Packaging Device Arm Pivoting for Product Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packaging devices secure and display products but fail to provide consumers with the opportunity to feel the products, and they often result in cluttered and difficult-to-navigate displays, making it hard to access all products, especially those at the bottom or back of a stack.
Innovation Solution
A packaging device design featuring a first and second portion connected by a fold line, with an arm defined by cut lines that can pivot to secure a product and attach to an attachment mechanism, allowing for easy assembly and display, including the option to hang on pegs or hangers, and accommodating both display trays and rack hooks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the product is securely wrapped in a liner and construct, then the product security is improved, but the customer's ability to feel the product is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging construct is divided into a liner portion and a separate construct portion that can be independently manipulated. The arm is further segmented into a body and a tab portion that can pivot independently, allowing the customer to open the packaging and feel the product while the remaining construct maintains security.
Solution Approach 2:
The arm is designed with a pivotable joint that transitions from a fixed secure state to an open state. The tab can pivot about the arm's longitudinal axis to engage or disengage from the slot, dynamically changing the packaging from secured to accessible while maintaining overall structural integrity.
2Productivity
If products are stacked or hung in groups, then the display capacity is improved, but the accessibility to products at the bottom or back is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging construct incorporates both a hanging portion with a scalloped cutout for rack hooks and a flat base portion for display tray placement. This multi-functionality allows the same packaging to be displayed in multiple configurations, ensuring products remain accessible whether stacked vertically or arranged horizontally.
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging design adds vertical hanging capability through the arm and scalloped cutout, transforming the display from a single horizontal layer to multiple vertical levels. This dimensional change allows customers to access products at different heights rather than only at the front of stacked displays.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the packaging includes multiple portions and attachment mechanisms, then the display versatility is improved, but the assembly complexity is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The tab automatically engages with the slot through a simple pivot motion, and the entire construct assembles by folding along predetermined fold lines. The design requires no adhesives, tools, or complex assembly steps—the structure self-secures through its geometric design, reducing assembly complexity despite the multiple functional portions.
Solution Approach 2:
The blank is pre-configured with fold lines, cut lines, and attachment features in specific positions before assembly. The arm, tab, scalloped cutout, and base portion are all pre-positioned on the blank, allowing the packaging to be assembled by simple folding and pivoting actions rather than requiring complex assembly procedures.
Data Source
AI summary
A packaging device includes a first portion and a second portion connected to the first portion by way of a first fold line. The first portion includes a first primary edge distal and parallel to the first fold line and the second portion includes a second primary edge distal and parallel to the first fold line. An arm is defined by two cut lines extending from a section of the second portion proximate the first fold line, and ending in a tab that extends from the second primary edge. In a folded state, the first primary edge is aligned with the second primary edge.