Extendable Pool Water Testing Device With Telescopic Handle
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Solution Overview
Problem
Elderly individuals and those with physical ailments face difficulties in bending and dipping test kits into pool water, leading to safety issues and potential neglect in water testing, which can result in unsafe bacterial and algae growth.
Innovation Solution
An extendable pool water testing and collection device with a telescopic handle and articulating joint, allowing users to collect and test water samples without bending or kneeling, and featuring transparent test chambers with color markings for easy chemical analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users dip test kits into pool water manually, then water samples can be obtained for testing, but users with physical ailments face safety risks and operational difficulties due to bending and kneeling requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a telescopic handle that extends vertically from the test device, allowing users to collect water samples while standing upright. This adds a vertical dimension to the sampling operation, eliminating the need for bending or kneeling and thereby resolving the safety risks associated with manual water collection
Solution Approach 2:
The telescopic handle acts as an intermediary between the user and the water sample collection process. It transmits the user's gripping force to the test device while maintaining a safe distance and ergonomic posture, thereby eliminating direct physical contact requirements that cause bending and kneeling
2Measurement precision
If test chambers are made transparent with color markings, then chemical test results become easier to read, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The test chambers incorporate color markings and transparent walls that change or display colors corresponding to different chemical test results. This visual indication system enhances measurement precision by making color comparisons straightforward, while the integration into the chamber design keeps manufacturing feasible through molding processes
3Productivity
If multiple water samples are collected simultaneously, then testing efficiency improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into distinct functional modules: a telescopic handle for positioning, multiple separate test chambers for different water samples, and a common base structure. This segmentation allows simultaneous collection of multiple samples while keeping each component relatively simple and easy to manufacture
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple test chambers are merged into a single integrated device body that shares common structural elements like the base and handle attachment points. This combining approach enables simultaneous multi-sample collection while avoiding the complexity of multiple separate devices, achieving productivity improvement without proportional increase in overall device complexity
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AI summary
An extendable pool water testing and collection device includes a pair of test chambers along a front end, and a basin for receiving and collecting large samples of water. The front wall of the main body is transparent for viewing water within the chambers and includes a plurality of reagent color indicator markings. A funnel is provided along one side of the main body for dispensing water from the basin into a secondary object. A pair of removable caps are provided for the chambers, and a single lid covers each of the basin and the chambers. An extendable handle having an articulating joint is connected to the top end of the main body for allowing a user to submerge the chambers and basin into a body of water without kneeling or bending.