1. PRINGLES PROJECT By: Karen Li, SnehaRamprasad, KcHutmacher

2. THE PROBLEM Our job was to design and test a package to safely ship a single Pringles potato chip through the USPS to Conant High School. It should not break or chip in the process. The chip should stay in tact. CLICK TO EDIT TITLE

3. Brainstorming Ideas

4. BRAINSTORMING IDEAS Mold foam in shape of a Pringle Use zip-loc bag Fill a small box full of cotton and surround cotton balls around the Pringle chip.

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7. Dimensions

8. DIMENSIONS OF CHIP Height: .163 inches Width: 1.568 inches Length: 2.59 inches

9. DIMENSIONS OF CARSON’S BOX Top: Length = 3.375 inches Width = 2.313 inches Height = .063 inches Bottom: Length = 3.25 inches Width = 2.188 Height = .063 inches

10. Design Brief

11. DESIGN BRIEF Client Company: Pringles chips. Target Consumer: People who enjoy eating Pringles chips. Designers: SnehaRamprasad, Karen Li, KcHutmacher, Jake Esmael Problem Statement: Our goal as a group is to send a single Pringles chip from Fremd High School to Conant High School in a container sort of thing without it breaking. Design Statement: Or designs include using foam to shape the bottom and top half of the Pringle chip, use soft materials such as cotton balls so stuff the Pringles chip with so it doesn’t break inside our packaging, and using feathers. Constraints: No substance may be applied to the chip, or the chip altered in any way, the chip must be recoverable and edible when received by the partner school, no pre-made Pringles containers should be used, all packages must be sent via the US Postal Service - First Class Mail, there is a 3" x 5" limit on the size of the package, package must be clearly labeled on the outside with the sending school and group, and each participating school will send, receive and evaluate packages.

12. Decision Matrix

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14. Decision Matrix Durability (based on testing on prototype)

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16. Decision Matrix Accessibility to Materials

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18. Decision Matrix Cost of Materials

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20. Decision Matrix Amount of Time it takes to make (based on testing on prototype)

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22. Testing

23. TESTING Pringles chip inside the box. Our box filled with cotton.  We tested the durability of the box by throwing it against a wall about three time with full force. It’s still in tact!

24. TESTING This was the result we got. Every time we threw it against the wall, it chipped, and eventually it broke. We threw the Pringles chip in the zip-loc bag against a wall with full force about three to four times.

25. RESULTS Our idea about putting the single Pringles chip inside a box filled with cotton balls proved to be a success because it reached its destination without cracking!

26. INVENTOR EXPLODED VIEW

27. Research

28. Research Required characteristics of cushioning materialsCushioning materials must in particular fulfill four main requirements:

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33. Bibliography http://www.thehomeknowitall.com/the_home_knowitall/2008/01/packing-fragile.html http://www.usps.com/all/mailingandshippingguidelines/welcome.htm http://reviews.ebay.com/How-To-Package-Fragile-Items-Safely-for-Shipping_W0QQugidZ10000000003741734 http://www.tis-gdv.de/tis_e/verpack/polster/polster.htm