Adjustable Shower Platform with Anti-Slip Stabilizers to Prevent Falls
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing shower support platforms are prone to slipping and falling in wet environments, lack adjustability, and are not easily portable, making them unsuitable for stable foot support during shaving or other hygienic tasks.
Innovation Solution
A platform with retractable, pivotable, and foldable legs featuring anti-slip stabilizers and a draining base, allowing for adjustable height and secure foot support, along with a recess for shower supplies, to prevent slipping and facilitate easy storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing shower support platforms are used, then foot support is provided, but they are prone to slipping and falling in wet environments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by equipping specific contact points (feet of legs and stabilizers) with anti-slip materials having high friction coefficients, while other parts of the platform maintain different properties. This localized application of high-friction materials at critical contact surfaces prevents slipping without requiring the entire platform to be made of high-friction material, thus resolving the contradiction between stability and harmful slipping effects.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by providing pre-adjusted leg lengths and pre-positioned stabilizers before use. The legs come in different lengths configured to accommodate various user heights and shower configurations, and stabilizers are pre-positioned to extend beyond legs when legs are in retracted position. This preliminary configuration ensures stability is achieved without requiring complex adjustments during use, preventing slipping before it occurs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If existing shower support platforms are used, then foot support is provided, but they lack adjustability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the legs pivotable relative to the base and making stabilizers retractable within the legs. The legs can pivot between extended and retracted positions, and stabilizers can extend beyond or retract into the legs based on operational needs. This dynamic configuration allows the platform to adapt to different user requirements and storage conditions without requiring complex adjustable mechanisms, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and structural complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements nesting by allowing stabilizers to be received within the legs when not in use. The stabilizers are dimensioned to fit inside the leg structure, creating a nested configuration that reduces the overall footprint during storage or transport. This nesting principle provides adjustability and compactness without adding complex external adjustment mechanisms, addressing the contradiction between adaptability and device complexity.
3Ease of operation
If existing shower support platforms are used, then foot support is provided, but they are not easily portable and storable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by enabling the legs to pivot relative to the base and stabilizers to retract within the legs. When stored or transported, the legs can be positioned in a compact configuration pivoted toward the base, and stabilizers are retracted inside the legs. This dynamic reconfiguration significantly reduces the volume occupied by the platform, making it easy to store in small spaces or transport, thus resolving the contradiction between portability and storage space requirements.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The platform provides stable and adjustable foot support in wet environments, reducing the risk of slipping and falling, and is easily portable and storable, addressing the limitations of existing technologies.
Implementation Method 1
the foot portion of the plurality of stabilizers is formed from an anti-slip material
Implementation Method 2
the base includes a plurality of openings, configured to allow water to drain from a top surface of the base
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention is directed to a platform used to support a person's leg during shaving. The platform includes a plurality of anti-slip feet used to stabilize the platform in a wet environment, such as a shower. The platform includes a plurality of telescoping legs pivotably attached to a base, such that the platform is able to be collapsed for ease of portability and storage and is adjustable to the height of a user. The platform further includes an upper surface having a recessed compartment for storing supplies related to shaving and/or other shower supplies. The platform includes a plurality of holes for facilitating water runoff and at least one cutout for receiving a user's hand for carrying purposes.