Bar-Mounted Bath Shelf with Clamp and Bottle Aperture Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bath shelves do not effectively attach to cylindrical bars in a horizontal position and lack features for securely holding bottles upside down and personal items like toothbrushes and razors.
Innovation Solution
A bath shelf with a clamp system that attaches to a cylindrical bar, featuring apertures for bottle necks, holes for toothbrushes and razors, and a slotted design for lateral insertion, along with a grating for liquid drainage, all while being positioned horizontally.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing bath shelves are used, then they can support bath items, but they cannot attach to cylindrical bars in a horizontal position
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp mechanism changes its geometric parameters during operation - the arms transition from a relaxed state to a clamped state by rotating around the cylindrical bar, adjusting the inclusion angle to match the bar's curvature. This parameter adaptation enables secure attachment to cylindrical bars in horizontal positions where prior art failed.
2Reliability
If existing bath shelves are used, then they can support bath items, but they lack features for securely holding bottles upside down
Solution Approach 1:
The aperture extends through the entire thickness of the shelf board, creating a three-dimensional receptacle that accepts bottle necks from above. This vertical dimensionality allows bottles to be held securely in an upside-down orientation, with the aperture providing lateral containment while the shelf surface supports the bottle base.
3Adaptability or versatility
If existing bath shelves are used, then they can support bath items, but they lack features for holding personal items like toothbrushes and razors
Solution Approach 1:
The shelf surface is segmented into multiple functional zones: the main horizontal surface for general items, apertures for bottle necks, holes for toothbrushes and razors, and slots for lateral insertion of personal items. This segmentation allows the single shelf structure to accommodate diverse personal items without requiring multiple separate storage devices.
4Object-generated harmful factors
If existing bath shelves are used, then they can support bath items, but they do not provide liquid drainage
Solution Approach 1:
The shelf incorporates a grating structure with interconnected openings that allows liquid to pass through the shelf board. This porous configuration enables drainage of water and other liquids from the shelf surface, preventing accumulation and potential damage while maintaining structural integrity.
Data Source
AI summary
A bar mounting bath shelf device for attaching to a bar in a bath or shower for holding items on a horizontal surface includes a shelf with a clamp coupled to a bottom surface of the shelf, wherein the shelf is clampable to a cylindrical bar such that said shelf is positioned horizontally. The shelf has an aperture extending through a top surface of the shelf to the bottom surface which is configured for receiving a neck of a bottle while the shelf supports the bottle. The shelf also has a hole configured for receiving one of a toothbrush and a razor therethrough while the shelf supports the one of a toothbrush and a razor. And a slot extends from a front edge of the shelf to the hole, wherein the slot is configured for laterally receiving the one of a toothbrush and a razor into the hole.