Artificial Nail Display Package with Resealable Cap and Groove Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional display packages for artificial nails are functionally unsatisfactory as they do not securely store or re-seal the nails and lack marketing appeal, failing to inform customers of the product contents.
Innovation Solution
A display package shaped like a nail polish bottle with a cylindrical neck, grooves, and a cap with tabs, featuring a separable main body with trays for organized storage and recognition, made from clear plastic through vacuum forming or injection molding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a generic cardboard and/or plastic display package is used, then the package can be easily manufactured, but the package does not provide secure storage and cannot re-seal
Solution Approach 1:
The package is divided into a cap portion and a base portion that can be separated and reconnected. The cap portion includes a cap body and a closure member, while the base portion includes a base body with an opening. This segmentation allows the package to be opened for product display and then resealed for secure storage, resolving the contradiction between ease of manufacture and secure storage capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The package transitions from a static sealed container to a dynamic system that can be opened and resealed. The closure member can rotate or move to seal or open the opening in the base body, enabling the package to adapt between display mode (open) and storage mode (sealed), thus providing both ease of manufacture and secure storage functionality.
2Device complexity
If a rectangular or square shaped box is used, then the package structure is simple, but the package lacks marketing appeal and does not inform customers of product contents
Solution Approach 1:
The package utilizes the visual characteristics of nail polish bottles, which are typically transparent or translucent with distinctive colors. The cap portion and base portion can be made from colored or transparent materials that allow customers to see the artificial nails inside, providing product recognition without requiring complex structural elements. The visual appeal of the colorful package design enhances marketing effectiveness while maintaining structural simplicity.
3Ease of operation
If the package is torn open for product removal, then the nails are accessible, but the package cannot re-seal and extras are impossible to store
Solution Approach 1:
The package is segmented into removable cap and base portions with a defined interface. The opening in the base body allows easy access to artificial nails during the first opening, and the closure member in the cap portion can re-seal this opening by rotating or moving into position, enabling both easy accessibility and reliable re-sealability that torn packages cannot provide.
4Loss of information
If a nail polish bottle shape is used, then the package provides marketing appeal and product recognition, but the package structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The nail polish bottle-shaped package serves multiple functions: it acts as a display container, a storage vessel, and a marketing tool simultaneously. The cap and base portions are designed with simple geometric shapes that are easy to manufacture, while the overall bottle shape provides immediate product recognition. The transparency or translucency of the materials allows the package to display contents while maintaining structural simplicity, resolving the contradiction between marketing appeal and manufacturing complexity.
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AI summary
A display package (100) is provided that informs the customer of the product contained therein as well as providing a functional and useful storage unit for artificial nails when not in use. The display package (100) includes a cylindrical neck portion (130) at a first end having one or more grooves and a cap (134), having one or more tabs located in an inner portion of the cap, the one or more tabs fitting into the one or more grooves. The display package (100) further comprises a main body (140) having a front wall, a back wall, and sidewalls that contour inwards to connect to the cylindrical neck portion, the main body (140) having a flat base at a second end opposite to the cylindrical neck portion with the walls of the main body forming a cavity there within.