Proj Day Cat 3

1. Alvin Tan Wei Ming(1I201)
Eugene Tan Jun Ching(1I223)
Chew Zhen Hui(1I204)
Ong Yi Xuan(1I221)

2. Problems & Solutions
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 Designs of the ¡bOxx!
 Advantages & Disadvantages
 Survey Results
 Marketed Designs and Sources
 Tasks pending

3. Lunchbox does not maximise space

It is too small

Takes up too much unnecessary space when it is

empty

4. Solution
Multi-compartment Lunchbox

› Different compartments to store different food
at the same time
› Dividing the lunchbox into different
compartments
› Adding detachable compartments
› Not feasible in the end because there were
similar designs in the market.

5. Very tiny hole in which the thread can go through

needle
Hard to thread for many people


6. Solution
Needle Threader

› Help people with poor eyesight or shaky hands
to thread needles
› Idea derived from an instrument found in sewing
boxes
› Not feasible in the end because there were
similar designs in the market.

7. It is very troublesome for both students and

teachers to carry many items at once
Some people used containers like plastic bags, but

there were many flaws (e.g. easily torn)

8. Solution
¡bOxx!

› Develop a box which can both store large items
and can easily be kept in a bag when empty
› This concept led us to develop what we called
¡bOxx!

9. OLD
Legend:
Velcro
Wood

10. OLD
Legend:
Velcro
Wood

12. NEW
Legend:
Velcro
Wood

13. NEW
Legend:
Velcro
Wood

14. Advantages

› Can store many small items or a few long/bulky items
(Versatile)
› Can keep papers straight
› Portable
› Compactable
Disadvantages

› Heavy to carry (If wood is used)
› Troublesome to carry around

15. Survey
Some Comments on Design:

› If you add a handle, it would be easier to
transport and carry
› Have Velcro at the bottom left corner of the box
(applicable to both designs) so the side of wood
which would be placed there in the first diagram
can stick to it
› Might be hard to make without professional help

16. Survey
Some Comments on Usage:

› Large for holding daily items
› Should be good but I think there are similar boxes made
before

17. Survey
Some Comments on Materials:

› Wood is heavy; try to think of another material to use
› Make the material plastic, with thick cloth on the inside
› Try to make it hard/sturdy

18. Survey
Some Comments on Folding Process:

› Hinge the folds
› Won't you need space to fold the folder?
› Are you sure it works? It might work in 2D, but might not in
3D; have you considered the sides of the box yet?

19. Commercially available designs
A box which can be extended to place the item in

and compacted to seal it. However, this means
that the items have to fit in that space and if the
items are larger there would be a gap.
A box that can be compacted till it is flat.

However, our design can still carry items when
compacted while this cannot.

20. Source materials
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Obtain help to construct ¡bOxx!

Query if there are any flaws, and correct

Again, final query for flaws


21. Tasks Pending: Improvements
We are thinking of adding a handle for easy of

transportation and carrying.
Also, we consider using multiple layers of plastic to

make it durable and lightweight.
One of the people who took the survey suggested

thick cloth inside and we are looking into that as
well.

22. Links
Inventors’ Log

 http://boxx--inventorslog.blogspot.com/
Survey

 http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx
?sm=62NoiLpl6JNNP3bHiwoBNw_3d_3
d

23. http://www.freepatentsonline.com/result

.html?query_txt=foldable%20box&sort=re
levance
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofWL
cDsx5tA