Co-Packaged Wet and Dry Tissue Layout for Lower Material Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for innovative packaging solutions that reduce shipping and handling time, minimize packaging materials, and enhance environmental sustainability in the retail industry, particularly for co-packaged wet and dry tissue products.
Innovation Solution
A unitary packaging configuration that combines rolled and stacked tissue products using a plastic or paper-based packaging film, where the film completely surrounds the products to form a cohesive package, reducing material usage and optimizing retail shelf placement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional separate packaging for rolled and stacked tissue products is used, then each product type can be independently packaged and protected, but shipping and handling time increases and packaging material usage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple tissue products (rolled tissue products and stacked tissue products) into a single unitary package, merging what were previously separate packaging operations into one integrated package. This reduces the number of separate packaging steps and materials needed, thereby decreasing shipping and handling time while maintaining product protection through the unified package structure.
2Reliability
If traditional separate packaging for rolled and stacked tissue products is used, then each product type can be independently packaged and protected, but packaging material usage increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple tissue products (rolled tissue products and stacked tissue products) into a single unitary package, merging what were previously separate packaging operations into one integrated package. This reduces the number of separate packaging steps and materials needed, thereby decreasing shipping and handling time while maintaining product protection through the unified package structure.
3Quantity of substance
If multiple layers of rolls are placed one on top of the other forming a bundle, then packaging density increases, but the package complexity and handling difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the package into distinct functional zones: rolled tissue products are positioned to form stable peripheral edges, while stacked tissue products occupy the central area. This segmentation allows each product type to be optimally arranged for its own stability and accessibility, reducing overall package complexity while maintaining high packaging density.
4Quantity of substance
If rolled tissue products are arranged side-by-side in lateral contact with parallel axes, then packaging efficiency improves, but the package width and shelf space requirement increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a traditional single-layer side-by-side arrangement to a multi-dimensional configuration where rolled tissue products form vertical peripheral edges and stacked tissue products fill the horizontal central space. This dimensional reorganization maintains efficient packaging while optimizing the footprint for retail shelf placement.
Data Source
AI summary
A unitary package including a rolled tissue product and a packaged tissue product overwrapped with a packaging film. The packaged tissue product may be disposed in a box body which is in-turn co-packed with the rolled tissue product to increase the stability of the package. The rolled tissue products preferably comprise a dry tissue web wound about a core. The packaged tissue product preferably comprises a stack of tissue sheet products and more preferably a stack of wet tissue sheet products.