Tear-Line Packing Element for Cut Flowers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Packing elements made of paper or paper composite materials for transporting and presenting plants or flowers are not transparent, restricting visibility and requiring removal before sale, and are not easily unpacked for light exposure.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a grab formation, such as a strap above a tear line on the front panel, allowing easy separation of the upper region from the lower region, and optionally including a tear line on the rear panel, enabling quick unpacking and full visibility of the plant or flower, even when made entirely of paper or paper composite materials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If the packing element is made of paper or paper composite material for environmental protection, then environmental friendliness is improved, but transparency is lost and visibility of the plant/flower is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The front panel is divided into an upper region and a lower region by a tear line. The upper region can be separated from the lower region by tearing along the tear line, allowing the upper region to be removed or opened to provide visibility of the plant/flower while the lower region remains as protective packaging.
Solution Approach 2:
The upper region of the front panel can be extracted or removed from the lower region through the tear line, enabling the plant/flower to be fully visible for sale or presentation while maintaining the protective function of the remaining packaging.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the packing element provides sufficient height to protect the plant/flower during transport, then protection is improved, but the plant/flower cannot receive adequate light and must be unpacked
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging is segmented into protective lower region and removable upper region. During transport, the complete structure provides protection. After transport, the upper region can be removed or opened to allow light exposure for the plant/flower.
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging transitions from a closed protective state during transport to an open or partially opened state for light exposure. The tear line enables dynamic transformation of the packaging structure based on the needs of the plant/flower.
3Illumination intensity
If the packing element is made completely of transparent film for visibility, then transparency is improved, but environmental protection is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the packaging have different properties. The lower region uses paper or paper composite material for environmental protection and structural integrity, while the upper region can be made of transparent film or removed to provide visibility when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging combines paper or paper composite material with transparent film in a composite structure. The paper portion provides environmental friendliness and structure, while the transparent film portion provides visibility, achieving both goals simultaneously.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the connection of front panel and rear panel is made strong for stability, then structural stability is improved, but ease of unpacking is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The front panel is segmented into upper and lower regions separated by a tear line. The connection between front and rear panels is maintained in the lower region for stability, while the upper region can be easily separated by tearing along the pre-defined tear line, combining structural integrity with ease of unpacking.
Data Source
AI summary
A packing element having a trapezoidal front panel (1) and trapezoidal rear panel (2), wherein the front panel (1) and the rear panel (2) each have a first pair of two opposite, parallel base edges (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b), and a second pair of nonparallel side edges (1c, 2c) bridging ends of the two base edges (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b), and wherein the front panel (2) and the rear panel (1) are connected to each other at their side edges, preferably in the edge region of their overlapping side edges (1c) such that an inner edge face of the front panel (2) facing the rear panel (1) is glued to an inner edge face of the rear panel (1) facing the front panel (2) and a space for receiving an article, preferably a conical article, preferably a flower pot or a flower bouquet, can be formed between the front panel (2) and the rear panel (1) by moving the panels away from each other, thereby forming an opening at least between the long base edges at the top, characterized in that a grab formation (4), particularly a strap (4) that can be gripped by hand, is provided on the front panel (1) above a tear line (3) provided in the front panel (1) between the side edges (1c, 2c), preferably running parallel to the base edges (1a, 1b) of the front panel (1) so that an upper region (1d) of the front panel (1) above the tear line (3) can be separated from a lower region (1e) of the front panel (1) below the tear line (3).