Firework Launching Tube Overlapping Packaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for packaging fireworks with launching tubes are inefficient in terms of space and safety, as they do not allow for compact overlapping configurations, leading to increased shipping costs and potential hazards during transport.
Innovation Solution
A firework packaging assembly that includes a pair of firework assemblies with launching tubes configured in an opposing overlapping configuration, either internally or externally, allowing for reduced shipping volume and enhanced safety by ensuring the launching tubes do not have open ends, thereby containing the fireworks charges effectively.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If fireworks are packaged without overlapping launching tubes, then safety is improved by reducing accidental ignition risk, but shipping volume increases leading to higher costs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements nesting by inserting the launching tube of one firework device into the launching tube of another device. This nested configuration allows compact packaging while maintaining safety barriers between fireworks charges, resolving the contradiction between reduced shipping volume and safety requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from traditional side-by-side packaging to a multi-dimensional nested arrangement where launching tubes are inserted into each other at opposing orientations. This dimensional change enables space-efficient packaging while maintaining safety through the overlapping configuration that prevents accidental ignition.
2Volume of stationary object
If launching tubes are overlapped in opposing configuration, then shipping volume is reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the packaging system into modular firework assemblies, each containing a base unit with multiple launching tubes. This segmentation allows the complex nested overlapping configuration to be broken down into manageable units that can be independently assembled and packaged, reducing overall packaging complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple firework assemblies into a single packaging unit by nesting their launching tubes together in opposing configurations. This merging approach consolidates what would otherwise be separate packaging requirements into a unified compact structure, achieving volume reduction without proportionally increasing complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The proposed packaging method reduces shipping volume and improves safety by allowing for compact overlapping of launching tubes, minimizing the risk of accidental ignition during transport and lowering shipping costs.
Implementation Method 1
the lift charge is ignited and propel the effect charge into the sky by reacting the explosive gas with the launching tube
Data Source
AI summary
A firework packaging system includes a firework packaging assembly, including a first and second firework assemblies, each including a base unit and a plurality of launching tubes mounted in the base unit, such that the first firework assembly and the second firework assembly are packaged in an opposing overlapping configuration, with internal overlap such that first tubes slide into second tubes, or external overlap such that first tubes slide between adjacent second tubes. The fireworks packaging system can further include a shipping crate, containing a plurality of cases, each containing a plurality of firework packaging assemblies.