Textile-Covered Board Insert for Lightweight Container Reinforcement

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing transport containers with rigid frames for protecting mechanically sensitive goods are heavy, bulky, and increase transport and storage costs, requiring significant space and time for assembly/disassembly, while existing modular inserts do not address handling flexibility and return transport costs effectively.

Innovation Solution

A textile-covered board insert with detachable fastening elements, such as straps or straps, that can be easily assembled and disassembled, providing stability without the drawbacks of rigid frames, and can be adjusted to fit various container configurations and cargo sizes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If rigid frames are used to protect mechanically sensitive goods, then stability and protection are improved, but weight and bulk increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprotection of goodsVSAvoidweight of transport container

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces rigid frames with flexible textile covers that enclose boards. The textile cover (18) is a flexible shell that provides protection while being significantly lighter than rigid frames. This flexible structure maintains the protective function while eliminating the weight and bulk problems of traditional rigid frame constructions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Solution Approach 2:

The patent extracts the essential protective function from the rigid frame structure and implements it through a simplified system of boards (25) enclosed in textile covers. By taking out only the necessary elements for protection and stability, the design eliminates unnecessary weight and complexity while maintaining the core protective function.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

2Stability of the object's composition

If rigid frames are used for stability, then structural integrity is improved, but assembly and disassembly time increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural integrityVSAvoidassembly and disassembly time

Core Design Contradiction:

Stability of the object's compositionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the reinforcement structure into separate, modular components: individual boards (25) that can be independently inserted and textile covers (18) that can be separately attached. This segmentation allows each component to be quickly positioned and secured without complex assembly procedures, dramatically reducing assembly and disassembly time while maintaining structural integrity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs dynamic, adjustable fastening elements (straps, buckles, or Velcro®) that allow rapid attachment and detachment of the textile covers to the container walls. This dynamic fastening system enables quick structural reconfiguration without the time-consuming fixed assembly required by rigid frames.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Reliability

If rigid frames are used for protection, then safety is improved, but storage and return transport space requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesafety of goodsVSAvoidstorage space required

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSVolume of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The flexible textile covers (18) can be collapsed or folded when not in use, allowing the protective structure to occupy minimal storage space. Unlike rigid frames that maintain their volume regardless of use, the flexible shell structure can be compacted for efficient storage and return transport while providing full protection during actual use.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

4Weight of moving object

If modular inserts are used instead of rigid frames, then weight is reduced, but handling flexibility and return transport costs are not adequately addressed

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveweight of insertVSAvoidhandling flexibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Weight of moving objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent makes the insert dynamically adaptable through adjustable fastening elements and flexible textile covers that can be easily manipulated by hand. The straps, buckles, or Velcro® fasteners allow quick adjustment and secure attachment without requiring special tools or complex procedures, providing superior handling flexibility compared to traditional modular inserts while maintaining lightweight construction.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS20260001677A1Insert for Reinforcing a Transport Container

Publication Date: 2026.01.01 LIPSTICKS GMBH

AI summary

Disclosed is an insert (24) for reinforcing a transport container (2) extending in a longitudinal direction (4), a transverse direction (6) transverse to the longitudinal direction (4), and a height direction (8) transverse to both the longitudinal direction (4) and the transverse direction (6), the transport container (2) comprising a bottom (10) as seen in the height direction (8), on which a wall (12) extending in the height direction (8) is placed peripherally, the wall forming together with the bottom (10) a storage space (14) that can be filled via an access opening (16) located opposite the bottom (10) in the height direction (8), wherein the insert includes a textile cover (26) that encloses at least one board (25) extending in the height direction (8) and insertable into the transport container (2) between the bottom (10) and the access opening (16)