Pool Gate Peg Shifter With Off-Center Shim Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Installing a mesh pool fence around a swimming pool can be difficult, especially when the distance between installation holes for a pool gate pegs does not match the distance between the pegs, leading to improper installation and potential safety hazards.
Innovation Solution
A peg shifter device with an adjustable peg and shim mechanism that allows for adjusting the distance between pegs to match the installation holes, ensuring proper installation of the pool gate.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the pool gate is installed using fixed-position pegs, then the installation process is simple, but the distance between pegs cannot be adjusted to match installation holes, leading to improper installation
Solution Approach 1:
The peg shifter transforms the fixed-position peg system into a dynamic, adjustable system. The main body can be repositioned along the pool gate, and the peg position can be adjusted relative to the main body, enabling the peg distance to adapt to different installation hole configurations while maintaining installation simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The pool gate installation system is divided into separable components: the pool gate, peg shifters, and pegs. This segmentation allows independent adjustment of each component's position, enabling flexible adaptation to various installation hole distances while keeping the overall installation process straightforward
2Productivity
If the peg distance does not match the installation holes, then the installation process is faster, but the gate cannot be properly secured, creating safety hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The peg shifter incorporates self-adjustment capabilities where the installer can independently modify the peg position and main body location to match the installation holes. This self-service adjustment mechanism ensures accurate alignment without requiring additional tools or assistance, maintaining fast installation while achieving proper fit
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows changing of geometric parameters (peg position, main body position) to match the installation requirements. By adjusting these parameters, the peg distance can be made equal to the distance between installation holes, ensuring both speed and accuracy in installation
3Adaptability or versatility
If the shim is removed to shift the peg off-center, then the peg position is adjusted, but the structural symmetry is changed
Solution Approach 1:
The design intentionally incorporates asymmetry as a functional feature. By allowing the shim to be removed or repositioned, the peg can be shifted off-center relative to the main body, creating an asymmetric configuration that enables adjustment to match non-standard installation hole distances while maintaining structural integrity
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AI summary
The installation of a pool fence, specifically a pool gate, requires the drilling of installation holes on the ground near the pool. If the distance between the installation holes for the pool gate does not equal the distance between the pegs coupled to the pool gate, a peg shifter may be used that has an adjustable peg that can shift to change the location of the peg to make equal the two aforementioned distances when the peg shifter is coupled to the pool gate. The adjustability of the location of the peg when coupled to the pool gate may be accomplished by restructuring the body of the peg shifter to off-center the peg. Such restructuring of the body of the peg shifter may be done by removing a shim attached to one side of the peg shifter to the opposite side.