Detachable Bathing Ball Handle for Hard-to-Reach Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bathing tools, such as bathing balls or sponges, struggle to reach and thoroughly clean hard-to-reach areas like the back of the body, and existing solutions with suction cups are either limited in cleaning area or inconvenient to use due to structural design issues.
Innovation Solution
A bathing tool with a detachable handle and a mating connection system between the handle and the bathing ball, allowing for expanded cleaning area and secure attachment to prevent rotation, along with a suction cup for wall or floor mounting, enabling thorough cleaning of the back and other body parts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a conventional bathing tool is held directly in the hand, then the structure is simple, but the cleaning area is limited and hard-to-reach areas cannot be cleaned
Solution Approach 1:
The bathing tool is divided into separate components: a bathing ball body and a detachable handle. The handle can be attached to or separated from the bathing ball, allowing the user to extend their reach for cleaning hard-to-access areas while maintaining a simple structure when the handle is detached.
2Reliability
If a suction cup is simply inserted into a locating hole, then the structure is simple, but the suction cup is easy to fall from the base
Solution Approach 1:
The connection structure between the handle and bathing ball employs localized engagement features (mating connection portions) at specific positions. This provides secure attachment at critical points without requiring complex fastening mechanisms throughout the entire structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle is inserted into and nested within the bathing ball body, with the handle's outer surface fitting into the inner cavity of the bathing ball. This nested arrangement provides stable attachment while maintaining a compact overall structure.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple bathing balls are connected to expand cleaning area, then the adaptability is improved, but the connection complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The detachable handle design with standardized mating connection portions allows the same handle to be used with multiple bathing balls. This universal interface enables easy expansion of cleaning coverage by connecting multiple bathing balls without requiring different connection mechanisms for each unit.
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 detachable handle system facilitates thorough cleaning of hard-to-reach areas, enhances user convenience, and allows for expansion of the bathing area by connecting multiple bathing balls, improving the overall cleaning effectiveness.
Implementation Method 1
a suction cup for wall or floor mounting
Data Source
AI summary
A bathing tool consisting of a bathing ball and a handle is disposed. The bathing ball includes a base including a first back panel with equiangularly spaced first rib portions and a second back panel with equiangularly spaced second rib portions arranged in a stack. The first and second rib portions are alternatively arranged in a stagger manner, having respectively a first mating connection portion and a second mating connection portion. The handle is detachably connected to one second rib portion of the second back panel. Thus, on the one hand, the present invention allows the user to operate the bathing ball through the handle to clean every part of the body of a person, and on the other hand, the mating between the first and second mating connection portions allows multiple bathing balls to be connected together to expand the bathing area.