Double-sided scraping blade tool
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing grill grate rod cleaning tools are inadequate for simultaneously and efficiently cleaning the top, sides, and underside of multiple grill grate rods without requiring the grill grate grid to be turned over, and often pose safety issues when dealing with hot rods.
Innovation Solution
A grill grate rod cleaning tool featuring a long shaft with a removable and replaceable double-sided blade having elliptical-shaped slots, allowing for the cleaning of all sides of six grill grate rods without turning the grid over, made from durable materials like stainless-steel and FPVC for safety and comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a wire brush is used to clean grill rods, then food residue can be removed, but wire particles break down and may be ingested with food
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the material parameter from wire (metal) to blade (stainless steel), and changes the cleaning mechanism parameter from bristling to scraping. This transforms the tool from a wire brush that sheds particles to a blade tool that provides continuous cleaning without particle contamination.
Solution Approach 2:
The blade is designed as a replaceable component that can be replaced when worn, rather than using a wire brush that degrades and contaminates food with broken wire particles during its service life.
2Productivity
If a single-sided scraping tool is used, then one side of grill rods can be cleaned, but the underside bottom cannot be cleaned without turning the grill grate over
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges two cleaning surfaces into a single double-sided blade tool. Each side of the blade has slots configured to clean different surfaces of the grill rods, allowing comprehensive cleaning of top, sides, and underside without turning the grill grate.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention adds a second cleaning surface dimension to the tool by making it double-sided. This allows cleaning to occur from multiple angles and orientations simultaneously, eliminating the need to physically turn the grill grate over to access different surfaces.
3Ease of operation
If a short-handled scraping tool is used, then the tool is maneuverable, but the user's hand is too close to hot grill surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The invention applies different properties to different parts of the tool: a long shaft for heat isolation and safety, and a blade portion for cleaning functionality. This local differentiation allows the user's hand to remain far from heat while maintaining effective cleaning capability at the grill surface.
4Manufacturing precision
If a tool cleans only one grill rod at a time, then precise cleaning is possible, but cleaning multiple rods is time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The blade is designed with multiple slots (six per side) that can clean multiple grill rods simultaneously or sequentially. The universal design allows the same blade to handle various rod configurations and sizes while maintaining precise cleaning contact with each rod surface.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention claims a scraping tool for facilitating the effective cleaning of hot or cold grill grates utilizing a 304 stainless-steel, double-sided, elliptical-slotted blade head which is removable and replaceable. One side of the blade head having six elliptical-shaped slots cleaning the right side, top and underside right bottom of the grill grate rods and when the blade head is rotated 180 degrees to the opposite side, the six elliptical-shaped slots, cleans the left side, top and underside left bottom of the grill grate rods, effectively cleaning all six rods without having to remove the grill grate to clean the underside. The long handle/shaft has a shape and texture to safely and comfortably fit the hand while cleaning hot or cold grill grate rods.