Multi-compartment Package with Dividing Panel for Tobacco Products
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current packaging solutions do not effectively combine packages of different tobacco products, such as cigarettes and smokeless tobacco, for sales, marketing, and promotional purposes, lacking a configuration that allows for the simultaneous storage of multiple items in a compact and aesthetically pleasing manner.
Innovation Solution
A multi-compartment package configuration using a blank with specific panel arrangements and folding mechanisms to create separate compartments, allowing for the simultaneous storage of two different tobacco products, with the front compartment being larger than the rear compartment and utilizing tabs to secure the items in place.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If multiple tobacco products are packaged separately, then each product maintains its own packaging integrity and protection, but it increases the quantity of packaging materials and reduces sales efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple individual tobacco product packages into a single multi-compartment package structure. The blank is configured to form multiple compartments that can hold different tobacco products (cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, etc.), merging what would traditionally be separate packages into one unified packaging solution, thereby reducing overall packaging material usage while maintaining product protection
Solution Approach 2:
The package is divided into multiple compartments using dividing panels, with each compartment specifically designed to hold a particular tobacco product. This segmentation allows different products to be packaged together while maintaining their individual protection and organization, resolving the contradiction between combining packages and maintaining packaging integrity
2Adaptability or versatility
If a multi-compartment package is created, then multiple tobacco products can be combined for promotional purposes, but the structural complexity of the package increases
Solution Approach 1:
The blank is divided into multiple panels (front panel, rear panel, side panels, dividing panels, end panels) that can be folded and assembled to create distinct compartments. This segmentation of the blank into functional panels provides the versatility to hold different tobacco products while maintaining a manageable structural complexity through standardized panel connections
Solution Approach 2:
The package utilizes three-dimensional spatial arrangement with compartments arranged in different orientations (side-by-side, front-to-back). The first compartment and second compartment are positioned to utilize different spatial dimensions, allowing versatile product combination while efficiently using the available package volume
3Ease of operation
If compartments are arranged side-by-side, then both products are equally accessible, but the package width increases reducing compactness
Solution Approach 1:
The compartments are arranged to utilize both horizontal and vertical spatial dimensions. Rather than simply placing compartments side-by-side in one dimension, the design uses multiple dimensions (front-to-back, side-to-side, and vertical positioning) to organize compartments, maintaining accessibility while minimizing the overall package footprint
Data Source
AI summary
A blank configured to form a multi-compartment package is provided. The blank may include a rear panel, a rear side panel connected to the rear panel, a first side panel connected to the rear panel, a front panel connected to the first side panel, a second side panel connected to the front panel, and a dividing panel connected to the second side panel. The blank may be formed into a multi-compartment package including front and rear compartments in accordance with a related method. A first item may be inserted in the front compartment and a second item may be inserted in the rear compartment to form a related assembly. A width of the first side panel may be greater than a width of the rear side panel.