Nasal Spray Package Integrating Tissue Dispenser
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional nasal spray packages lack an integrated and efficient method for dispensing both therapeutic liquids and tissues, often requiring separate access and handling, which can be inconvenient and wasteful.
Innovation Solution
A nasal spray package design featuring a container with dual compartments, where the therapeutic liquid is dispensed through an orifice and tissues are removable through an outlet, with optional force transfer members to facilitate simultaneous dispensing and a foldable or easily torn configuration for enhanced usability and portability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If nasal spray packages use separate containers for therapeutic liquid and tissues, then each component can be optimized independently, but the overall package size increases and portability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The spray bottle is nested within the tissue box structure, with the spray bottle occupying the interior cavity of the tissue box. This nesting arrangement allows both the therapeutic liquid and tissues to be housed within a single compact package, reducing overall volume while maintaining independent access to both components through their respective dispensing mechanisms.
2Ease of operation
If nasal spray packages integrate tissue dispenser with therapeutic liquid container, then portability and convenience improve, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The integrated package is segmented into distinct functional zones: the tissue storage compartment with its own dispensing opening, and the nested spray bottle compartment with its separate spray nozzle. This segmentation allows independent access and operation of each component without requiring complex mechanical linkages, thereby maintaining structural simplicity while achieving functional integration.
3Productivity
If nasal spray packages provide simultaneous access to both therapeutic liquid and tissues, then user efficiency improves, but the package structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The package merges the tissue dispensing function and spray bottle access into a single integrated structure. The tissue box serves as the outer container with a dedicated dispensing opening, while the spray bottle nestles inside with its own nozzle. Both components can be accessed simultaneously or independently through their respective openings without requiring complex switching mechanisms or sequential access procedures.
Data Source
AI summary
A spray package including a container defining a cavity and having an opening; a spray container movable disposed in the cavity, the spray container having a fluid container portion movably disposed in the cavity and a projection portion having an orifice in fluid communication with the first fluid container portion, the projection portion being movable through the opening in the container between a retracted and extended position; and a therapeutic liquid disposed in the fluid container portion and being discharged through the orifice upon application of a force to the container.