requiring additional handling steps or tools

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

5Reliability

If rigid board with structural features is used, then container holding capability is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecontainer holding capabilityVSAvoidmanufacturing simplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The rigid board is manufactured from standard recyclable materials such as cardboard, paper, or corrugated board using conventional manufacturing processes. The structural features are created through simple cutting, folding, or shaping operations that segment the material into functional components, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while achieving effective container holding capability

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS20260001694A1Device for packaging in a batch of at least two containers

Publication Date: 2026.01.01 SIDEL PARTICIPATIONS SAS

AI summary

Disclosed are various embodiments of a device for packaging in a batch of at least two containers and methods of making the same. The device can be a sheet made of semi-rigid or rigid material, provided with at least two orifices for receiving necks of said containers. The sheet can have a substantially rectangular shape and include parallel rows of cups which are substantially frusto-conical, hemispherical or frusto-pyramidal. An internal wall of each cup bears against a shoulder of a container and the top of each cup has an orifice to receive the container neck. The device can be formed from a slip having decomposable and/or biodegradable vegetable fiber materials and additives, and the slip is suctioned to form the mold.