Floral Package With Removable Notch for Protected Flower Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing floral packaging made of plastic is transparent, allowing flower visibility but not environmentally friendly, while paper packaging is opaque, hindering visibility and lacks a mechanism to reveal flowers for display.
Innovation Solution
A floral package comprising two overlapping sheets of paper with removable portions pre-cut along the edges, allowing flowers to be protected and revealed by detaching a notch, and optionally including a nutrient sachet or price tag.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If plastic sheets are used for packaging, then flower visibility is improved, but environmental friendliness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging is divided into two separate sheets (first sheet and second sheet) that can be independently processed. One sheet can be made of transparent material for visibility while the other is made of compostable material for environmental friendliness, resolving the contradiction between visibility and eco-friendliness.
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging uses composite construction with two different materials - one transparent sheet for display purposes and one compostable sheet for environmental sustainability. This allows the package to simultaneously achieve both flower visibility and environmental friendliness through material composition.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If paper sheets are used for packaging, then environmental friendliness is improved, but flower visibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging structure is segmented into two functional sheets: a transparent sheet that provides visibility and a paper/compostable sheet that provides environmental sustainability. Each sheet performs its specific function, allowing the package as a whole to achieve both visibility and eco-friendliness.
Solution Approach 2:
The package combines transparent material and compostable paper material in a composite structure. The transparent sheet enables flower display while the paper sheet ensures environmental friendliness, with both materials working together in the same packaging system.
3Reliability
If the packaging is sealed completely, then flower protection during transport is improved, but post-delivery flower accessibility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging includes pre-cut notches that are prepared in advance during manufacturing. These notches remain sealed during transport to protect the flowers but are readily accessible after delivery, allowing easy opening without requiring additional tools or complex actions.
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging structure is segmented with separate notched openings that provide controlled access points. These segmented openings maintain structural integrity and protection during transport while enabling easy flower removal after delivery, resolving the contradiction between sealed protection and accessible retrieval.
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AI summary
Packaging (1) intended to protect cut flowers comprising flowers (Fr) and stems (Tg), or potted flowers, said packaging comprising a first sheet and a second sheet, pre-cut, configured to be superimposed in a first flat position (P1), joined to each other on a first side (C1) by two overlapping first edges (B1) of the first and second sheets and joined to each other on a second side (C2) opposite the first side (C1) by two overlapping second edges (B2) of the first and second sheets. According to one embodiment, said packaging comprises a pre-cut (PDC) in the first sheet and/or in the second sheet such that a removable portion (PA) comprising a third edge (B3), the removable portion (PA), being detachable, being configured, once removed, to provide a notch configured to expose the flowers (Fr). Figure from the summary: Figure 3.