Adjustable Sock Wearing Frame for Independent Elderly Use
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Solution Overview
Problem
Elderly individuals with vertebral wounds or stiff joint illnesses face difficulty in bending down to put on socks independently, requiring assistance for this everyday task.
Innovation Solution
A sock wearing frame with a frame-wise base, upright sticks, adjustable length, a lift stick, and a wearing ring that allows for independent sock placement and pulling over the foot, enabling the elderly to perform sock wearing without help.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the upright sticks are made fixed length, then the structure is simple, but it cannot adapt to different user heights or sock lengths
Solution Approach 1:
The upright sticks are designed with telescopic capability, allowing their length to be dynamically adjusted. The external pipe and internal pipe can slide relative to each other, enabling the frame to adapt to different heights and user requirements while maintaining structural integrity through connection members that lock the extended positions.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the frame is made rigid and stable, then it provides strong support, but it cannot be easily adjusted or folded for storage
Solution Approach 1:
The base legs are designed to be rotatable relative to the base plate, allowing the frame to transition between a stable extended configuration for use and a folded configuration for storage. The connection members maintain stability during use while enabling easy rotation and folding when needed.
3Adaptability or versatility
If no height adjustment mechanism is provided, then the structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate different body sizes of elderly users
Solution Approach 1:
The telescopic upright sticks with sliding internal and external pipes provide continuous height adjustment capability. The connection members allow the internal pipe to slide within the external pipe, enabling smooth height adjustment to accommodate different body sizes of elderly users while maintaining structural stability.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention provides a sock wearing frame, which comprises a base, wherein each of the two sides of the base is upwardly connected to two upright sticks, and the upper portions of the two upright sticks are horizontally installed with a lift stick. Also, the internal space surrounded by the upright sticks on the two sides of the sock wearing frame is installed with two supporting frames connected to the upright sticks and upwardly bended, a wearing ring is horizontally and backwardly installed over the supporting frame, and the front parts of the wearing ring along with the supporting frames on the two sides conjunctively constitute an opening.