Foldable cardboard stand and compact box
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cardboard stand assemblies are complex to assemble, require additional mechanical connections or adhesives, and necessitate large transport boxes, leading to increased logistics costs and environmental impact.
Innovation Solution
A foldable cardboard stand assembly system featuring precut and scored cardboard panels with interlocking mechanisms, allowing for tool-free assembly and disassembly without external connections or adhesives, and designed to compactly fold for efficient transport and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If conventional cardboard stand assemblies use multiple components with mechanical connections or adhesives, then the structural integrity is improved, but the assembly complexity and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple stand components into a single folded cardboard structure. The support legs, shelves, and base are all part of one continuous cardboard piece that folds into the final stand configuration, eliminating the need for separate components and connection materials.
Solution Approach 2:
The cardboard structure is divided into functional sections (support legs, shelves, base) that are interconnected through folded joints and interlocking features. These segments are integrated during assembly through the folding process rather than requiring separate connection steps.
2Strength
If conventional cardboard stand assemblies use additional mechanical connections and adhesives, then the connection strength is improved, but the environmental impact and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The cardboard structure creates its own connections through folded joints and interlocking features that are part of the single-piece design. The structure serves its own assembly needs without requiring external adhesives, tapes, or mechanical fasteners, making it environmentally friendly while maintaining connection strength.
3Strength
If conventional cardboard stand assemblies are designed for structural stability, then the stand strength is improved, but the transport box size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The stand transitions between two states: a compact folded state for transport and storage, and an expanded stable state for use. The folded state minimizes volume by collapsing the support legs and shelves into a compact configuration, while the expanded state provides the necessary structural stability through the interlocking folded joints and interlocking features.
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AI summary
The invention discloses to an easily assemblable cardboard stand assembly system designed to streamline its setup process while ensuring a compact sized transport and/or storage box. The stand assembly system is foldable and complete (does not require assembly of parts when set up (erected) by a consumer, and does not require disassembly for transport and/or storage). The stand assembly system comprises technical features that eliminate the need for additional mechanical connections, adhesive materials or double-sided tape points. The invention addresses the demand for an environmentally friendly, user-friendly and efficient cardboard stand assembly system.