Flexible Wipe Roll Wrapper With Sanitary Dispensing Channel
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable wiping products, such as small rolls of toilet paper in rigid thermoformed plastic dispensers, are unsanitary to handle and bulky, making them inconvenient for storage in pockets or purses, and do not allow user control over the roll rotation.
Innovation Solution
A portable roll of wiping material packaged in a flexible wrapper with a roll housing portion and an extended dispensing channel, allowing sheets to be unwound without touching the roll, which collapses as used, providing sanitation, compact storage, and user-controlled rotation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a rigid thermoformed plastic dispenser is used to hold the toilet paper roll, then the product structure is stable and maintains its shape, but the product becomes bulky and difficult to store in pockets or purses
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the rigid thermoformed plastic dispenser with a flexible wrapper that can conform to the roll and collapse as the roll is used. The flexible wrapper includes a roll-receiving portion that maintains structural integrity while allowing the overall product volume to decrease during use, solving the contradiction between structural stability and compact portability.
2Ease of operation
If the user grasps the roll directly to remove toilet paper, then the dispensing action is simple and direct, but the user's fingers come into contact with the roll creating unsanitary conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible wrapper acts as an intermediary between the user's fingers and the toilet paper roll. The wrapper includes a dispensing channel that allows the user to grasp and pull the paper through the channel without touching the roll itself, maintaining sanitation while preserving the simplicity of the dispensing action.
3Strength
If a rigid plastic container is used for the wiping product, then the product is protected from external damage, but the product takes up significant space when placed in a purse or pocket
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible wrapper provides adequate protection for the toilet paper roll while being thin and collapsible. As the roll is used and becomes smaller in diameter, the flexible wrapper collapses around it, significantly reducing the volume occupied in pockets or purses while still protecting the remaining paper from external damage.
4Volume of moving object
If the flexible packaging is used to wrap the roll, then the product can be compressed to smaller volumes, but the packaging material itself adds thickness and reduces portability
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible wrapper is designed as a thin film structure that provides necessary protection and functionality while minimizing added thickness. The wrapper includes a roll-receiving portion and a dispensing channel, both designed to be as thin as possible while maintaining structural integrity, thus reducing the overall package thickness and improving portability.
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AI summary
A portable rolled product containing a small roll of sheets, such as tissues or wet wipes, is particularly useful for uses outside the home. The roll of sheets is contained within a flexible package, such as a plastic film wrapper, having a roll housing portion and an extended dispensing portion or channel through which the user withdraws the product. After the desired amount of the sheets is withdrawn, the extended dispensing channel can be folded back around the roll housing portion of the package for storage until further use.