Octagonal Cellulose Container with Multi-Wall Thickness
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shipping and display containers lack sufficient strength and stability, particularly in their structural design, which affects their ability to securely hold and protect products during transit and display.
Innovation Solution
The use of an octagonal-shaped container blank with selective regions of multi-wall thickness, constructed from cellulose-based materials, which provides enhanced strength and stability by employing specific fold lines and cut lines to create triple and double wall thickness regions during assembly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If traditional single-wall container design is used, then manufacturing is simple and cost-effective, but structural strength and stability are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a multi-wall container structure where inner walls are nested within outer walls, creating double-wall and triple-wall thickness regions. This nesting approach increases structural strength while maintaining a compact overall form, directly resolving the contradiction between strength and complexity by using spatial nesting rather than adding separate independent structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The container employs varying wall thicknesses in different regions - double-wall thickness in some areas and triple-wall thickness in others - based on specific structural requirements. This local differentiation of quality allows the container to achieve maximum strength where needed while minimizing unnecessary complexity and material usage in other areas.
2Reliability
If multi-wall thickness regions are implemented, then structural integrity is enhanced, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The container blank is divided into distinct panels and sections with pre-defined fold lines and cut lines that create the multi-wall structure. This segmentation allows the complex multi-wall configuration to be manufactured from a single blank through standardized folding and joining operations, reducing the perceived manufacturing complexity despite the advanced structural integrity achieved.
Solution Approach 2:
The multi-wall structure is pre-configured in the flat blank before assembly, with all necessary folds, cuts, and panel arrangements already in place. This preliminary action ensures that when the blank is assembled, the complex multi-wall structure forms automatically through simple folding and joining operations, significantly easing the manufacturing process compared to attempting to assemble the structure piece-by-piece.
3Stability of the object's composition
If octagonal shape with diagonal corner panels is used, then stability is improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs an octagonal container shape with diagonal corner panels that create an asymmetric structure. This asymmetry provides inherent stability by distributing loads more effectively across the container walls. The manufacturing precision is managed through standardized fold lines and cut lines that guide the formation of diagonal panels, making the asymmetric structure reproducible and manageable despite the increased geometric complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention includes a blank and container formed from cellulose-based materials configured to form an octagonal shaped display and/or shipping container. The container includes a multiple sidewall thickness throughout a majority of the various sidewalls to add to stacking strength and stability of the container. Also in certain embodiments, the container includes top panels closing off the top portion of the container. Additionally in another embodiment, the container does not have any top panels at all. Likewise, the container may have solid sidewalls, or the container may have viewing and access cutouts formed in the sidewalls.