Food Packaging Band Handle for Hygienic Poultry Transport
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional food packaging for poultry products does not provide a convenient and hygienic handling solution, as consumers often need to touch the packaging to handle the products, which can lead to contamination risks and requires additional marinating steps after removal from packaging.
Innovation Solution
A package design featuring two sealed containment sections separated by a central portion that can be folded, with a band encircling the central portion serving as a handle, allowing for easy grasping and transport while preventing direct contact with the food, and containing a marinade within each section to pre-marinate the product.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If consumers directly handle conventional food packaging to transport poultry products, then the handling is simple and direct, but contamination risk increases and hygiene is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging is divided into distinct functional zones: sealed containment sections for food, a central portion for structural connection, and a band portion that serves exclusively as a handling interface. This segmentation allows the food-contact areas to remain sealed and uncontaminated while providing a separate zone for consumer interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The band portion acts as an intermediary element between the consumer's hand and the food product. It provides a mediating surface for grasping and transporting the package, preventing direct contact with the containment sections while still enabling convenient handling.
2Productivity
If conventional packaging requires removal from packaging before cooking, then the product can be accessed, but additional marinating steps are required after removal
Solution Approach 1:
The marinade is applied to the poultry product before sealing in the containment sections, and the sealed package allows the product to marinate during storage and transport. This preliminary action eliminates the need for additional marinating steps after the product is removed from packaging, as the marinating process occurs in advance while the product is sealed.
3Reliability
If a band is added to serve as a handle, then hygienic handling is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The band portion serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides a handling interface for hygienic transport, acts as a structural element that connects the containment sections through the central portion, and can serve as a hanging interface for display or storage. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The handling function is merged with the structural framework of the packaging. The band is integrated with the central portion and containment sections to form a unified structure, rather than being a completely separate attachment. This merging approach adds the necessary handling capability while minimizing additional complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A package for a food product comprises a container that has two sealed containment sections separated by a central portion located between the two containment sections. The container is adapted to be folded at the central portion, and a band that is separate from the container encircles the central portion. The circumference of the band provides a space between the band and the outer surface of the central portion that is large enough for a person's hand to be placed between the band and the central portion, and grasp the band. An assembled food product package comprises the package and two food product portions individually contained within each containment section. A method of making an assembled food product package comprises sealing two food product portions in the two containment sections and applying a band around the central portion.