1. TITLE OF PRESENTATION
Name of Client or Organization

2. Problem

3. Problem
We have to design a package that can ship a chip
from either Fremd to Conant with out it breaking,
chipping, or getting damaged in any way.

4. Design Brief

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Design Brief
• Client Company: Our client company would be the PLTW students.
• Target Consumer: Our target consumers would be anybody who would
be interested in shipping something small.
• Designers: Tom Hickey, Matt Kim, Jess Higgins, Adit Patel, Aarsh
Sachdeva
• Problem Statement: We have to mail a Pringles Chip from Fremd to
Conant without it breaking, or chipping.
• Design Statement: We must design a package that is capable of holding
a Pringles chip and protect it from what it will endure while being
shipped though the USPS.
• Constraints: We are limited to using four different sizes of packages. In
addition to this, we are only allowed to label the package with “Fragile,”
or “Careful Handling.” We also are not allowed to use any pre-made
packages.

6. Background Information

7. Shipping
Priority Mail: The average delivery time of
priority mail is 1-3 days. The pricing on shipping
differs because of the different types of
packages.

8. Types of Boxes
• 1) USPS Flat Rate Envelope Package 12.5" x 9”.
$4.95
• 2) USPS Small Flat Rate Box5-3/8” x 8-5/8” x 1-
5/8” $5.20
• 3) USPS Medium Flat Rate Box 11" X 8.5" X 5.5“
$10.95
• 4) USPS Large Flat Rate Box 12” x 12” x 5-1/2”
$12.95 (Domestic)
• Up to 70 lbs.
• No more than 108” in combined length and girth.

9. Brainstorming

10. Styrofoam
1) Our first idea was to take floral
styrofoam and carve out the shape of a
Pringle into the styrofoam, and then
place another piece of floral styrofoam
on top of that piece. Then, take regular
white styrofoam and carve out the shape
of the floral styrofoam cube. Then place
the floral styrofoam cube in there.

11. Jell-O / Agar
2) For our second idea we narrowed our
choices down to Jell-O or agar,
because these substances seem to have
the highest melting points, and seem to
have the highest viscosity. What we
would do is fill up one of the packages
halfway vertically with either Jell-O,
or agar. After this was done, take the
Pringles chip and securely wrap it in
the saran wrap. Next, take the Pringles
chip that is in saran wrap and place it
inside of the package so the chip is
laying horizontally. Then, continue to
fill the package to the top. Once it is
full seal the package shut.

12. Air Filled Plastic
3) Our third idea was to take the air
filled plastic and place it in our
package. Fill up the package
halfway vertically and then place
the Pringle chip so the bottom
curved part is over the apex of the
curve on the air filled plastic. After
this is done, continue filling the
package with these until it is full.
Last, seal the package closed. This
idea probably would not work as
well since the chip is not well fitted
to the material surrounding it like
the other two ideas are.

13. Decision Matrix

14. Durability
• 5) Based on testing, the chip will most likely be able to withstand the bouncing
around, and roughness the package endures through the United States Postal
Services shipping process.
• 4) Based on testing, the chip will have one crack in it by the time that it has
gone through the shipping process and has reached its destination.
• 3) Based on testing, the chip will have two or three cracks in it by the time that
it has completed the shipping process and has reached its destination.
• 2) Based on testing, the chip will have many cracks in various places and will
be in small pieces by the time it has reached its final destination.
• 1) Based on testing, the chip will have so many cracks that it has almost turned
to a dust-like substance and is incredibly hard to pick up In this case the idea
has failed.

15. Edibility
• 5) When you eat the chip, it is as fresh as it would be if it had just came out of
the Pringles package. The chip has not lost its form, and is not soggy at all.
• 4) When you eat the chip, it still tastes fresh like when it came out of its
original Pringles package. Although, the chip has lost its form due to cracks
form shipping. The chip is not soggy at all.
• 3)When you eat the chip, it tastes a little weird because it is soggy from the
Jell-O or agar. The chip has lost its form a little from being soggy, but not
from cracking.
• 2) When you eat the chip, it has cracked from shipping and has also gotten a
little bit soggy, but not to the point where it is unbearable to eat.
• 1) When you open the package, you can see that the chip has cracked and is
completely soaked from the Jell-O or agar. It is so soggy that you do not want
to even eat it.

16. Feasibility
• 5) The idea is fool-proof. Nothing can go wrong during the shipping
process to harm the chip. The chip will arrive at its destination in
perfect condition.
• 4) The idea was good while testing it, but something may possibly go
wrong during the shipping process that may end up damaging the chip
• 3) The idea had some flaws while testing, and could possibly happen
again only worse during the shipping process that may cause the chip
to crack in a few spots.
• 2) The idea almost did not work when testing, if the package were to
be mistreated any way during the shipping process it could destroy the
chip completely.
• 1) The idea failed testing and will most certainly fail while actually
shipping it. If it was shipped, there would be no way the chip would
not be damaged.

17. Size
• 5)The product is able to fit into any package perfectly. Can be
shaped to fit any package with ease.
• 4)The product is able to fit to every package but the envelope
with ease. Able to be fit to all packages but the envelope.
• 3)The product can be fit to either go into the medium or large
flat rate box.
• 2)The product can only fit into the large flat rate box, there is no
way of shaping or downsizing it to fit to any other package.
• 1)The product is so big that it cannot fit in any of the packages
and therefore, has failed the assignment it was designed for.

18. Decision Matrix
IDEA Durability Edibility Feasibility Size Total
Styrofoam 5 4 4 5 18
Jello/Agar 4 3 4 5 16
Air filled plastic 2 2 3 3 10

19. Styrofoam Idea

20. Materials
• Floral Styrofoam
• Regular White Styrofoam
• Duct Tape
• Pringles Chip
• Saran Wrap

21. Assembly

22. Design
• Take the floral
styrofoam and cut out a
piece that is.
• Dig out a shape that is
similar to a Pringles
chip and make sure the
top of the chip isn’t
sticking out at all.

23. Design (Continued)
• Next, take a piece of
the regular white
styrofoam and place
the floral styrofoam so
the bottom of it is on
the white styrofoam.
Trace the shape of the
floral styrofoam onto
the white styrofoam.

24. Design (Continued)
• Cut out the small
square that you traced
onto the white
styrofoam. After you
have done this, cut the
white styrofoam so it
fits to the size of the
USPS Shipping Box.

25. Design (Continued)
• Wrap the Pringles Chip
very carefully in saran
wrap, making sure you
don’t break the chip while
wrapping, and place the
chip into the floral
styrofoam. Place another
thin piece of floral
styrofoam on top to shut it.
Then duct tape the two
pieces together.

26. Design (Continued)
• Place the floral
styrofoam with the
chip in it into the white
styrofoam, and then
place the white
styrofoam into the
USPS Shipping Box.

27. Inventor Drawings

28. Assembled

29. Exploded

30. Testing

31. Testing
• It took the USPS Small Flat Rate Box 1.18
seconds to fall 12 feet. Using the distance /
time=rate formula I am able to calculate the rate it
took to fall.
• 12 feet / 1.18 seconds= 10.17 Ft/Second.

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