Self-Supporting Display Foil for Removable Container Insert
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing container labels are not self-supporting and lack independent value, limiting their aesthetic and marketing potential, as well as their ability to convey additional information or serve as collectible items.
Innovation Solution
A self-supporting content display foil with a protrusion at one end and an indentation at the other, allowing it to be reversibly placed into or removed from the container, which can include graphics and be made from flexible materials matching the container's refractive index for a seamless visual effect.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional label is affixed to the container surface, then the label provides informative and decorative indicia, but the label is not self-supporting and cannot be separated from the container
Solution Approach 1:
The label is transformed from a two-dimensional surface attachment into a three-dimensional self-supporting insert that can be segmented into removable portions. The insert includes a body portion that maintains structural integrity within the container and a removable label portion that can be detached for collection or disposal, giving the label independent value separate from the container.
Solution Approach 2:
The label transitions from a flat two-dimensional surface attachment to a three-dimensional self-supporting insert structure. This dimensional change allows the label to stand independently within the container without requiring adhesion to the container surface, providing both structural strength and separability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the label is made separable from the container, then the label can be removed for collection or disposal, but the label loses its fixed position and stability within the container
Solution Approach 1:
The insert is segmented into a stable body portion that remains in the container and a removable label portion that can be detached. The body portion includes structural elements like flanges or tabs that maintain positioning stability, while the label portion can be removed for collection, providing both separability and stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The label insert is nested within the container in a specific orientation and position. The insert's structure is designed to nest securely within the container's interior geometry, maintaining stability while allowing for controlled removal of the label portion.
3Ease of operation
If the insert is made flexible for reversible placement, then the insert can be easily inserted and removed through the container mouth, but the insert may deform or collapse under its own weight
Solution Approach 1:
The insert is designed with curved or spheroidal geometric features that allow it to flex and conform during insertion through the container mouth. These curved structures enable the insert to be compressed into a compact form for easy insertion while automatically expanding to its full structural form once inside the container, maintaining both ease of operation and structural integrity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The foil provides enhanced aesthetics and marketing potential, can be used as a collectible item, and maintains stability within the container, even without additional support features, while appearing to disappear when not obstructing the container's view.
Implementation Method 1
made from flexible materials matching the container's refractive index for a seamless visual effect
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AI summary
A container (140) having a mouth (142), a bottom (144) and a self-supporting display foil (100). The foil may include a protrusion (162) at a first end (160) and a second end (180). The first end is positioned within the mouth of the container, and the second end is positioned at the bottom of the container. The foil being sufficiently flexible so as to be reversibly deformed, wherein the deformed foil may be placed into or removed from the container through the mouth.