Magnetic Sleep Trainer Attachment for Strap-Free Back-Roll Prevention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sleep training devices that prevent individuals from rolling onto their back while sleeping are uncomfortable due to straps that can twist or pinch, causing discomfort.
Innovation Solution
A sleep training device that detachably attaches to a garment using magnetic or resilient components to create a protrusion on the back, preventing rolling onto the back by applying pressure through a spherical or cylindrical shape.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If straps are used to secure the sleep training device to the garment, then the device can be retained in position on the back, but the straps can twist or pinch the person causing discomfort
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical strap system with a magnetic attachment system. The sleep training device uses magnetic components that attach directly to the garment without requiring straps, eliminating the twisting and pinching issues while maintaining secure retention through magnetic force.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent removes the straps entirely from the system, extracting the problematic component that caused discomfort. The retention function is achieved through a different mechanism (magnetic attachment) that does not involve straps wrapping around the body.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the sleep training device is made resilient and elastomeric, then it can be compressed and return to original shape for comfort, but the attachment mechanism must remain secure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses composite construction combining resilient elastomeric materials for the body of the device with rigid magnetic components for attachment. This allows the device to be comfortable and conformable while maintaining secure attachment through the magnetic components that are not affected by the resilience of the body material.
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
The device effectively prevents rolling onto the back during sleep without causing discomfort by using magnetic or resilient materials that securely attach to clothing, providing a comfortable and effective sleep training solution.
Implementation Method 1
The interior and exterior components may comprise a magnetic component to magnetically couple the two components together.
Implementation Method 2
The body of the sleep training device may be made of a resilient material, such as an elastomeric material that can be compressed and deformed by a compressing force and then return to an original shape after removal of the compressing force.
Data Source
AI summary
A sleep training device is configured to detachably attach to a garment to position the sleep training device on a back of a person during sleep to prevent the person from rolling onto their back during sleep. The sleep training device may include clips to attach to the garment. The sleep training device may include a first component that is configured on an inside surface of the garment and a second component configured on an outside surface of a garment and the two components may detachably attach across the garment to be retained to the garment. The exterior component may actuate to couple to the interior component. The interior and exterior components may comprise a magnetic component to magnetically couple the two components together.