Nesting Planter Packaging Design for Compact Stacking

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Solution Overview

Problem

Traditional packaging for planters is inefficient in terms of space management during transport and storage, leading to increased costs and visibility issues for end consumers, as individually boxed planters occupy significant space and are not secure for stacking.

Innovation Solution

A planter packaging arrangement featuring a packaging element with a first and second element, where the planter is mounted with its open top end aligned with a first opening in the bottom surface, allowing the body to extend through a second opening in the top surface, enabling compact stacking and secure connection of successive units.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If planters are individually packaged in closed boxes, then each planter is protected and contained, but significant bulk and wasted space are created, increasing transport space requirements and costs

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveplanter containmentVSAvoidtransport space

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies nesting by placing one planter inside another planter within a single packaging element. The packaging element contains multiple planters arranged vertically, with each planter nested within the previous one, eliminating the need for separate boxes for each planter and significantly reducing transport space requirements

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent merges multiple individual packaging functions into a single packaging element that simultaneously contains and protects multiple planters. The packaging element combines the protective function previously requiring separate boxes with the space-efficient nesting arrangement, achieving both containment and space reduction

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Reliability

If planters are individually packaged in closed boxes, then each planter is contained, but the boxes do not secure together and are susceptible to moving or falling over during transport

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveplanter containmentVSAvoidpackaging stability

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple containment units into a single integrated packaging element that holds multiple planters together as one stable structure. The packaging element includes features that secure the nested planters relative to each other, preventing movement and falling during transport, while maintaining individual planter containment

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Reliability

If traditionally boxed planters are used, then planters are contained, but storage occupies significant space

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveplanter containmentVSAvoidstorage space

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSVolume of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies nesting by arranging multiple planters vertically within a single packaging element, with each planter placed inside the previous one. This nested arrangement dramatically reduces the volume required for storage compared to separate boxes, while maintaining secure containment of each planter

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent merges multiple storage units into a single compact packaging element that contains multiple planters in a vertical nested arrangement, reducing the stationary storage volume required while maintaining containment integrity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

4Reliability

If traditionally boxed planters are used, then planters are contained, but planters are not visible to the end consumer without opening boxes or adding marketing images

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveplanter containmentVSAvoidplanter visibility

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses a transparent or translucent packaging element that acts as a flexible shell allowing visual inspection of the nested planters without opening the packaging. The transparent material maintains containment while eliminating the need for marketing images or box opening, providing full visibility to consumers

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Data Source

PatentUS11453545B2Nesting packaging design for planters

Publication Date: 2022.09.27 ATT SOUTHERN LLC

AI summary

A planter packaging arrangement is disclosed that comprises a packaging element and at least one planter mounter therein. The packaging element includes a bottom surface, a top surface and two pairs of opposing side walls collectively defining a generally enclosed space. A first opening is defined through the top surface and aligned with a second opening defined through the bottom surface of the packaging element. The at least one planter is mounted within the packaging element, with an open top end disposed within the enclosed space of the packaging element. The second opening is aligned with the open top end such that an interior of the planter is accessible through the second opening of the bottom surface of the packaging element. A portion of the body portion extends through the first opening of the top surface of the packaging element such that the bottom surface is disposed above the top surface.