Collapsible Footrest Device for Adjustable Bowel Evacuation Posture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fecal matter evacuation devices are often bulky, non-portable, and require expensive toilet fixtures or take up too much space, failing to accommodate users of varying heights and causing strained muscles due to unnatural bowel positions.
Innovation Solution
A lightweight, portable device with adjustable foot rests that can be raised or lowered to relax the puborectalis muscle, allowing for comfortable bowel movements and easy storage, featuring a telescoping pole system and nonslip rubber foot pads for stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If bulky evacuation devices are used to provide a natural squatting position, then bowel movement comfort is improved, but device portability and storage ease deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into separate components: a toilet seat, a removable pole assembly with footrests, and mounting hardware. This segmentation allows the bulky pole assembly to be detached and stored separately, reducing the volume occupied during normal toilet use while maintaining the squatting position function when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The pole assembly incorporates adjustable height mechanisms that allow the footrests to be dynamically repositioned to accommodate different user heights and preferences. This dynamic adjustment capability ensures optimal bowel movement comfort for various users without requiring a bulky fixed-structure solution.
2Ease of operation
If expensive toilet fixtures are installed to enable natural bowel evacuation, then bowel movement comfort is improved, but manufacturing cost and installation complexity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The squatting position mechanism is extracted from the expensive built-in toilet fixture and implemented as a separate, removable pole assembly that attaches to the existing toilet seat. This extraction allows users to achieve natural bowel evacuation comfort without modifying the toilet structure or incurring high installation costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is designed to be universally compatible with standard toilet seats and can serve multiple users of different heights through adjustable footrests. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for custom-built expensive fixtures for each user while maintaining bowel movement comfort.
3Device complexity
If stationary one-size-fits-all footrest heights are used, then device simplicity is improved, but adaptability to different user heights deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The footrests are designed with adjustable height mechanisms that allow each footrest to be independently positioned at different heights. This dynamic adjustability enables the device to adapt to users of varying heights while maintaining relatively simple construction through the use of basic adjustment mechanisms.
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AI summary
A device for allowing the puborectalis muscle to relax for easier fecal matter evacuation. The device differs from current units because it is a lightweight, portable unit that can collapse and be hidden away from view. The device has a nonslip foot rest that is adjustable based on differences in height of users. An unlocking mechanism enables a user to unlock the foot rests and fold them for easy storage.