Display Package With Flexible Cardboard Support for Neckline Garments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional presentation packaging for clothing items with necklines, such as shirts and sweaters, is inefficient due to high material requirements, adaptability issues for different garment sizes and thicknesses, and causes visible imprints and pressure marks on the fabric. Additionally, plastic wrapping is environmentally unsustainable.
Innovation Solution
A presentation packaging system comprising a support insert and a rear reinforcement card made of cardboard blanks with flexible strip sections and zones, allowing variable curvature to accommodate different garment sizes and thicknesses, while minimizing material usage and avoiding sharp edges that cause fabric imprints. The system includes a hanging hook and a rubber ring for stabilization without pressure marks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the base part completely surrounds the garment on the outside (covering back, sides, and front), then the garment is well-supported and stable, but the material requirement for the cardboard blank becomes relatively high
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging is divided into two separate components: a support insert made from a first cardboard blank that provides structural support from inside the garment, and a base part made from a second cardboard blank that provides external support. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, reducing the total material requirement while maintaining stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The support function is extracted from the external base part and placed inside the garment as a separate support insert. This allows the base part to be smaller and use less material, while the support insert provides the necessary internal support structure.
2Reliability
If the base part encloses the garment on at least three sides, then the garment is well-supported, but the dimensions and fold lines must be individually adapted for each garment size and material thickness
Solution Approach 1:
The support insert is designed with a standardized structure that can accommodate different garment sizes and material thicknesses through its flexible design elements. The same support insert design can be used universally across different garment types, eliminating the need for individual adaptation of dimensions and fold lines for each garment.
3Strength
If the support insert has sharp cut edges, then the structural integrity is maintained, but pressure lines form in the textile material causing imprints that impair appearance
Solution Approach 1:
The support insert features rounded corners and curved edges instead of sharp cut edges. This curvature eliminates the concentration of stress at sharp points, preventing pressure lines and imprints on the garment fabric while maintaining sufficient structural integrity through the distributed stress design.
4Reliability
If plastic film wrapping is used to create a closed wrapper, then the garment is protected, but it prevents direct customer contact and is environmentally unsustainable
Solution Approach 1:
The protective function previously provided by plastic film wrapping is replaced by the cardboard support insert and base part structure. The rigid cardboard components provide mechanical protection and support without forming a closed wrapper, allowing customers to directly touch and examine the garment while eliminating environmentally harmful plastic materials.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a presentation package for a garment with a neckline, comprising: a support insert (2) formed from a cardboard blank for insertion inside the garment and a reinforcing backing card (30). The support insert (2) has a U-shaped upper end section (4), a central section (6) adjoining it, a lower folding section (10), and a bending strip section (8) located between the central section (6) and the lower folding section (10), which is provided with material weakenings to allow it to be formed into a curved shape, so that the lower folding section (10) can be positioned parallel to and offset from the central section (6) at a predetermined distance.The rear reinforcement card (30) has a bending strip zone (34) adjoining its main area (32) at the top, which is provided with material weakenings in order to be formable in a curve shape in the area of the bending strip zone (34), so that a tapered end section (36) adjoining the bending strip zone (34) can be positioned parallel to the main area (32) at a distance specified by the curve shape of the bending strip zone (34) and in contact with the rear of the stirrup-shaped upper end area (4) of the support insert (2), wherein the tapered end section (36) can be folded over along a fold line (38) in order to bring the folded part (40) in contact with the front of the stirrup-shaped upper end area (4) of the support insert (2).Furthermore, a suspension hook (70) is provided, which is connected to the tapered central area of the arc-shaped upper end area (4) of the support insert (2) and to the tapered end section (36) of the rear reinforcement card (30), connecting them together.