Mobile Child Support Device with Rolling Base and Adjustable Height
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing child support and entertainment devices are often stationary, lacking mobility and height adjustability, which is inadequate for active lifestyles and varying child and caregiver heights.
Innovation Solution
A mobile child support device with a free-standing frame, rolling elements, and adjustable height features, including a base panel with rollers, upright support legs, and a handle for easy movement and maneuverability, ensuring the device can be used by caregivers of different heights and accommodate growing children.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If child support devices are made stationary for stability, then safety is improved, but mobility deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The device incorporates a dual-state mobility system with locking castors that can be switched between locked (stationary) and unlocked (mobile) positions. This dynamic configuration allows the device to transition between stable and mobile states as needed, resolving the contradiction between safety requiring stability and the need for mobility in active lifestyles.
2Stability of the object's composition
If child support devices are made fixed in location, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The locking castor mechanism enables the device to dynamically adapt its mobility state. When castors are locked, the device remains stationary providing structural stability; when unlocked, the device can be easily moved to different locations, providing adaptability for active lifestyles and varying usage needs.
3Ease of manufacture
If jumper height is fixed, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The jumper incorporates an adjustable height mechanism with multiple fixed height positions that can be selectively engaged. This allows the jumper to adapt to children of different ages and sizes while maintaining relatively simple manufacturing through standardized height increments and modular construction.
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 mobile device provides enhanced mobility and adjustability, allowing caregivers to easily move the device between locations and adjust its height to suit children of different sizes, addressing the limitations of stationary devices.
Implementation Method 1
a base panel having a plurality of roller elements for rolling support of the child support and entertainment device on a support surface
Data Source
AI summary
A mobile child support and entertainment device includes a base panel having roller elements for rolling support along a support surface, an upper support body having a seat positioned generally centrally therein for receiving a child, and at least one support leg extending between the base panel and the upper support body. The device allows a caregiver to move the child in the device from location to location, and provides entertainment and activity for the child. Embodiments of the device are configured for ease of maneuverability and access.