Bathtub support pole
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bathtub support devices lack stability and compactness, often occupying floor space and failing to securely attach to various bathtub shapes and sizes, making them difficult for users with disabilities to safely enter and exit bathtubs.
Innovation Solution
A bathtub support pole with a height adjustment mechanism and clamping mechanism that secures between a ceiling and a bathtub wall, featuring a handle for user support and a clamping mechanism that accommodates different bathtub shapes, providing stability and preventing rotation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If existing bathtub support devices are used, then they can provide basic support, but they lack stability and occupy floor space
Solution Approach 1:
The support pole transitions from floor-based support to vertical wall-mounted support, utilizing the vertical dimension between ceiling and bathtub wall. This eliminates floor space occupation while maintaining stability through vertical anchoring to structural elements (ceiling and wall) rather than floor placement.
Solution Approach 2:
The support device is segmented into distinct functional components: ceiling mounting mechanism, support pole with height adjustment, and bathtub wall clamping mechanism. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently for its specific function while collectively achieving stable, space-efficient support.
2Adaptability or versatility
If existing bathtub support devices are used, then they can provide support, but they fail to securely attach to various bathtub shapes and sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The clamping mechanism incorporates adjustable components that can dynamically adapt to different bathtub wall thicknesses, shapes, and positions. The height adjustment mechanism allows the support pole to accommodate various bathtub heights and configurations, ensuring secure attachment across diverse bathtub types.
Solution Approach 2:
The clamping mechanism is designed with universal adaptability to attach to different bathtub materials (acrylic, fiberglass, steel), shapes (rectangular, oval, freestanding), and wall thicknesses. The ceiling mounting mechanism similarly provides universal installation options, making the device versatile across various bathtub configurations while maintaining reliable attachment.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed height support pole is used, then the structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate various bathtub configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The support pole incorporates a height adjustment mechanism that allows dynamic modification of the pole length between minimum and maximum positions. This enables the device to adapt to different bathtub heights and configurations while maintaining a relatively simple telescoping or adjustable structure rather than requiring multiple fixed-length poles.
Data Source
AI summary
A bathtub support pole can be fixated between a ceiling and a wall of a bathtub. The bathtub support pole includes a support member, and a height adjustment component. The support member has a first end mountable to a ceiling and a second end mountable to the wall of the bathtub. The height adjustment component is located on the support member and is configured to adjust a length of the bathtub support pole between the first end and the second end to fix the first end of the support member against the ceiling and the second end of the support member against the wall of the bathtub. The second end of the support member encompasses a portion of a rim of the bathtub and opposing sides of the wall of the bathtub.