Pool flotation tether assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Pools pose risks to small animals due to drowning, chemical exposure, and clogged filters, while users face challenges in enjoying pool time with food and drinks and decorating without tripping hazards or limited decoration options.
Innovation Solution
A pool floatation tether assembly with a foam float of varying densities, an anchor, and a tether that secures to the pool wall, providing a stable platform for animals to escape, holding food and drinks, and anchoring decorations without tripping hazards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If unanchored decorations are used in the pool, then the pool can be decorated, but the decorations can be pushed into one area by the wind creating hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The decoration system is divided into separate components: a floatation device, an anchor, and a tether. The float provides decoration functionality while the anchor-tether system prevents it from becoming a hazard, allowing each component to address specific aspects of the problem independently
Solution Approach 2:
The tether acts as an intermediary element connecting the float to the anchor. It transmits the restraining force from the anchor to the float, preventing the float from moving into hazardous positions while maintaining the decorative function
2Stability of the object's composition
If anchored decorations with weighted bags are used, then the decorations are secured, but the anchor creates a tripping hazard for users
Solution Approach 1:
The anchor is moved from the horizontal plane (ground level where users walk) to the vertical dimension (submerged or pool floor level). This dimensional relocation maintains the stabilizing function while removing the tripping hazard from the user pathway
3Ease of operation
If food and drinks are placed on the ground next to the pool, then they are accessible, but they create trip hazards and can be kicked into the pool
Solution Approach 1:
The float is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides flotation, serves as a stable platform for food and drinks, and the anchored tether system prevents it from becoming a hazard. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate solutions for each problem
4Reliability
If animals are prevented from entering the pool, then drowning is prevented, but the pool functionality is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The safety function is extracted from the pool environment itself and implemented through a separate floatation device. The float acts as a life-saving platform that animals can access independently, while the pool's primary recreational function remains unchanged
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The assembly prevents animal drowning, offers a safe and stable platform for food and drinks, and allows for a wider range of pool decorations while securing them without creating hazards, enhancing pool safety and usability.
Implementation Method 1
a foam float made of a plurality of foam density materials... Float configured to stay afloat on water
Data Source
AI summary
An assembly and method for the use of a float in a pool. The assembly provides a stable platform to place food, drink, and decorations. Additionally, the assembly reduces the number of small animals drowning or dying in a pool by providing a stable platform in which to climb onto to get out of the water. The assembly includes a foam float, tether, and anchor. The anchor and tether confine the area the float can travel. The anchor is attached to the pool wall, eliminating a tripping hazard next to the pool.