Trying to open tightly sealed boxes can be particularly annoying without the right tools around. How many of us walk around with razor blades at the ready?
And if you try the task with your fingernails, the injuries can be pretty painful. Ever tried to unpack boxes of denim? Not fun!
So, why is the Rip Cord such a great innovation? It’s a cord embedded into packing tape that makes the tape easier to pull off a box, and subsequently makes boxes easier to break down. The Rip Cord’s string is stuck to tape in such a way that the cord rests in the gap of a box’s flaps. To open a box, pull on the cord, and it easily rips the tape at the box’s seam. Ingenious!