Adjustable Bath Ring With Side Gate for Stable Child Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional baby bath rings are too small for larger or older children and those with special needs who cannot sit upright, making it difficult for caregivers to ensure their safety and comfort during bathing, as they often slip or require straining to assist them in and out of the device.
Innovation Solution
The Gated Bath Ring is an adjustable and expandable bath ring with a built-in safety gate that allows children to enter and exit from the side, featuring telescoping legs and a swivel pinch-free knuckle joint for easy access, designed for children from six months to over sixteen months, accommodating various developmental needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional fixed-size bath rings are used, then they provide stable support for infants, but they cannot accommodate larger or older children and those with special needs
Solution Approach 1:
The bath ring incorporates telescoping legs that can be adjusted to different lengths, transforming the fixed structure into a dynamic one. This allows the bath ring to adapt to children of various sizes while maintaining stable support through the adjustable leg mechanisms that extend or retract as needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the physical parameters of the bath ring by allowing the leg length to be varied. By adjusting the length of the telescoping legs, the bath ring can accommodate different child sizes and developmental stages, expanding its adaptability while preserving structural stability through controlled parameter modification.
2Ease of operation
If traditional bath rings without gates are used, then they are simple in structure, but children cannot easily enter and exit, requiring caregiver strain
Solution Approach 1:
The bath ring is segmented by incorporating a gate that can be opened and closed independently from the main structure. This segmentation allows children to easily enter and exit through the gate without requiring the entire structure to be moved or disassembled, improving ease of operation while adding only minimal complexity to the overall design.
Solution Approach 2:
The gate acts as an intermediary element between the child and the main bath ring structure. It provides a separate, easy-access entry point that mediates the interaction between the child and the bath ring, allowing independent entry and exit without straining the caregiver or complicating the main structural support system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If bath rings without adjustment mechanisms are used, then they are simple to manufacture, but they cannot accommodate growing children or those with special needs
Solution Approach 1:
The telescoping leg mechanism introduces adjustability to the bath ring, enabling it to accommodate growing children and those with special needs. While this adds some manufacturing complexity, the use of standard telescoping mechanisms keeps the manufacturing process relatively straightforward while significantly enhancing the product's adaptability and extended usability.
Data Source
AI summary
An assistive bath ring for use by a child or adult to provide support for the user to sit in a bathtub. The bath ring comprises an essentially cylindrically shaped framework comprising a circular solid base, a circularly shaped ring attached to the base by height adjusting telescoping leg components; wherein the ring has a front and a rear; and further comprising a hinge in the circular shaped arm rail creating a gate to allow the circularly shaped ring arm rail to open and close.