Floral Arrangement Retaining Assembly for Secure Shipping Display

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional packaging solutions for floral arrangements are inadequate in maintaining their integrity during shipping and handling, as they fail to secure the arrangements against vibrations, impacts, and orientation changes, limiting market reach and requiring hand delivery.

Innovation Solution

A floral arrangement assembly featuring a floral retaining structure with a platform and adhesive, prongs, and ties that secures the floral holding material to a base, allowing for secure display and transport within a waterproof bag with optional cooling and absorption materials.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional packaging solutions are used for floral arrangements, then the packaging is simple and easy to manufacture, but the floral arrangement becomes disarrayed during shipping and handling

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveintegrity of floral arrangement during shippingVSAvoidcomplexity of packaging structure

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The packaging system is divided into distinct functional components: a rigid outer container for structural support, an inner securing mechanism with straps and fasteners for holding the floral arrangement, and cushioning materials for impact protection. Each component performs a specific function, allowing the complex protection task to be distributed across multiple simple, manufacturable parts.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The packaging is designed to pre-position the floral arrangement in a secure configuration before shipping. The inner container and securing mechanisms are arranged to automatically hold the arrangement in the correct orientation and position, preventing disarrayment during handling without requiring complex active control systems.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Adaptability or versatility

If hand delivery is used to maintain floral arrangement integrity, then the floral arrangement remains intact, but market reach is limited to the delivery area

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemarket reachVSAvoidintegrity of floral arrangement during transport

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The packaging incorporates cushioning materials and shock-absorbing structures designed to withstand the vibrations, impacts, and orientation changes experienced during conventional shipping. This pre-cushioning allows the floral arrangement to be shipped through standard carriers rather than requiring hand delivery, thereby expanding market reach while maintaining arrangement integrity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

3Area of stationary object

If floral holding material is placed in a container, then the material is secured, but the useable surface area of the material is significantly limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuseable surface area of floral holding materialVSAvoidease of securing material to packaging

Core Design Contradiction:

Area of stationary objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The floral holding material is nested within the inner container structure, which itself is nested within the outer container. This nested arrangement allows the holding material to be securely positioned against the container walls, maximizing its usable surface area while maintaining ease of attachment through the container's integrated securing features.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The assembly provides a stable and secure packaging solution that prevents disarrayment during transport and shipping, enabling easy removal for display and extending market reach beyond hand-delivery limitations.

Implementation Method 1

a floral holding material (e.g., foam, etc.) secured to a platform via a suitable adhesive (e.g., tape, glue, etc.)

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectAdhesive: Adhesive

Implementation Method 2

optional cooling (e.g., frozen gel, etc.) and absorption materials placed underneath the assembly to assist in maintaining an appropriate temperature for the floral arrangement

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectThermal conduction: Conduction (thermal)

Implementation Method 3

absorption materials placed underneath the assembly to assist in maintaining an appropriate temperature for the floral arrangement and to absorb condensation within the bag during shipping

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectAbsorption: Absorption (physical)

Data Source

PatentUS7739832B2Method and apparatus for displaying and transporting floral arrangements

Publication Date: 2010.06.22 ELAZAR MITTELMAN IRIT

AI summary

A floral arrangement assembly according to the present invention embodiments provides protection and maintenance of a floral arrangement during display, transport and/or shipping. The floral arrangement assembly includes a floral retaining structure, a base to secure the floral retaining structure and a cover. The floral retaining structure includes a floral holding material secured to a platform via a suitable adhesive. A plurality of prongs may further be secured to the platform and utilized to engage the floral holding material. The floral retaining structure may further include a plate secured to the assembly base with the platform secured to the plate via a plurality of ties. Alternatively, the floral retaining structure may be secured directly to the assembly base via the plurality of ties. The floral arrangement assembly may be placed within a water proof bag or other containers, where optional cooling and absorption materials may be placed underneath the assembly.