Medication Container With Hinged Flap For Expanded Information Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing dose administration aids (DAAs) have limited space for recording medication details, making it difficult to store and manage multiple medications effectively, especially for individuals taking multiple prescriptions or those without regular support.
Innovation Solution
A sealed container with a hingedly connected cover and flap system that allows for expanded space to display medication information on both the external and internal faces, enabling the storage of more medications and providing secure access while maintaining confidentiality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a traditional blister pack with aluminium foil cover is used, then the container is sealed and tamper-evident, but the space available for recording medication contents is limited and too small to display all necessary information
Solution Approach 1:
The invention transitions from a two-dimensional surface display on the aluminium foil cover to a three-dimensional solution by adding a flap that can be folded over the cover. This flap provides additional surface area in a new dimension, allowing comprehensive medication information to be displayed without increasing the footprint of the container itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The information display function is segmented from the sealing function. The aluminium foil cover maintains its sealing role, while the added flap serves as a separate information display element. This segmentation allows each component to optimize its specific function without compromising the other.
2Reliability
If more medication details are recorded on the container, then compliance improves, but the container complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The flap is designed to be dynamic rather than static - it can be folded over and secured to protect information when not in use, and opened when information is needed. This dynamic element allows the container to maintain a simple appearance when closed while providing comprehensive information when opened, without permanently increasing structural complexity.
3Loss of information
If a flap is added to increase information display space, then medication details can be better displayed, but the closure mechanism becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The flap is merged with the existing cover structure through a hinge connection, allowing it to move with the cover while providing additional display space. This integration means the flap becomes part of the closure system rather than a separate mechanism, minimizing the increase in overall complexity.
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AI summary
A sealed container for the storage of a plurality of articles comprising an open topped receptacle having a lip that defines an opening through which the articles may pass into and from said receptacle and closure means, including a cover that is hingedly connected to the receptacle and which is sealably connected to the receptacle, for closing the opening. The receptacle also includes a flap that is hingedly connected to the cover and wherein the flap in one position is adapted to overly the cover and wherein information relating to the contents of the container is displayed on the cover and on the flap.