Permeable Pet Wash Collar for Hands-Free Water Distribution
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Solution Overview
Problem
Washing pets, such as dogs, is challenging due to the difficulty in simultaneously controlling the animal and delivering water and soap to the desired location, as individuals lack sufficient hands to manage restraints and water distribution effectively.
Innovation Solution
A collar with a flexible permeable hose is secured around the pet's neck, allowing water to be distributed along its length, with a hose coupling for attaching a garden hose, and adjustable features for different pet sizes, enabling efficient water delivery and soap application during washing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a person manually washes a pet, then water and soap can be delivered to the pet, but the person cannot simultaneously control the pet and manage water distribution due to insufficient hands
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the water delivery system with the pet restraint system by integrating a permeable hose into the collar structure. This merging allows the collar to simultaneously restrain the pet and distribute water along its entire length, eliminating the need for separate manual water application and freeing the user's hands for pet control.
Solution Approach 2:
The collar with integrated permeable hose enables self-service washing by allowing water to automatically distribute along the collar's length through its permeable structure. The system serves itself by using the collar's own structure as the water delivery mechanism, reducing the need for manual intervention in water application while maintaining pet control.
2Productivity
If water is delivered to the pet using traditional methods, then washing can be performed, but water wastage occurs and the process becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The permeable hose in the collar delivers water locally and directly to the pet's body surface along the neck and shoulder areas where it is most needed. This localized water application through the collar's perimeter structure reduces water wastage by preventing runoff and ensuring water contacts the pet's coat immediately, thereby improving washing efficiency.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed-length collar is used, then the structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate pets of different sizes
Solution Approach 1:
The collar incorporates an adjustable length mechanism that allows dynamic modification of the collar's perimeter to fit pets of various sizes. This dynamic adjustment capability enables the same collar structure to adapt to different neck circumferences while maintaining the integrated water distribution function, balancing versatility with structural simplicity.
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 collar allows for hands-free water distribution and soap application, ensuring effective washing while controlling the pet, reducing water wastage and simplifying the washing process.
Implementation Method 1
a flexible permeable hose to distribute water along much or all of the length of the collar
Data Source
AI summary
A pet washing collar includes a flexible permeable hose for placement around the neck of a pet. A hose coupling delivers water into the interior of the hose which distributes water around part of the neck of the pet. In some embodiments, the flexible permeable hose includes inner and outer tubes. A length adjuster allows lengthening and shortening of the collar to accommodate pets of different size. A buckle connects ends of the collar together to allow it to be placed and removed from a pet. The effective water distributing length of the hose is adjustable by selectively pinching off part of the hose.