Hose Handle Clamp System for Safe Single-Handed Lifting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hose handling systems are cumbersome and unsafe due to the heavy weight and slippery nature of suction hoses, requiring cumbersome devices that add installation and removal time, which is not practical in industrial environments where efficiency and safety are critical.
Innovation Solution
A single-handed operable hose handle clamp system with a clamp assembly that securely grips cylindrical objects, allowing easy lifting and carrying by providing a clamp-lock mechanism for quick attachment and detachment, enabling efficient and safe handling of hoses without additional installation time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a hose is filled with water to increase its functionality, then the hose can transport fluid effectively, but the hose weight increases dramatically making it difficult and unsafe to handle
Solution Approach 1:
A handle assembly acts as an intermediary device between the worker and the heavy hose. The handle assembly includes a body with a handle extending therefrom, allowing the worker to grip and control the hose without directly bearing its full weight. This mediator transfers the mechanical load from the worker's hand to the hose structure itself, enabling safe handling of water-filled hoses weighing up to 70 pounds or more.
2Reliability
If suction hoses are used in wet and muddy environments to perform their function, then the hoses can effectively pump fluids, but the hoses become slippery and much more difficult to lift and pull
Solution Approach 1:
The handle assembly provides a localized grip point with specific surface characteristics that remain effective even when the surrounding hose environment is wet and muddy. The handle body and grip surfaces are designed to maintain adequate friction and control, creating a local zone of improved handling quality that is independent of the contaminated hose surface conditions.
3Ease of operation
If a device is attached to make hose handling easier, then the lifting operation becomes safer and easier, but the device requires additional installation and removal time which reduces productivity
Solution Approach 1:
The handle assembly is designed as an integrated unit that combines the gripping mechanism, structural support, and control elements into a single assembled device. This merged design eliminates the need for multiple separate components that would require sequential installation steps, allowing the entire handle assembly to be attached to the hose in one operation and removed in one operation, thereby minimizing time loss while maximizing handling safety.
4Productivity
If larger diameter hoses are used to increase fluid capacity, then the pumping efficiency improves, but the hoses become exceedingly heavy and cumbersome to handle
Solution Approach 1:
The handle assembly serves as a counterbalancing mechanism that compensates for the excessive weight of large diameter hoses. By providing a mechanical leverage point and distributed grip surface, the handle assembly counteracts the gravitational force on the heavy hose, allowing workers to control and reposition high-capacity hoses that would otherwise be impossible to handle safely.
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AI summary
A hose handle system is a pump suction hose clamp or pipe clamp with a handle attached that a user can place on a suction hose or the like to lift and move the hose from one location to another. The hose handle system is designed for easy single handed operation and provides quick attachment and positive grip of the connection. The hose handle clamp assembly has a left clamp side that is hinged to a right clamp side, and the right clamp side is attached to a clamp main body. A clamp lock is pivotally attached to the left side of the clamp main body and is able to lock the left clamp side to the clamp main body thereby locking the clamp onto the hose.