Apertured Pan for Contraband Retrieval from Waste
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies do not provide a contraband retrieval device capable of effectively retrieving items ingested or inserted into the body, particularly from human feces, which is essential for law enforcement purposes.
Innovation Solution
A pan with a plurality of apertures in the bottom is designed to allow waste to be washed away while retaining contraband substances, allowing for their retrieval and use as evidence in criminal investigations, and can be used in various settings including standard toilets and portable facilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional devices for collecting feces are used, then waste collection is achieved, but contraband substances cannot be effectively retrieved
Solution Approach 1:
The pan bottom is segmented into multiple apertures of specific sizes, creating a filtration system that separates waste materials from contraband substances. This segmentation allows the device to selectively pass liquid and organic matter while retaining solid contraband items for retrieval.
Solution Approach 2:
The pan incorporates a porous bottom structure with apertures that function as a physical filter. This porous design enables the separation of materials based on size and properties, allowing waste to pass through while trapping contraband substances for evidence collection.
2Manufacturing precision
If a strainer with small apertures is used to retain solid constituents, then filtering precision is improved, but manufacturing cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using a single layer of fine mesh, the invention uses multiple layers of apertures with different sizes. This segmentation allows each layer to perform a specific filtering function, achieving high precision separation while using simpler, more cost-effective manufacturing methods for each individual layer.
Solution Approach 2:
The strainer combines multiple layers of filtering materials with different aperture characteristics to create a composite filtering system. This approach achieves high precision filtration by layering materials with progressively smaller apertures, balancing manufacturing feasibility with filtering effectiveness.
3Ease of operation
If the pan is designed for specific toilet types, then ease of operation is improved, but adaptability to different restroom facilities decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The pan is designed with universal placement capabilities that allow it to be used in multiple types of restroom facilities including standard toilets, port-a-potties, and other waste collection systems. This multi-functionality is achieved through a standardized placement mechanism that adapts to different facility types without requiring design modifications.
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 device enables efficient retrieval of contraband from human excrement, facilitating criminal investigations with low manufacturing costs and versatility in deployment.
Implementation Method 1
A pan includes a plurality of apertures in a bottom thereof. During use, waste or excrement can be retrieved in the pan and with water or a suitable liquid can be washed away leaving behind in the pan contraband substances
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a contraband retrieval device that can be used as a law enforcement tool that allows a law enforcement officer to retrieve items that are ingested or inserted into the body. A pan includes a plurality of apertures in a bottom thereof. Drug use, excrement can be retrieved in the pan and with water or a suitable liquid can be washed away leaving behind contraband substances which was contained in the excrement in the pan. The contraband substances can be retrieved from the pan and placed into evidence in a criminal investigation.