Foldable Shower Caddy with Locking Hinge for Portable Hygiene Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traveling with personal shower products poses challenges in transportation, organization, and accessibility, particularly in preventing cross-contamination and ensuring easy access in temporary spaces, exacerbated by the need for hygiene products during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Innovation Solution
A portable, compact, and durable foldable shower caddy with a foldable shaft, shelves, and a locking hinge that can be easily set up in the shower, featuring water-draining perforated bases and adjustable shelves for secure storage and accessibility of personal products.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If personal shower products are brought while traveling, then hygiene effectiveness is improved, but transportation and organization complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The shower caddy is divided into multiple shelves and compartments that can be independently adjusted, allowing travelers to segment and organize different hygiene products separately while maintaining overall portability
Solution Approach 2:
The foldable shower caddy serves multiple functions: it acts as a storage container, an organizational system with adjustable shelves, and a portable structure that can be folded for transport and expanded for use, eliminating the need for multiple separate items
2Reliability
If multiple personal products are carried, then hygiene routine completeness is improved, but accessibility and organization difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The caddy is segmented into multiple shelves and compartments that can hold different hygiene products, with each section accessible independently, allowing complete hygiene routines to be organized and easily accessed
Solution Approach 2:
The shelves are designed to be adjustable and reconfigurable, allowing users to dynamically change the organization layout based on their specific hygiene product needs and accessibility requirements
3Weight of moving object
If shower products are stored in compact form, then portability is improved, but setup time and organization effort increases
Solution Approach 1:
The caddy is pre-designed with a foldable structure that collapses into a compact form for transport and automatically configures into an organized storage structure when deployed, eliminating the need for manual setup organization
Solution Approach 2:
The dynamic foldable design allows the caddy to transition smoothly between compact transport state and expanded storage state, with the structure itself performing the organization function during deployment
4Adaptability or versatility
If shelves are made adjustable for versatility, then adaptability is improved, but structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable shelf system is segmented into modular components that can be independently positioned and secured, allowing versatility without requiring a complex overall structural design
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
Provides a convenient, organized, and hygienic way to store and access personal shower products while traveling or in temporary settings, preventing cross-contamination and ensuring easy setup and use, with enhanced stability and water drainage.
Implementation Method 1
The foldable shaft (1) comprises a first shaft section (2), a second shaft section (3), and a locking hinge (4). The first shaft section (2) and the second shaft section (3) are foldably connected to each other by the locking hinge (4) so that the foldable shaft (1) can be folded or unfolded about the locking hinge (4).
Implementation Method 2
The first foldable shelf (6) and the second foldable shelf (7) each comprises a perforated base (8)
Data Source
AI summary
A portable shower caddy includes a foldable shaft, a mounting body, a first foldable shelf, and a second foldable shelf. The foldable shaft includes a first shaft section, a second shaft section, and a locking hinge. The first foldable shelf and the second foldable shelf each includes a perforated base and a frame structure. The first shaft section and the second shaft section are foldably connected to each other by the locking hinge so that the shower caddy can arrange in between a folded configuration and an unfolded configuration via the locking hinge. The perforated base is connected within the frame structure. The mounting body is terminally connected to the first shaft section. The frame structure of the first foldable shelf is slidably positioned along the first shaft section. The frame structure of the second foldable shelf is slidably positioned along the second shaft section.