Dish wand holder

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Solution Overview

Problem

Dish wands are prone to bacterial growth and soap leakage when not properly stored, as they are often rested horizontally on sinks, leading to contamination and waste.

Innovation Solution

A dish wand holder that securely attaches to a sink via a fastener, keeping the dish wand in an upright position to prevent bacterial transfer and soap leakage, featuring a front plate with perpendicular rear plate and tines to accommodate the wand handle, and an aperture for a fastener to secure it to the sink.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the dish wand is rested horizontally on a sink or surrounding area, then it is convenient to store, but bacteria transfer to the dish wand and inhibit drying

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconvenience of storageVSAvoidbacterial contamination

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of resting the dish wand horizontally on the sink surface, the invention inverts the storage orientation by providing an upright vertical holder that receives the dish wand handle in a vertical position, with the scrubbing head extending upward, thereby preventing contact with contaminated surfaces and enabling proper drainage and drying

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention introduces an intermediary device (the upright holder with rear plate and fastener) that mediates between the dish wand and the sink surface, allowing the wand to be stored vertically without direct contact with the horizontal sink surface, thus preventing bacterial transfer while maintaining storage convenience

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If the dish wand is rested horizontally on the sink, then it is easy to store, but the sponge remains damp and promotes bacterial growth

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of storageVSAvoidhygiene safety

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The invention inverts the storage orientation from horizontal to vertical, allowing the sponge and scrubbing surfaces to remain exposed to air and drain properly, preventing the formation of damp conditions that promote bacterial growth while maintaining storage convenience

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

3Device complexity

If the dish wand is stored horizontally, then storage is simple, but soap in the reservoir leaks

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesimplicity of storageVSAvoidsoap leakage

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSLoss of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The invention inverts the storage orientation to vertical position, where gravity acts to keep the soap reservoir contents contained rather than allowing them to leak out, while maintaining storage simplicity through the straightforward upright holder design

Inventive Principle:

Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

Data Source

PatentUS11470963B2Dish wand holder

Publication Date: 2022.10.18 TAYLOR KENNY

AI summary

A dish wand holder includes a front plate having a rear plate extending perpendicularly from an upper end of the front plate. A pair of tines extend from opposing ends of the upper end defining a gap therebetween. The gap is dimensioned to receive a handle of a dish wand therethrough. A fastener is affixed to a lower side of the rear plate, wherein the fastener removably secures the rear plate to a surface.