Puli 安全药瓶 by Qidan Yan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 银奖 in 包装设计 Competition Category.

银包装· 2020

Puli 安全药瓶

by Qidan Yan

Client: Qidan Yan

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 包装 Category

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The Design

About Puli 安全药瓶

Puli 是一款采用双层瓶盖结构的安全药瓶。外盖通过轨道与内盖相连。在初始状态下，外盖可自由旋转，而内盖保持静止。成年人可将外盖向上拉起，使两个瓶盖上的凸起与凹槽相互咬合，从而带动两盖一同旋转以打开瓶身。由于轨道通道狭窄，儿童难以拉起外盖，瓶内药品因而得到有效保护。扁平的瓶身造型令人联想到随身酒壶，既暗示了"拉起"这一开启动作，又便于携带。Puli 采用高密度聚乙烯（HDPE）注塑成型工艺制成。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Puli 安全药瓶是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计Puli 安全药瓶将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Puli 安全药瓶是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

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