Drain Cleaning Device With Micro-Hook Tip for Hair Removal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Bathroom drains are frequently clogged by hair that combines with sticky products, leading to slow drainage and blockages, and existing methods such as chemical drain cleaners and plungers often fail to effectively remove the hair clogs without causing damage or health issues.
Innovation Solution
A drain cleaning device comprising a detachable handle section and a drain cleaning stick with a tip section featuring a central core and protruding elements, such as micro-hook elements, designed to grab and collect debris from the drain pipe, allowing for effective removal of hair and other obstructions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If chemical drain cleaners are used, then drain unclogging capability is improved, but harmful effects increase (corrosive damage to drain structure and health risks)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces chemical drain cleaners with a mechanical device consisting of a rotating auger or corkscrew mechanism that physically breaks up and extracts hair clogs from the drain pipe, eliminating the need for corrosive chemicals while maintaining effective drain unclogging capability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a mechanical intermediary device (the drain cleaning tool with auger mechanism) that mediates between the user and the clog, allowing mechanical removal of obstructions without direct contact between corrosive chemicals and the drain structure or user
2Length of moving object
If drain cleaning devices with long reach are used, then ability to reach deep clogs is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the drain cleaning device into modular segments including a handle section, a flexible or telescoping shaft, and a tip section with auger mechanism, allowing the device to reach deep clogs while maintaining simplicity through modular construction that can be assembled and disassembled easily
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The drain cleaning device effectively unblocks drains by removing accumulated hair and debris, avoiding the use of corrosive chemicals and providing a safe, efficient method for maintaining drain functionality.
Implementation Method 1
a tip section including a central core portion and a plurality of protruding elements integrally formed with the central core portion, the plurality of protruding elements configured to grab and collect debris from the drain pipe
Data Source
AI summary
A drain cleaning device for removing debris from a drain is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the drain cleaning device includes a handle section, an elongated rod section having a first end and a second end oppositely disposed relative to the first end, the first end of the elongated rod section being connected to the handle section; and a tip section connected to the second end of the elongated rod section, the tip section including a central core portion and a plurality of protruding elements extending from the central core portion, the plurality of protruding elements configured to grab and collect debris from a drain pipe.