Active agent-containing articles and product-shipping assemblies for containing the same
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fibrous structures containing active agents face challenges in achieving consumer-acceptable in-use properties such as flexibility, dissolvability, and optimal dimensions, while conventional packaging methods are labor-intensive and costly, leading to inefficiencies in shipping and storage.
Innovation Solution
Development of fibrous structures with specific dimensions and compositions that include filament-forming materials and active agents, designed to exhibit consumer-acceptable properties and packaged in optimized shipping containers that minimize waste and maximize volume efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional packaging materials such as bubble wrap and styrofoam are used to protect articles during shipping, then article protection is improved, but packaging complexity and labor intensity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The article packaging container merges the protective function with the shipping container itself by forming an integrated unitary structure. The container includes a base portion and a lid portion that assemble to enclose articles, eliminating the need for separate protective packaging materials like bubble wrap and styrofoam.
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging container serves multiple functions simultaneously: it protects articles during shipping, provides a secure enclosure, and can be assembled without specialized tools or materials. The container's design integrates protection, containment, and transport functions into a single system.
2Reliability
If conventional packaging with protective dunnage is used, then article protection is improved, but shipping cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates unnecessary protective dunnage materials from the packaging system. By designing the container walls and structure to provide inherent protection, the patent removes the need for additional protective materials, reducing packaging volume and shipping costs.
3Volume of moving object
If article dimensions are reduced to minimize shipping container size, then shipping efficiency is improved, but article in-use properties such as flexibility and dissolvability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes article dimensions within specific ranges (length: 1-20 cm, width: 1-11 cm, height: 0.01-50 mm) to balance shipping efficiency with functional performance. These parameter changes ensure articles are compact enough for efficient shipping while maintaining sufficient size for consumer-acceptable flexibility and dissolvability during use.
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AI summary
Active agent-containing articles, for example fibrous structures, that exhibit consumer acceptable article in-use properties, such as flexibility, article dimensions, and/or dissolvability, and product-shipping assemblies for containing the same are provided.