Multi-Panel Potty Chair Cover for Adaptable Fit and Spill Protection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current potty chair covers lack effective designs that securely fit various potty chair models and fail to provide comprehensive protection against spills and messes, particularly in terms of integrating with splash guards and backrests.

Innovation Solution

A potty chair cover design featuring a seat panel and skirt panel with specific edge joinings and patterns, utilizing seams and pockets to adapt to different potty chair dimensions and features, such as splash guards and backrests, made from flexible fabric for easy installation and cleaning.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a simple potty chair cover design is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the cover cannot securely fit various potty chair models or provide comprehensive protection

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefit various potty chair modelsVSAvoidcover design complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The cover is divided into multiple panels (front panel, back panel, left panel, right panel) that can be separately configured to adapt to different potty chair models and features like splash guards and backrests

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The cover design incorporates universal features such as adjustable straps, multiple fastening points, and panels that can accommodate various chair configurations, making it suitable for different potty chair models

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Object-affected harmful factors

If a simple potty chair cover design is used, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but comprehensive protection against spills and messes cannot be provided

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprotection against spills and messesVSAvoidcover manufacturing complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The cover extends protection to multiple dimensions by including front, back, left, and right panels that wrap around the potty chair, providing comprehensive coverage against spills from all directions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The cover design allows panels to be nested or layered, with inner and outer layers that can be adjusted to provide maximum protection while maintaining ease of manufacturing through modular construction

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

3Adaptability or versatility

If a potty chair cover with specific edge joinings and pockets is used, then the adaptability to different potty chair dimensions is improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadapt to different potty chair dimensionsVSAvoidedge joining precision

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The cover incorporates adjustable parameters such as elastic bands with varying tensions, adjustable strap lengths, and flexible fastening mechanisms that can accommodate different chair dimensions without requiring precise manufacturing tolerances

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The use of flexible fabric panels with elastic properties allows the cover to adapt to different dimensions through material deformation rather than relying on rigid, precision-manufactured joints

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Data Source

PatentUS11445868B2Potty chair cover

Publication Date: 2022.09.20 PENNY ELEASE

AI summary

Implementations of a potty chair cover comprising at least two interconnected panels and adapted for a potty chair. Implementations of a potty chair cover comprising at least three interconnected panels and adapted for a potty chair.