Fiberboard Surface Protector With Embedded Creases
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current protective coverings for floors and walls during construction are inadequate as they fail to protect against sharp and forceful impacts, are bulky, and often require separate products for each surface, leaving the junction between floors and walls exposed to damage and liquid spills.
Innovation Solution
A fiberboard sheet with embedded creases that can be easily folded to provide simultaneous horizontal and vertical protection, eliminating the need for multiple products and creating a seamless barrier between orthogonally adjacent surfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If fiberboard is used for protective covering, then durability and impact resistance are improved, but folding capability deteriorates due to material rigidity
Solution Approach 1:
The fiberboard protective covering is divided into multiple sections by embedding creases that create predetermined fold lines. These creases segment the rigid material into flexible sections that can be easily folded and positioned without compromising the overall structural integrity and impact resistance of the fiberboard material.
Solution Approach 2:
The physical parameters of the fiberboard are modified by embedding creases that change the stiffness and flexibility characteristics at specific locations. The creases create localized areas of reduced rigidity that allow folding, while the bulk material maintains its high strength and impact resistance properties.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If separate products are used to protect floors and walls, then protection coverage is improved, but device complexity and installation steps increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges floor protection and wall protection functions into a single integrated fiberboard protective covering. The covering includes both a floor portion and a wall portion that can be positioned to protect both surfaces simultaneously, eliminating the need for separate floor protectors and wall protectors.
Solution Approach 2:
The fiberboard protective covering is designed as a multi-functional product that can protect both horizontal floor surfaces and vertical wall surfaces. The covering includes features such as a floor portion with embedded creases and a wall portion that extends upward, allowing one product to perform multiple protection functions that previously required separate products.
3Ease of operation
If thin plastic sheets are used for protection, then ease of operation is improved, but protection against impact and gouges deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses fiberboard, a disposable material that provides superior impact protection compared to reusable thin plastic sheets. The fiberboard protective covering is designed to be used temporarily during construction or moving activities and then discarded, eliminating the need for cleaning and maintenance while providing much higher protection against impacts, gouges, and abrasion.
Data Source
AI summary
A fiberboard sheet is provided comprising a surface protector with a plurality of embedded creases wherein each of the creases can be folded in order to position a portion of the fiberboard sheet horizontally and another portion of the fiberboard sheet vertically. The fiberboard surface protector provides for quick and easy folding of the fiberboard sheet, along a multitude of crease lines, to allow for simultaneous horizontal and vertical protection within a single product. The fiberboard surface protector eliminates the need for two or more separate products and extra steps in the protection process. The fiberboard surface protector creates a seamless barrier between a horizontal and a vertical junction of orthogonally adjacent surfaces.