Detachable Support Pad for Infant Chest Float Posture Transition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing chest floats are not adaptable to infants as they grow older and become more inclined to swim in a standing posture, limiting their ability to transition from a lying prone to a standing position.
Innovation Solution
A chest float design featuring a detachable support pad that connects to the float body via zipper, velcro, or button connections, allowing conversion from a chest float to a waist float, with adjustable shoulder belts, protective belts, and a floating block for enhanced safety and buoyancy.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the chest float has a fixed support pad structure, then it provides stable support for infants in lying prone position, but it cannot adapt to infants who grow older and prefer standing posture
Solution Approach 1:
The support pad is divided into detachable components that can be removed or reconfigured. Specifically, the support pad includes a first support portion and a second support portion that can be detached from the float body, allowing the float to be transformed from a chest float configuration to a waist float configuration, thus adapting to different swimming postures and age groups
Solution Approach 2:
The float structure transitions from a static fixed support pad design to a dynamic reconfigurable design. The support pad can be adjusted between different states (attached/detached, different positions) to accommodate changing needs of the infant as they grow, enabling the float to adapt dynamically to different swimming stages
2Adaptability or versatility
If the support pad is made detachable to enable posture transition, then adaptability improves, but the ease of operation and safety may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The support pad components are designed to integrate seamlessly with the float body through reliable connection mechanisms. The detachable support pad maintains firm attachment during use through robust fastening systems, ensuring that while the structure is reconfigurable, the operational safety and ease of use are not compromised during actual swimming activities
3Reliability
If floating block is added at the tail, then buoyancy and safety are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The floating block is designed as a separate detachable component that can be independently attached or removed from the float body. This extraction approach allows the buoyancy-enhancing function to be added without permanently increasing the base structure complexity, enabling safety enhancement while maintaining design flexibility
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables infants to transition between lying prone and standing positions, accommodating different ages and improving safety by preventing backward rolling-over and providing comfort and protection.
Implementation Method 1
a float body
Implementation Method 2
By arranging the floating block, the buoyancy at the tail of the chest float is increased, and the risk of backward rolling-over of the infant during swimming is further prevented
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a chest float, comprising a float body; and a support pad, wherein both sides thereof are in detachable connection with both sides of the inner edge of the float body; first and second back limit pads are respectively extended from the two sides of the support pad, the first and second back limit pads are in detachable connection, and a wrapping space is enclosed by the support pad, and first and second back limit pads; when support pad is demounted from the inner edge of the float body from the two sides, the use state of the chest float is switched to the use state of a waist float. By means of the detachable design of the support pad, the chest float realizes the switching between the lying prone state and standing state of an infant, and is adapted to infants of different ages.