Design flaws with Clamshell packaging Raghav Gupta College

Design flaws with Clamshell packaging Raghav Gupta College of Engineering Penn State

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Why are they there in the first place ? They are there to prevent package pilferage. Theft of the contents inside the package. 3

So what’s the big problem ? 4

They are impossible to open by hand !! v They are built them in a closed compressed structure which makes them impossible to open by hand. v They often leave us with blisters. v Sometimes even scissors can’t open them. 5

v In Actuality they aren’t that useful 6

They’ve been given a special name too ! It’s called WRAP RAGE. It is the common name for heightened levels of anger and frustration resulting from the inability to open hardto-open packaging, particularly some heat-sealed plastic blister packs and clamshells. 7

What should we do ? 8

SIMPLE!!! Make a small tab at the bottom to ease accessibility to the content. 9

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