Paper-Based Brush Packaging With Tear-Open Tamper Evidence
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packaging for brush products often relies heavily on plastic materials, lacking sustainability and tamper-proof features while providing a poor unpacking experience.
Innovation Solution
A paper-based packaging system comprising a tray-like body with a lid element, featuring tear-open elements that ensure tamper-proof integrity and a pleasant unpacking experience, using materials like cardboard or corrugated cardboard with optional plastic coatings below 50% weight.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If plastic material is used for packaging, then packaging strength and sealability are improved, but sustainability and environmental friendliness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the material parameter from plastic to paper-based material, achieving sustainability while maintaining packaging functionality through optimized paper board structure and design
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite paper-based structures with multiple layers and components (tray-like body, lid element, tear-open elements) to achieve the strength and functionality previously provided by plastic materials
2Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional paper-based packaging is used, then sustainability is improved, but tamper-proof capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lid element is segmented into tear-open elements that can be separated from the main body, creating visible separation evidence that indicates whether the packaging has been tampered with
Solution Approach 2:
The tear-open elements are pre-configured in a sealed state during manufacturing, providing inherent tamper-evident functionality before the product reaches the consumer
3Ease of manufacture
If traditional packaging is used, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but consumer experience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging is divided into modular components (tray-like body, lid element, tear-open elements) that can be easily assembled and disassembled, improving both manufacturing efficiency and consumer unpacking experience
Solution Approach 2:
The tear-open elements are pre-configured with tear lines or separation features that guide the consumer through an easy and satisfying opening process
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AI summary
The present application is concerned with a paper-based packaging (1A) for at least one brush product and optionally at least one brush product accessory, the packaging having a tray-like body (10) for receiving the at least one brush product and optionally the at least one brush product accessory in at least one receptacle (19) formed by the tray-like body, the tray-like body having a bottom wall (15) and four side walls (11, 12, 13, 14) essentially perpendicularly extending from the bottom wall, a lid element (20A) essentially gap-free fitting over the tray-like body, the lid element having a top wall (21) and four side walls (22A, 23A, 24A, 25A) essentially perpendicularly extending from the top wall, where at least two oppositely arranged side walls of the lid element comprise portions that are secured at respective opposite side walls of the tray-like body, where each of the two oppositely arranged side walls of the lid element comprise at least one tear-open element (24A, 25A), where either the tear-open elements are the portions glued to the side walls of the tray-like body or the tear-open elements are arranged between the portions secured to the opposite side walls of the tray-like body and the top wall, so that in case the tear-open elements are torn open, the remaining portion of the lid element can be removed from the tray-like body.