Adjustable Sink Splashguard With Suction Mount and Height Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current splashguard technologies for sinks lack ease of removal, adjustability, and accessibility, failing to provide effective protection from water splashes for users of varying heights and in different usage scenarios.
Innovation Solution
A splashguard with an adjustable attachment holder and coupling devices, such as suction cups, that can be easily attached and detached from the sink, allowing for height adjustment and contouring to the sink's shape, ensuring protection from splashes while being easy to use and adaptable to different user needs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If current splashguard technology is used, then protection from water splashes is provided, but ease of removal and adjustability is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical attachment systems (screws, clips, or permanent adhesives) with a suction cup-based attachment mechanism. The suction cups create a vacuum seal against the sink surface, providing secure attachment that can be easily released by breaking the vacuum seal, thus achieving both ease of removal and reliable attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates adjustable height mechanisms that allow the splashguard to be positioned at different heights above the counter. This parameter adjustment capability enables the same device to serve users of different heights and accommodate various usage scenarios, resolving the contradiction between fixed secure attachment and adaptable positioning.
2Adaptability or versatility
If current splashguard technology is used, then protection from water splashes is provided, but adjustability in height above counter is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The splashguard is divided into modular components including the main body, adjustable attachment holders, and multiple suction cups. This segmentation allows individual components to be adjusted independently, particularly the height positioning through movable attachment holders, without requiring complex overall restructuring of the device.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment holders are designed to be movable along the splashguard body, enabling dynamic height adjustment. The suction cups provide fixed positioning once adjusted, creating a system that is both adjustable and stable, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity.
3Ease of operation
If current splashguard technology is used, then protection from water splashes is provided, but accessibility for users to reach over and into sink is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The splashguard height is made adjustable to accommodate different user heights and task requirements. Users can lower the guard for tasks requiring hand access into the sink, and raise it for tasks requiring more protection, dynamically balancing accessibility and protection needs.
Solution Approach 2:
By allowing height parameter adjustment, the system adapts to different usage scenarios. The splashguard can be positioned optimally for each task, providing maximum protection when needed while maintaining accessibility when hand reach is required.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The splashguard effectively protects users from water splashes by allowing easy height adjustment and secure attachment to the sink, accommodating users of different heights and providing customizable protection based on the task at hand, enhancing user safety and convenience.
Implementation Method 1
The adjustable attachment holder includes a rail, and one or more than one tab coupled to the rail. In some embodiments each of the one or more than one tab is configured to hold a splash guard coupling device. In some embodiments the splash guard coupling device is a suction cup.
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AI summary
A sink splashguard is provided and can be mounted to a sink such that it protrudes a height above a counter surface. The sink splashguard protects the user of the sink from splashes. The height of the sink splashguard above the counter surface can be easily and quickly adjusted while the sink splashguard is in use. The sink splashguard include a base with one or more than one side, and an adjustable attachment holder coupled to the base. The adjustable attachment holder adjustably couples to a splash guard coupling device, which can be a suction cup to be used to couple the splash guard within a sink. A splash guard include a curve body portion that is semi-flexible with coupling devices coupled in fixed positions to the body portion. The body portion contours to an inner wall of a sink.