Adjustable Tattoo Table with Integrated Height and Lighting Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional tattooing setups, such as massage tables and chairs, are cumbersome and uncomfortable for both tattoo artists and clients, leading to inefficient working conditions and potential health issues for the artist.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable tattoo table with a padded platform supported by extendable and retractable legs, a sliding lighting assembly, and a controller for height and lighting adjustments, allowing the table to be customized for optimal comfort and accessibility during tattooing sessions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional massage tables and chairs are used for tattooing, then basic support function is provided, but the setup becomes cumbersome and creates uncomfortable working positions for both artist and client
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions into a single integrated table structure: the platform serves as both client support surface and artist work surface, the adjustable supports provide both height adjustment and stability, and the lighting assembly integrates illumination with the table structure. This merging eliminates the need for separate chairs and auxiliary lighting equipment, reducing setup complexity while maintaining comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic adjustability through extendable and retractable supports that allow the platform height to be changed during operation. The lighting assembly can also be positioned and adjusted dynamically. This dynamic capability enables the system to adapt to different working conditions and user preferences, improving comfort without requiring multiple fixed configurations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixed height tables are used, then structural simplicity is maintained, but the table creates uncomfortable working positions and requires repositioning for different clients
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the static table structure into a dynamic system with extendable and retractable supports controlled by controllers. This allows the platform height to be adjusted to accommodate different client sizes and artist preferences, providing adaptability while maintaining relatively simple control through the controller interface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the height parameter of the platform by adjusting the extension length of the supports. This parameter adjustment enables the table to adapt to various working conditions and client requirements without fundamentally changing the overall structure, balancing versatility with simplicity.
3Device complexity
If auxiliary lighting is used separately from the table, then lighting function is provided, but the setup becomes more cumbersome and less integrated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the lighting function with the table structure by integrating the lighting assembly into the platform. The lighting assembly is supported by the same adjustable supports as the platform, creating a unified structure. This integration eliminates separate auxiliary lighting equipment and simplifies the overall setup while maintaining lighting functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting assembly serves multiple functions: it provides illumination for the work area, can be adjusted to different positions along the support rail, and moves with the platform height adjustment. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate lighting equipment and improves operational convenience.
4Ease of operation
If the lighting assembly is fixed in position, then structural simplicity is maintained, but the lighting cannot be adjusted to different positions along the table
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms the fixed lighting assembly into a dynamic system with slidable support along the support rail. This allows the lighting to be positioned at different locations along the table to illuminate different work areas, providing adjustability while maintaining a relatively simple rail-based mechanism.
Data Source
AI summary
Implementations described herein provide systems and methods for supporting a person receiving a tattoo. In one implementation, a tattoo table includes a platform having a padded body operable to receive a person thereon. A first support and a second support, each of which are configured to extend or retract along respective longitudinal axes, are coupled to the platform at opposite ends. The first support and the second support are each operable to extend to raise the height of the tattoo table and/or to retract to lower the height of the tattoo table. A support rail is coupled to a front side of the platform and is operable to slidably support a light source such that the light source is adjustable along the length of the support rail. One or more controllers are in communication with the first and second support.