Hump-Shaped Applicator for Contactless Sanitary Agent Dispensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sanitary products for toilet bowls, such as adhesive pasty agents and solid bar products, are perceived as unhygienic and require direct contact with the toilet surface, leading to contamination and inefficient application.
Innovation Solution
A device with a cavity for receiving sanitary products, featuring fastening means and hump-shaped dispensing elements separated by a V-groove, allowing for contactless, one-handed application without direct hand contact with the toilet bowl or adhesive, and serving as both an applicator and packaging unit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If adhesive pasty agents are applied directly to the toilet surface, then the cleaning agent can be applied effectively, but the consumer experiences hygiene contamination and unhygienic contact
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary applicator device that mediates between the consumer and the adhesive pasty agent. The applicator comprises a cavity receiving the agent and a applicator surface that contacts the toilet bowl, preventing direct hand contact with the adhesive while enabling effective application. This resolves the hygiene contamination issue while maintaining application effectiveness.
2Ease of operation
If solid bar products are applied directly to the toilet surface, then the agent can be applied, but direct hand contact with the adhesive and toilet bowl causes contamination
Solution Approach 1:
The applicator device serves as an intermediary tool that the consumer holds and uses to apply the solid bar product. The applicator surface makes contact with the toilet bowl while the consumer's hand remains on the applicator body, preventing direct contact with the adhesive and toilet surface, thus eliminating contamination while maintaining application simplicity.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the applicator allows contactless application, then hygiene is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The applicator is segmented into distinct functional parts: a cavity for receiving the agent, fastening means for securing the agent, and an applicator surface for contactless application. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function while keeping the overall structure relatively simple and manufacturable, achieving contactless hygiene without excessive complexity.
4Reliability
If fastening means are provided to secure the sanitary agent, then the agent is retained securely, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening means are designed to automatically secure the sanitary agent in the cavity without requiring additional complex mechanisms. The fastening structure utilizes the cavity geometry and material properties to self-retain the agent, providing reliable retention while minimizing device complexity and manufacturing cost.
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 hygienic, simple, and inexpensive application of sanitary products directly onto the toilet bowl, protecting hands and preventing adhesive contact, while eliminating the need for additional protective films and ensuring secure retention of the product during use.
Implementation Method 1
The attachment of the means in the device can take place in various ways, for example by friction, pressing, gluing and/or reaching under.
Implementation Method 2
adhesive pasty agents are known from WO 99/66017, which are applied directly to the surface of the sanitary object, adhere there
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AI summary
The invention relates to a device for applying bar-shaped sanitary means, comprising a cavity (22) for accommodating the sanitary means (13), means (15, 16, 17, 18) for fastening the sanitary means (13), and elements (24, 25) for discharging the means (13) from the device, wherein the discharge elements (24, 25) are located above the cavity (22) for accommodating the means (13) and wherein the discharge elements (24, 25) are hump-shaped and separated from each other by a V-shaped groove and have two contact surfaces (33, 34), wherein the fastening means (15, 16, 17, 18) can be detached by pressing the contact surfaces toward each other. The invention further relates to a packaging unit.