Floor Panel Packaging Integrating Skirting Boards and Fasteners
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Solution Overview
Problem
Consumers face difficulty in selecting the right accessories in the correct quantity for floor or ceiling coverings due to the variety of panel systems and accessories available, making it challenging to complete installations effectively.
Innovation Solution
The panel packaging includes skirting boards with different miter cuts and additional accessories, such as fasteners, flat laying materials, and tools, tailored to typical room sizes, ensuring that necessary items are included for installation and maintenance, preventing damage during transport, and providing adequate quantities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If consumers purchase panels separately from accessories, then they can select specific items, but they face difficulty in selecting the right accessories in the correct quantity due to variety
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines panels and accessories into a single integrated packaging unit. The packaging contains both the floor/ceiling panels and the necessary accessories (skirting boards with different miter cuts, fasteners, flat laying materials, and tools) in predetermined quantities, eliminating the need for consumers to separately select and purchase multiple items.
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging is prepared in advance with all necessary accessories included in the correct quantities for typical room sizes. Skirting boards are pre-cut with different miter angles (45°, 90°, etc.), and accessories are pre-packaged in appropriate amounts, so consumers receive a complete installation kit without needing to calculate or select quantities themselves.
2Ease of operation
If panel packaging includes all accessories, then installation is simplified, but package size and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging is divided into multiple compartments or sections, each dedicated to specific items. Panels occupy the main compartment, while accessories are organized in separate sections - skirting boards in one area, fasteners in another, flat laying materials in a third, and tools in a fourth. This segmentation maintains organization and simplifies access despite the variety of contents.
Solution Approach 2:
Smaller accessories are nested within larger packaging structures. Fasteners, clips, and small tools are placed inside compartments formed by the packaging material itself or within nested containers inside the main package. This nesting approach maximizes space utilization and reduces the overall package footprint.
3Adaptability or versatility
If skirting boards are included in panel packaging, then matching accessories are automatically provided, but mutual damage during transport increases
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging incorporates cushioning materials and protective structures designed to prevent damage during transport. Skirting boards are positioned in dedicated compartments with adequate spacing and cushioning material between them and against the package walls. Panels and skirting boards are separated by protective packaging layers that absorb shocks and prevent direct contact that could cause damage.
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging structure creates separate zones for panels and skirting boards, preventing them from moving against each other during transport. Each item type is secured in its own compartment with appropriate restraints or positioning features, eliminating the harmful interaction between different components.
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AI summary
The invention relates to panel packaging for floor or ceiling coverings, in particular laminate flooring panels, comprising a package (4, 24) in which panels (12, 36) are packaged and in which skirting boards (14, 38) adapted to the packaged panels (12, 36) and fastening means for the skirting boards (14, 38) are additionally packaged in the package (4, 24). The invention further relates to a panel packaging set for floor or ceiling coverings, in particular laminate flooring panels, comprising a first package (64) in which panels are packaged, and in which at least one further package (66, 68) is provided in which skirting boards adapted to the packaged panels and fastening means for the skirting boards are packaged.