Puli Ampulla Pilularum Tuta by Qidan Yan

Puli Ampulla Pilularum Tuta by Qidan Yan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Designatio Involucri Competition Category.

ArgentumInvolucrum· 2020

Puli Ampulla Pilularum Tuta

by Qidan Yan

Client: Qidan Yan

Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Involucrum Category

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The Design

About Puli Ampulla Pilularum Tuta

Puli est ampulla pilularum tuta operculo duplici clausa. Operculum exterius operculo interiori per orbitas coniungitur. In positione initiali operculum exterius libere vertitur, operculo interiori immoto manente. Adultus operculum exterius trahere potest ita ut protuberationes et cavitates duo opercula copulent, quae deinde una rotantur ut ampulla aperiatur. Pueri operculum exterius trahere difficile inveniunt quia canalis angustus est, itaque contenta tuta manent. Corpus planum lagunam femoralem in memoriam revocat, actionem trahendi significat et facile portatur. Puli ex HDPE iniectionis fusione conficitur.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Puli Ampulla Pilularum Tuta victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Puli Ampulla Pilularum Tuta opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. Puli Ampulla Pilularum Tuta creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Puli is a double-cap safety pill bottle. The outer cap is connected to the inner
cap by tracks. In initial status, the outer cap can be rotated freely while the inner cap will not move. For adult, by pushing the outer cap, two caps will engage by the protrusion and depressions and can be rotated synchronously to open the bottle. For children, it is difficult for them to push the outer cap due to the narrower channel design, thus making the bottle safe.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 80mm x Depth 35mm x Height 98 mm
Tags: Safety, Medicine, Bottle, Children
Production Technology: Injection molding（HDPE）
Design Challenge: The hardest part of this design activity is to find the most suitable material and thickness of the outer cap. These factors decide whether it is difficult for children to pull the outer cap to open the bottle but not that difficult for parents.
Inspiration: Most existing safety pill bottles can be opened by experienced children. Therefore, a new bottle structure is needed. Structurally, Puli was inspired by the screwing process. Children may not have enough insight and strength to open the bottle. In appearance, it is inspired by the hip flask. It uses a flat bottle body, which not only gives users a hint to push and pull, but also is easy to carry.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2019 and finished in February in China
Operation Flow: When the bottle is not open, the inner cap and the bottle body are connected by a conventional thread and the outer cap and inner cap are not engaged. If children try to rotate the outer cap to open it, the outer cap just spins but the inner cap will not move. When parents want to open the bottle, the first step is to pull outer cap so the two caps will engage with each other by protrusion and depressions. The next step is to rotate the outer cap so the inner cap can be rotated together to open the bottle.
Team Members: 1