Universal Pool Pump-Trap Wrench with Offset Levers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pool maintenance tools require multiple specialized wrenches for different manufacturers' equipment, leading to increased wear and cumbersome usage, with existing solutions failing to provide a single, reliable, and cost-effective tool for maintaining and cleaning pool pump-traps.
Innovation Solution
A compact, lightweight pool pump-trap wrench system with an ergonomic design, comprising a handle-frame, top-unit, and offset-lower-levers, made from ultra-violet light-resistant plastic materials, designed to accommodate various pool pump-trap covers and manufacturers, featuring textured surfaces and color-coding for easy use and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple specialized wrenches are used for different manufacturers' pool equipment, then the tool can accommodate various equipment types, but the wear on equipment increases and storage becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The wrench is designed with a universal jaw mechanism that can accommodate multiple sizes and types of pool pump-trap covers from different manufacturers. The adjustable jaw width and specialized notched edges allow a single tool to perform the function of multiple specialized wrenches, reducing equipment wear by eliminating the need to switch between different tools
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple specialized wrenches are used for different manufacturers' pool equipment, then the tool can accommodate various equipment types, but the storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The wrench consolidates the functionality of multiple specialized tools into a single device. The adjustable and reconfigurable jaw mechanism allows one wrench to replace several manufacturer-specific tools, significantly reducing the storage space needed for pool maintenance equipment
3Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable wrenches are used on pool equipment, then the tool can fit different sizes, but the wear on the device and fasteners increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wrench features specialized notched edges and jaw configurations at specific locations on the tool head. These localized features are designed to engage with specific portions of pool pump-trap covers, distributing the mechanical stress evenly across the fastener and tool contact points. This prevents the concentrated wear that occurs with traditional adjustable wrenches, thereby improving reliability and reducing wear on both the tool and the pool equipment fasteners
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AI summary
A pool pump-trap wrench system including a pool pump-trap wrench assembly. The pool pump-trap wrench assembly including, a handle-frame, a top-unit, and two offset-lower-levers. The handle-frame, the a top-unit, and the two offset-lower-levers are structured and arranged in combination to provide a user with a device useful for affixing to a wide variety of pool pump-trap covers for cleaning and maintaining a the pool pump-trap. The handle-frame includes a handle and a frame. The frame includes a frame-opening, at least one frontward-notch, and at least one rearward-notch. Included is the top unit including a front-member, a rear-member, and a center-section; with the center-section including a body and a body-opening. The handle-frame includes the handle; the frame includes the frame-opening, the at least one frontward-notch, and the at least one rearward-notch; where the top-unit includes the front-member, the rear-member.