Heart-Shaped Package With Integrated Slide And Decorative Wrapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional heart-shaped packaging for pourable solid treats is expensive to manufacture, not practical, and loses attractiveness once the wrapping is removed, with existing designs often being cumbersome and not mass production friendly.
Innovation Solution
A heart-shaped package formed from a single sheet of blank stock with a moveable slide opening and decorative wrapping that remains intact after opening, featuring a triangular or diamond-shaped structure composed of straight sides, allowing for easy pouring and maintaining aesthetic appeal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If traditional heart-shaped packaging is used, then aesthetic appeal is improved, but manufacturing cost increases and mass production becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the manufacturing parameters by using a single blank sheet with standardized fold lines and cut lines, transforming the complex heart-shaped construction into a simple, repeatable folding process that maintains the heart-shaped appearance while enabling mass production
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the heart-shaped box into standardized geometric components (triangular sides, rectangular top) that can be easily cut and folded from a single blank sheet, making the manufacturing process simple and suitable for mass production while maintaining the overall heart-shaped appearance
2Ease of operation
If separate cover or sleeve is used, then opening mechanism is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the cover and box into a single integrated structure where the top panel is formed as part of the same blank sheet, eliminating the need for separate covers or sleeves while maintaining the sliding opening functionality through integrated flaps and openings
3Ease of operation
If wrapping is removed to access contents, then accessibility is improved, but aesthetic appeal is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies a decorative wrapping to the exterior of the box that can be removed or torn away to access the contents, while the box itself retains its heart-shaped appearance and structural integrity, allowing the decorative element to be discarded while the functional and aesthetic core is recovered and reused
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AI summary
A package for dispensing pourable solid product includes a box having a pair of heart-shaped sides and a moveable slide for selectively opening and closing the product dispensing opening in the bottom portion of the box. Preferably the moveable slide is hingedly connected to an actuation panel extending down a side of the box. The package further preferably includes a wrapping applied to the box with a tear-away portion covering only the opening and slide, such that the tear away portion can be removed and the remainder of the wrapping stays in place decorating the box. Preferably and to great cost advantage, the box is formed from a single blank sheet of paper cardboard stock.