Horizontal Standing Mirror with Integrated Suction and Lighting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mirrors are not designed to facilitate easy trimming and grooming of hard-to-reach areas of the body, and they lack features for efficient hair removal and portability.
Innovation Solution
A standing mirror with a horizontal, round, flat surface surrounded by a frame containing a razor and LED lights, equipped with suction tubes for hair collection and telescoping, pivoting legs with non-slip feet, allowing for easy use and portability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional mirrors are used for trimming hard-to-reach areas, then the basic reflection function is provided, but the trimming efficiency and user convenience deteriorate due to lack of specialized features
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions into a single mirror system: the horizontal mirror surface for viewing, suction tubes for hair collection, LED lights for illumination, and razor storage compartment. This integration allows simultaneous viewing, lighting, and hair collection during trimming, significantly improving trimming efficiency and convenience for hard-to-reach areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The mirror is positioned in a horizontal plane facing upward, changing from the conventional vertical orientation. This dimensional change allows the user to view hard-to-reach areas (back, head, legs) from above while sitting or lying down, dramatically improving accessibility and trimming efficiency for areas previously difficult to reach.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the mirror includes integrated features like suction tubes, lights, and razor storage, then the functionality is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mirror is designed as a multi-functional device that serves multiple purposes: reflection for viewing, illumination via LED lights, hair collection through suction tubes, and razor storage in the frame compartment. This universality allows a single device to replace multiple separate tools, improving versatility while managing complexity through integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The suction tubes are connected to a vacuum system that automatically collects and removes trimmed hair from the area, eliminating the need for manual hair collection. The LED lights automatically illuminate the area during use. These self-service features reduce the effort required by the user while providing enhanced functionality.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the mirror is designed with fixed legs for stability, then the operational stability is improved, but the portability and storage convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The legs are designed to be adjustable and collapsible rather than fixed. They can be extended and locked into position during use to provide stable support for the horizontal mirror, then collapsed flat for compact storage and portability. This dynamic design allows the structure to adapt between operational and storage states, maintaining stability when needed while enabling easy movement and storage.
Solution Approach 2:
The leg structure is divided into multiple segments that can be independently adjusted and collapsed. This segmentation allows the legs to be broken down into compact sections for storage while maintaining full length and stability during operation, resolving the contradiction between operational stability and portability.
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
Enables efficient trimming of hard-to-reach areas with reduced frustration and time, while allowing for easy storage and transportation due to its collapsible design and integrated hair collection system.
Implementation Method 1
at least one air suction inlet tube (16) having an inlet (17) wherein hair or other material can be passed therethrough using air flow into a receiving bag or pouch (18)
Implementation Method 2
hair passes through a blower (20) forming a connection between the inlet tube (16) and an opening or inlet (21) of the bag (18)
Implementation Method 3
lights disposed in the rim that make the mirror visible for use in darkened areas
Data Source
AI summary
Method and apparatus for a standing mirror having a round, flat mirror disposed in substantially the horizontal plane so that it faces upwardly allowing an operator to see hard to reach and see areas of the body. The mirror is disposed in a frame having a conventional razor disposed in a receptacle thereon along with lights disposed in the rim that make the mirror visible for use in darkened areas. Suction tubes disposed on the mirror remove cut hair into a pouch which hangs onto the side of the mirror. A plurality of supporting folding legs having telescoping sections and pivoting sections support the mirror.