Floor Jack Packaging With Temporary Handles
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packaging for heavy items like floor jacks often requires a 'dead weight' lift for removal, which can lead to damage or injury, and existing handles may not provide sufficient support or ergonomics for safe maneuvering.
Innovation Solution
The use of temporary handles integrated into the packaging or attached to the item, accessible through perforations in the packaging, allows for safe and ergonomic handling and removal of heavy articles without straining the packaging material, and can be repositioned for storage or display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If handles are integrated into the packaging structure, then ease of operation is improved, but packaging strength deteriorates due to stress on perforated tabs exceeding tear strength
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces temporary handles as an intermediary element between the user and the packaged heavy article. These handles are not part of the packaging structure itself but are temporarily attached to the article and accessible through packaging openings, allowing users to maneuver the package without stressing the packaging material. The handles serve as a mediator that transfers the user's force away from the vulnerable perforated tabs of the packaging.
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging is segmented with openings that allow access to the temporary handles attached to the article. This segmentation separates the handling function from the packaging structure, enabling the packaging to maintain its structural integrity while still providing easy handling through the accessible handles on the article itself.
2Strength
If packaging thickness is increased to provide tear resistance, then packaging strength is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of increasing packaging thickness to improve strength, the patent uses temporary handles as an intermediary that allows users to handle the package without applying stress to the packaging material. This approach maintains simple, thin packaging while still achieving safe and easy handling through the separately attached handles on the article.
3Ease of operation
If external straps are used as handles, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the handling function with the article itself by attaching temporary handles directly to the heavy article rather than adding separate external straps to the packaging. This integration eliminates the need for additional packaging components while providing effective handling, as the handles become part of the article-package system rather than separate elements.
4Ease of operation
If perforated tabs are used for handle access, then ease of operation is improved, but packaging strength deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The temporary handles attached to the article serve as an intermediary that allows users to access handling points through the perforated tabs without the tabs themselves bearing the full stress. The handles on the article carry the loading, while the perforated tabs merely provide access pathways, separating the access function from the load-bearing function.
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AI summary
This invention is directed towards the packaging of heavy articles such as floor jacks and similar equipment. The package is adapted to allow a heavy article to be rolled out of the package without lifting. The packaging is designed to engage with temporary handles positioned on the packaged article to make it easier for an end user to maneuver the packaged article and to remove the article from the packaging.