Inflatable Water Toy Segmented Body and Safety Ring

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Solution Overview

Problem

One-piece inflatable ride-on water toys limit user adjustability and safety, as they rely primarily on inflation pressure for stability and lack effective protection against injuries from edges when falling off.

Innovation Solution

A multi-piece design featuring a stylized body connected via adjustable tethers to a separately inflated safety ring, allowing users to adjust stability and providing protection from injuries, with mechanisms for quick detachment and additional features like pull ropes for simulating a bull riding experience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If a one-piece design is used, then manufacturing is easier and assembly is simpler, but user adjustability and safety are limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemanufacturing easeVSAvoiduser adjustability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The inflatable toy is divided into separate components: a body portion and a safety ring portion that can be independently inflated and connected via tethers. This segmentation allows users to adjust the stability of each component independently while maintaining ease of manufacture through modular production processes

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Device complexity

If a one-piece design is used, then the structure is simpler, but safety protection against injury is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestructural complexityVSAvoidinjury risk

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

An inflatable safety ring is provided that encircles the body portion and can be inflated to create a protective cushion. This safety ring is positioned to catch riders who fall off, providing beforehand protection against injury from nearby edges or the water surface

Inventive Principle:

Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

3Device complexity

If inflation pressure is the main adjustable feature, then the structure remains simple, but the range of stability adjustments is limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadjustment mechanism complexityVSAvoidstability adjustment range

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The toy incorporates adjustable tethers that connect the body portion to the safety ring portion, allowing users to dynamically adjust the connection strength and angle. This provides multiple degrees of freedom for stability adjustment beyond just inflation pressure, enabling customization for different skill levels and riding conditions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

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

Enhances user safety by allowing adjustable stability and protection from injuries, while enabling a more realistic and engaging riding experience through the use of a safety ring and tether mechanisms.

Implementation Method 1

an inflatable ride-on water toy wherein an inflatable body is laterally connected to an inflatable safety ring with a plurality of tethers

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectBuoyancy: Archimedes' Principle (Buoyancy)

Data Source

PatentUS10633061B2Inflatable ride-on water toy

Publication Date: 2020.04.28 DIAL III WALTER DAVID

AI summary

An inflatable ride-on water toy comprising a stylized body that is connected to a separately inflated safety ring using a variety of configurations.