Bathing stand for children
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Solution Overview
Problem
Bathing or showering infants and young children poses risks such as slipping, falling, and occupational health and safety issues for caregivers due to the need to constantly bend and handle a moving, slippery child.
Innovation Solution
A bathing stand with a seat and pedestal system that includes adjustment means for selective rotation and locking, allowing the seat to be positioned between 30° and 45° relative to the horizontal, providing a secure and comfortable position for the child, with integrated features like a V-shaped trough for water pooling and a bath shell accessory.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a fixed bathing stand is used, then the child is securely supported, but the caregiver must constantly bend and handle the child, causing occupational health and safety issues
Solution Approach 1:
The bathing stand incorporates an adjustable seat angle mechanism that allows the seat to be positioned at different angles (30°-45° relative to horizontal) to accommodate different child sizes and bathing needs. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the stand to adapt to various caregiving scenarios, improving both child support stability and caregiver accessibility without requiring constant bending and handling.
2Ease of operation
If the seat is made adjustable for different positions, then ergonomics and accessibility are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment mechanism is segmented into discrete, pre-defined angular positions (30°-45° relative to horizontal) rather than allowing continuous adjustment. This segmentation approach provides ergonomic benefits of adjustability while limiting the mechanism to simple, fixed-position locking, thereby reducing overall device complexity and making the system more reliable and easier to manufacture.
3Reliability
If rotation limiting means is added to restrict seat rotation, then safety is improved by preventing excessive movement, but the adjustment mechanism becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The rotation limiting means is integrated into the adjustment mechanism itself, allowing the seat to rotate freely during adjustment but automatically locking at pre-determined safe angular positions (30°-45° relative to horizontal). This dynamic approach provides safety by preventing excessive rotation while maintaining simplicity through the use of a straightforward locking mechanism that engages at specific angles, rather than requiring continuous rotation control.
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AI summary
A child bathing stand or chair for supporting a child, particularly an infant or baby, and for use during bathing. The bathing stand or chair having a pedestal for supporting in an elevated position the seat which supports the child's body. The seat includes a shell that forms a hollow pod having sides that act as guards , a seat base and a seatback and the seat base has lateral sides and a centrally disposed substantially planar middle section having a plurality of apertures arranged to allow water to channel and drain from the seat base during use.