Pool Seating Assembly with Adjustable Anchoring and Cross Straps
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pool seating assemblies lack a frame with supporting cross straps, cup holders, and a vertically adjustable anchoring mechanism to allow a user to select the seating position relative to the waterline, limiting user comfort and adaptability.
Innovation Solution
A seating assembly comprising a first rectangular frame with perpendicularly extending side members, cross straps, and a second frame with nonlinear rods and frictional fasteners to engage the pool surround, allowing the seat to be positioned below the waterline with adjustable height and removable attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a seating assembly is designed with a fixed anchoring position, then the structure is simple, but the user cannot select the seating position relative to the waterline
Solution Approach 1:
The anchoring mechanism is designed to be dynamically adjustable, allowing the seating assembly to be positioned at different heights relative to the pool waterline. The cross straps can be adjusted along the vertical members to change the anchoring position, enabling users to select optimal seating positions while maintaining structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The vertical members are segmented with multiple adjustment points and cross straps that can be independently positioned. This segmentation allows the anchoring mechanism to be adjusted in discrete segments along the vertical members, providing user-selectable positions without requiring a completely complex continuous adjustment system.
2Ease of operation
If the seat is positioned below the waterline, then user comfort is improved, but the anchoring mechanism becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables dynamic positioning of the seat below the waterline through adjustable cross straps and vertical members. Users can adjust the anchoring position to submerge the seat to any desired depth below the waterline, improving comfort while using a relatively simple adjustment mechanism rather than a complex fixed-depth system.
3Stability of the object's composition
If cross straps are added to the frame, then structural stability is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is segmented into vertical members with multiple cross straps at different heights. This segmentation allows the cross straps to be added as separate components that can be independently manufactured and assembled, improving frame stability without requiring a completely complex monolithic structure. Each cross strap can be manufactured separately and then attached to the vertical members.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables user-selectable seating position and enhanced comfort with adjustable anchoring, reducing the risk of pool damage and providing additional features like cup holders and a footrest, while maintaining stability and adaptability.
Implementation Method 1
a second frame with nonlinear rods and frictional fasteners to engage the pool surround
Data Source
AI summary
A seating assembly for use in a pool includes a first frame, a second frame, and a seat. The first frame is substantially rectangular. The second frame is engaged to and extends substantially perpendicularly from the first frame. The second frame engages a pool surround as the first frame is inserted into a pool to engage a sidewall or a bottom of the pool. The seat is engaged to and extends substantially perpendicularly from the first frame so that the seat is positioned below a waterline of the pool. A user can sit upon the seat.