Interfolded Wipe Package Dispenser for Mobile, Stable Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dispensers for heavy-duty wipes, such as industrial wipes, lack mobility, stability, ease of use, and efficient dispensing, particularly in environments where wipes need to be readily available at multiple locations.
Innovation Solution
A package dispenser with a handle, interfolded wipes, and manually creatable dispensing openings, allowing one-hand operation and easy transport and dispensing, using cardboard material for durability and flexibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a dispenser is made sturdy and stable for repeated handling, then it can withstand repeated handling and rest stably on a surface, but it becomes difficult to move by hand between different locations
Solution Approach 1:
The dispenser is divided into a rigid base structure for stability and a separate removable wipe package. This segmentation allows the base to be sturdy while the overall system remains movable when the wipe package is removed or replaced.
Solution Approach 2:
The dispenser incorporates dynamic elements such as a flip-top lid that can be easily opened and closed, and a base that can be tilted or adjusted during handling. This dynamic design allows the dispenser to adapt to different handling situations, being stable when stationary but easy to move when needed.
2Ease of operation
If a dispenser is designed for easy one-hand dispensing operation, then it allows one-hand dispensing of one wipe at a time, but it may compromise the stability and sturdiness of the dispenser structure
Solution Approach 1:
The dispensing mechanism utilizes the vertical dimension with a flip-top lid that opens upward, allowing easy one-handed operation. The lid's hinged connection to the base provides structural strength while the opening motion in the vertical dimension enables simple dispensing action.
Solution Approach 2:
The dispenser is designed so that the act of opening the lid and removing a wipe automatically performs the dispensing function without requiring additional mechanisms or steps. The simple lid-opening action serves both as the opening mechanism and the dispensing trigger.
3Ease of operation
If wipes are provided in a traditional dispenser without integrated packaging, then the dispenser can be easily opened, but new wipes cannot be made immediately available when the dispenser is emptied
Solution Approach 1:
The dispenser is merged with the wipe packaging into a single integrated unit. The wipe package serves as both the storage container and the dispenser body, eliminating the need for separate packaging and dispenser components. This allows the entire unit to be replaced when empty, making new wipes immediately available.
Solution Approach 2:
The dispenser is designed as a disposable or replaceable unit. When the wipes are exhausted, the entire dispenser package is discarded and replaced with a new one, eliminating the time-consuming process of reloading wipes into a permanent dispenser.
4Reliability
If a dispenser provides adequate storage and protection for wipes, then it protects wipes during transport and storage, but it may require complex opening mechanisms that reduce ease of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The dispenser lid is pre-configured with a flip-top design that is ready to open with a simple lifting motion. The hinge connection is pre-established during manufacturing, eliminating the need for complex opening mechanisms or tools during use.
Solution Approach 2:
The dispenser utilizes a thin-walled but structurally sound material that provides adequate protection for the wipes while allowing easy manipulation and opening. The material flexibility enables simple lid movement without requiring complex mechanical mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
A package dispenser for dispensing at least one stack of wipes, and having a bottom, top, two opposing side and two opposing end walls deliminating a storage space wherein,the top wall includes at least one dispensing opening; each of the at least one stack of wipes has a bottom surface, a top surface, two side and two end surfaces, each of the at least one stack of wipes resting on the bottom wall of the package dispenser, the top surface of the stack facing the top wall of the package dispenser;each of the at least one stack of wipes in the package dispenser is a stack of interfolded wipes; andarranged to be dispensed from the top surface of the stack, the interfolded wipes in the stack being dispensed through a corresponding one of the at least one dispensing opening.