Collapsible Bed Bathing Assembly with Frame-Supported Reservoir
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing bathing assemblies for bedridden users lack a collapsible tub configuration that is positionable upon a bed and supported by a frame, which can also be positioned upon the bed, failing to provide an efficient and practical solution for bathing in a bed-bound scenario.
Innovation Solution
A bathing assembly comprising a flexible, water-impermeable sheet positioned between a mattress and a user, surrounded by a frame with interconnectable sections that forms a reservoir for collecting bath water, allowing for easy assembly and disassembly, and includes a drainage system for wastewater management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a bathing assembly uses a rigid tub structure supported by a frame, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability to different bed configurations and ease of storage is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The bathing assembly is divided into separate modular components: a collapsible tub, a support frame with adjustable legs, and connection elements. This segmentation allows the frame to be configured for different bed types while the tub can be collapsed for storage, resolving the contradiction between structural stability during use and adaptability for different configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The support frame incorporates adjustable legs that can be positioned at different heights and angles to accommodate various bed configurations. The collapsible tub can transition between an expanded bathing configuration and a collapsed storage configuration, providing dynamic adaptability while maintaining structural stability when assembled.
2Ease of operation
If a bathing assembly uses a collapsible tub positionable on a bed, then ease of operation and storage is improved, but structural stability and support is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The assembly separates the collapsible tub from the support function, placing the tub on a rigid support frame with adjustable legs. This segmentation allows the tub to be easily collapsed for storage while the frame provides stable support when assembled, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and structural stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The support frame acts as an intermediary between the bed and the collapsible tub, providing stable support for the tub while allowing the tub itself to remain collapsible for easy storage. The frame mediates between the need for stability and the need for ease of operation.
3Device complexity
If a bathing assembly lacks a integrated drainage system, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity and efficiency of bathing process is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The drainage system is merged with the tub structure through integrated channels and outlets that are built into the tub walls. This combining allows efficient water drainage during bathing without adding separate complex drainage components, resolving the contradiction between device complexity and bathing efficiency.
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AI summary
A bed positionable bathing assembly for bathing a bedridden user includes a sheet and a frame. The sheet is substantially impervious to water. The sheet comprises a bottom and a sidewall. The sidewall extends from a circumference of the bottom. The sheet is flexible so that the sidewall is positionable substantially coplanarly with the bottom. The sheet is positionable between a mattress and a user positioned on the mattress. The frame has a lower limit, which is positionable upon the sheet so that the frame surrounds the user. The frame has an upper limit, which is selectively engageable to an upper perimeter of the sidewall so that the sidewall extends transversely or substantially perpendicularly from the bottom and the mattress. The sheet thus defines a reservoir, which can collect water used in bathing the user.