Pool cleaning device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pool brooms are inefficient for cleaning modern pool surfaces with complex contours, often causing damage and requiring excessive effort, as they are difficult to maneuver and ineffective in removing contaminants without dispersing them in the water.
Innovation Solution
A microfiber pool broom head with a hinged base member and upturned distal ends, allowing for flexible movement and easy attachment/removal of a microfiber cloth, which is designed to fit pool contours and reduce contamination dispersion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If conventional nylon brushes are used for cleaning pool surfaces, then cleaning coverage area is increased, but the device cannot effectively clean contoured surfaces and corners
Solution Approach 1:
The broom head is designed with a flexible, contoured shape that can dynamically adapt to different pool surfaces including walls, floors, corners, and steps. The flexible nature allows the broom head to conform to irregular geometries while maintaining effective cleaning contact across various surfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The broom head incorporates a contoured, curved design rather than a flat rigid structure. This curvature enables the broom to follow and clean contoured pool surfaces, corners, and irregular geometries effectively while maintaining broad cleaning coverage.
2Strength
If rigid nylon brushes are used for cleaning, then structural strength is maintained, but surface damage occurs and maneuverability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the material parameter from rigid nylon to a flexible material that can deform and conform to surfaces. This parameter change eliminates surface damage while maintaining structural integrity through the flexible construction that can absorb stresses without causing harm to pool surfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The broom head utilizes a flexible shell construction that allows it to adapt to surfaces without rigid contact. This flexibility prevents surface damage while the overall structure maintains sufficient strength for effective cleaning through its resilient design.
3Productivity
If wide lateral span brushes are used for efficient cleaning of planar walls, then cleaning efficiency is improved, but access to corners and crevices is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible broom head can dynamically adjust its shape and orientation to access corners and crevices while maintaining broad cleaning coverage on planar surfaces. The flexibility allows the wide span design to conform to irregular geometries, combining the advantages of both wide coverage and corner access.
4Ease of operation
If conventional brushes are used for cleaning, then cleaning action is provided, but contaminants are dispersed in pool water
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the cleaning mechanism parameter from abrasive bristle contact to gentle flexible surface contact. This parameter change allows effective cleaning action while preventing contaminant dispersion, as the flexible material collects and contains contaminants rather than scattering them into the pool water.
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AI summary
A device for cleaning a swimming pool comprising a base member. The base member having a first base portion and a second base portion. A socket disposed on the base member, and the first base portion the and second base portion each respectively having a hinge end and a distal end. The second base portion hinge end is attached to the first base portion hinge end forming a hinge of the base member. A microfibre cloth removably mountable to the base member; and wherein the second base portion is configured to move between a first position and a second position, in which the first position is an operating position and the second position is a cloth removal position.