Threaded Tape Container for Protected Storage and Dispensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional containers for adhesive tape, such as painter's tape, lack adequate protection against damage during storage, transport, and usage, and do not provide a secure seal or convenient dispensing mechanism, leading to compromised adhesive quality and usability.
Innovation Solution
A container design featuring two lids with central connectors that engage via a threaded mechanism, providing a secure closure and central gap for easy access, along with features like raised portions for stability and flange portions for seamless dispensing, ensuring protection and convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional containers are used for storing and transporting adhesive tape, then the container structure is simple, but the adhesive tape is susceptible to damage from environmental factors and impact
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into a lid and a base portion as separate components that can be assembled together. The lid includes a first central connector and the base portion includes a second central connector, allowing the container to be assembled in a disassembled state to accommodate the tape roll, then closed to provide protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The adhesive tape roll is nested within the container formed by the lid and base portion. The tape surrounds the central connectors, and the lid closes over the base portion to enclose the tape, creating a nested structure where the tape is protected inside the container.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If conventional containers without sealed connectors are used, then the container is easy to open, but the adhesive tape is exposed to dust, moisture, and air that compromise its quality
Solution Approach 1:
The container is designed with pre-formed central connectors on both the lid and base portion that are ready to engage with each other. The tape is pre-positioned to surround these connectors, so when the lid is placed on the base portion, the sealed connection is automatically formed, preventing environmental factors from reaching the tape.
3Ease of operation
If conventional packaging without built-in dispensing mechanisms is used, then the packaging material can be simpler, but the tape dispensing process becomes cumbersome and may cause damage
Solution Approach 1:
The dispensing function is merged with the container structure itself. The central connectors and the gap formation are integrated into the lid and base portion design, allowing the container to serve both as protective packaging and as a dispensing mechanism. Users can access the tape through the gap without fully opening the container, enabling convenient dispensing while maintaining protection.
Data Source
AI summary
A container for dispensing adhesive tape can include a first lid and a second lid, wherein the first lid comprises a first central connector and the second lid can include a second central connector that includes a threaded portion that can be configured to engage with the first central connector to maintain and protect a roll of adhesive tape when the second central connector is connected to the first central connector by the threaded portion when the first lid and the second led are engaged with one another in a closed position and a central circular gap within the roll of adhesive tape surrounds the first central connector and the second central connector within the container.