Piercing Packet Stain Remover With Evaporation-Isolating Pad
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional stain removal and treatment methods are labor-intensive and inefficient, as they require users to apply and remove solutions manually, leading to exposure to soiled liquids and potential evaporation of cleaning agents, which diminishes their effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
A package with a housing featuring a downwardly extending annular flange and piercing projections that dispense cleaning solutions directly onto a surface, combined with an absorbent pad to absorb the solution, reducing manual labor and evaporation by isolating the surface from the ambient atmosphere.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional manual stain removal methods are used, then users can apply and remove cleaning solutions, but the process becomes labor-intensive and exposes hands to soiled liquids
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning system applies and removes cleaning solution automatically without requiring manual intervention. The package dispenses solution through piercing projections onto the stain, and the absorbent pad automatically absorbs the soiled solution, eliminating the need for users to manually apply, scrub, blot, or rinse the treated area.
Solution Approach 2:
The harmful elements of manual cleaning (application and removal steps) are extracted from the user's task and transferred to an automated package system. The package contains and manages the cleaning solution and absorbent materials, removing the burden of handling soiled liquids from the user.
2Reliability
If cleaning solutions are applied manually and left on surfaces, then stain treatment can occur, but solution evaporation diminishes effectiveness and requires waiting time
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning action is made continuous by immediately absorbing the cleaning solution and soiled liquid as soon as the solution is dispensed. The absorbent pad is in direct contact with the treated surface, continuously drawing up the solution to maintain optimal concentration and prevent evaporation, eliminating the need for waiting periods.
Solution Approach 2:
The potential harm of solution evaporation is converted into a benefit by using the evaporation-driven concentration effect to enhance stain breakdown, then immediately removing the solution before significant evaporation occurs. The system leverages the brief moment of concentrated solution contact to maximize cleaning effectiveness.
3Productivity
If users manually blot and wipe soiled liquid from surfaces, then removal can occur, but this exposes hands to contaminated liquid and requires additional labor
Solution Approach 1:
The absorbent pad automatically performs the blotting and removal function without user intervention. Once the cleaning solution is dispensed onto the stain, the absorbent pad immediately begins absorbing the soiled liquid through capillary action and gravity, lifting it away from the surface and containing it within the pad structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The absorbent pad serves as an intermediary between the cleaning solution and the user. It contacts and contains all soiled liquids, preventing direct exposure to the user's hands while efficiently removing contaminants from the treated surface.
4Area of stationary object
If cleaning solutions are applied to large surfaces, then coverage is achieved, but solution dispersal reduces concentration and effectiveness
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaning system applies solution locally to the specific stained area rather than broadly across large surfaces. The piercing projections dispense solution precisely where needed, and the absorbent pad is positioned to contain the treatment zone, maintaining high solution concentration at the treatment site while limiting spread to surrounding areas.
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
This solution streamlines the cleaning process by applying and absorbing the solution in one step, enhancing the effectiveness of the cleaning agents and reducing manual effort, while minimizing evaporation and exposure to soiled liquids.
Implementation Method 1
The at least one piercing projection is hollow and forms at least a portion of the passageway. The cleaning solution can be discharged from the packet when the packet is positioned in the pocket and the packet is pierced by the at least one piercing projection.
Implementation Method 2
The package can have an absorbent pad connected thereto. The absorbent pad can comprise multiple layers that can be a non-woven layer, a layer made from a carded bonded web and combinations thereof.
Implementation Method 3
When the housing is retained on the surface to be cleaned, the annular flange substantially isolates the surface to be cleaned from the ambient atmosphere.
Data Source
AI summary
A package for delivering a cleaning solution to a surface to be cleaned comprises a housing, a pocket in the housing having at least one piercing projection extending into the pocket and a passageway between the pocket and the surface to be cleaned beneath the housing. A sealed packet containing a cleaning solution can be configured to fit into the pocket and can have at least a portion of an outer surface thereof adapted to be pierced by the at least one piercing projection when the packet is placed in the pocket. The cleaning solution can be discharged from the packet when the packet is positioned in the pocket and the packet is pierced by the at least one piercing projection. The cleaning solution can then be dispensed through the passageway onto a surface to be cleaned.