Clear Polymer Raft Bottom for Unobstructed Underwater Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing underwater viewing devices do not have a clear viewing window that also serves as the floor and support structure, limiting the user's unobstructed view and immersive experience of walking on water.
Innovation Solution
A three-piece polymer raft with a clear one-piece polymer bottom serving as both the floor and support structure, allowing users to sit or lie face down on the clear viewing window for an unobstructed underwater view while maintaining buoyancy and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional raft design with a center cutout and separate viewing window is used, then users can view underwater objects, but the viewing window does not serve as the floor or support structure, limiting the immersive experience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the viewing window and floor/support structure into a single integrated clear bottom section. This eliminates the need for separate components and center cutouts found in traditional designs, allowing users to lie directly on the clear bottom for an immersive walking-on-water experience while maintaining structural integrity and buoyancy
2Strength
If a rigid plastic material is used for the viewing window, then structural strength is improved, but the raft loses flexibility and the walking-on-water sensation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the material parameter from rigid plastic to flexible transparent material for the clear bottom section. This allows the material to maintain sufficient strength for structural support while providing the flexibility needed to create the walking-on-water sensation and conform to the user's body
3Ease of operation
If breathing holes are included in the raft design, then users can breathe comfortably, but they obstruct the underwater view and require users to position their faces in specific locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and eliminates the breathing holes from the traditional raft design. Instead, users breathe from the surface while lying on the clear bottom, which provides an unobstructed underwater view across the entire surface area without requiring face positioning in specific locations
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
Enables users to view underwater objects and terrain without getting wet, providing an immersive sensation of walking on water and allowing interaction with other swimmers without entering the water, especially suitable for children.
Implementation Method 1
The bottom section is a clear one-piece polymer that serves as the floor and support structure for the user... when a person sits or lies face down, that person places their entire body onto the viewing window... the person has an unobstructed underwater view
Implementation Method 2
The first embodiment is a three-piece polymer recreational raft... The raft is durable, buoyant and flexible
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a device for viewing underwater objects without getting wet while experiencing the sensation of walking on water. The device comprises an inflated raft with a clear bottom designed to allow a person to sit or lie face down and view underwater objects while experiencing the movement of the water without getting wet. This clear bottom has no air pockets and is flexible, thus the person receives the sensation of walking on water instead of air.