Bath cushion for a child
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bath cushions fail to adequately support and hold children during bathing, making the process more difficult due to their small size and limited support capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A bath cushion design featuring a set of perimeter portions with a predefined shape and an integrated or removable center support portion, which includes a non-flat profile and adjustable size to accommodate children, providing enhanced support and stability through various materials and securing mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional bath cushions are used, then the bathing process can proceed, but the child cannot be adequately held and supported due to insufficient support capability
Solution Approach 1:
The bath cushion is divided into multiple functional segments: perimeter portions that define the bathing area and center support portions that provide elevated support for the child's body. This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function optimally, with the perimeter providing containment and the center providing support, thereby improving reliability without requiring a completely complex new design.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces a vertical dimension by elevating the center support portion above the perimeter portions. This creates a three-dimensional structure with varying heights, where the elevated center provides superior support for the child's body while the lower perimeter maintains a safe boundary. This dimensional change transforms a conventional flat cushion into an effective support system.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the bath cushion is designed with fixed structure, then manufacturing is simple, but it cannot accommodate children of different sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The bath cushion incorporates removable and interchangeable center support portions that can be exchanged based on the child's size and age. This dynamic configuration allows the same perimeter structure to accommodate infants, toddlers, and older children by simply swapping the center support portion, providing adaptability without requiring completely different cushions for each size category.
Solution Approach 2:
The perimeter portions are designed as a universal base structure that can work with multiple types of center support portions. This multi-functional design allows a single perimeter set to accommodate various center supports of different sizes and configurations, enabling one product line to serve multiple child size categories and reducing manufacturing complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
Bath cushions for a child a disclosed herein. One bath cushion includes a set of perimeter portions including a predefined shape and an integrated center support portion coupled to the set of perimeter portions. The integrated center support portion includes a first non-flat profile and a size and the integrated center support portion is configured to accommodate a child. Another bath cushion includes a set of perimeter portions including a predefined shape and a plurality of removable center support portions coupleable to the set of perimeter portions. The set of perimeter portions includes a center space for coupling one of the plurality of removable center support portions at a time. Further, each center support portion in the plurality of center support portions includes a respective size and a respective first non-flat profile and each center support portion is configured to accommodate a child.