Adjustable Lifting Belt with Modular Handles for Rescue
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Solution Overview
Problem
Emergency personnel and healthcare staff face challenges in lifting incapacitated individuals due to the lack of easily adjustable and comfortable lifting belts that accommodate varying sizes and provide suitable handle positions, often leading to discomfort and delayed rescue operations.
Innovation Solution
A lifting belt system comprising a waist belt with multiple adjustable leg straps and handles made of durable, comfortable webbing material, allowing for quick size adjustment and comfortable fitting, with distinct color designs for easy identification and coordination during lifting operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a lifting belt is designed to accommodate various sizes by carrying multiple belts of different sizes, then it can fit different body sizes, but it increases device complexity and delays rescue operations due to selection time
Solution Approach 1:
The lifting belt incorporates an adjustable mechanism that allows the belt length to be dynamically changed. The belt can be extended or shortened by adding or removing modular sections, enabling a single belt to adapt to different body sizes without requiring multiple pre-sized belts.
Solution Approach 2:
The lifting belt is divided into modular sections that can be independently attached or detached. This segmentation allows the belt to be customized in length by combining different numbers of sections, providing size adaptability while maintaining a simple storage and deployment system.
2Ease of operation
If lifting handles are positioned at fixed locations on the belt, then the structure is simple, but it limits ease of operation for lifters with different body positions and reaches
Solution Approach 1:
The lifting handles are positioned on adjustable sections of the belt that can be moved to different locations. This allows the handles to be dynamically repositioned along the belt length, enabling lifters to select optimal handle positions based on their body position and reach, while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.
3Strength
If the lifting belt uses traditional rigid materials, then it provides structural strength, but it causes discomfort to the fallen person and difficulty in maneuvering in tight spaces
Solution Approach 1:
The lifting belt is constructed from flexible webbing material instead of rigid structures. This flexible material provides the necessary strength while conforming to the body contours, ensuring comfort for the fallen person and allowing easy maneuvering in tight spaces such as bathrooms.
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AI summary
A lifting belt comprising a waist belt and a detachable right and left leg strap is described. The lifting belt allows for quick and easy lifting of a person that has fallen, or is otherwise incapacitated. The lifting belt is configured with a plurality of lifting handles on the waist belt. The plurality of lifting handles allows a after to choose a handle that is in a suitable location for them to reach. The lifting handles are made of a woven fabric attached to the waist belt and a daisy chain configuration on the leg straps, so they are not uncomfortable to the fallen person. The lifting belt is adjustable in size, whereby an attachment device can connect a leg strap or waist belt by an end loop, daisy chain loop, or lifting handle. In one embodiment, the left and right leg straps are a different design, such as different colors, to allow for quick identification and coordination between lifters.