Portable Shower Head Adapter for Gravity Flow From Fluid Containers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable shower devices lack control over water volume and direction, require mechanical equipment for support, and are not easily portable or adaptable to various fluid container sizes, limiting their usability and convenience.
Innovation Solution
A portable shower apparatus that includes an air evacuator tube, a shower head with fluid distribution holes, and a funnel adapter, allowing for removably threadable connection to various fluid containers, enabling efficient water flow without the need for external support and accommodating different container sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If a large volume of water is used in portable showers, then the shower can provide adequate water flow, but the weight and portability of the device deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The shower device is divided into separable components: a collapsible water storage bag that can be detached from the shower head assembly. This allows users to carry only the essential shower components and fill the water bag separately, reducing the weight of the carried equipment while maintaining adequate water volume for showering.
Solution Approach 2:
The water storage bag is designed to be collapsible and expandable. When not in use, the bag can be collapsed to minimize volume and weight. When in use, it expands to hold the required water volume, providing dynamic adaptability to different usage scenarios without permanently carrying excessive weight.
2Ease of operation
If solar showers are suspended above the user, then gravity can provide water flow, but the user cannot simultaneously hold and use the shower
Solution Approach 1:
The shower device incorporates an integrated collapsible bag that can be held and manipulated by the user directly. The user controls the water flow by manipulating the bag and shower head assembly together, eliminating the need for separate suspension equipment and making the device self-sufficient and easy to operate.
3Productivity
If electric pumps are used to force water through the showerhead, then continuous water flow is achieved, but electrical power is required
Solution Approach 1:
The device replaces electric pumps with a gravity-based flow system using a collapsible water bag positioned above the shower head. Water flows continuously through gravity alone, eliminating the need for electrical power while maintaining productive water flow for showering.
4Ease of operation
If manual pumps or CO2 devices are used to create pressure, then water can be forced through the showerhead, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention replaces complex manual pumps or CO2 pressure systems with a simple gravity-based elevation system. By positioning the collapsible water bag above the shower head, natural gravity provides sufficient water pressure without requiring additional mechanical pressure generation devices, thereby simplifying the overall system.
5Quantity of substance
If bottles are shaken to force water out, then minimal water can be dispensed, but continuous stream cannot be achieved due to vacuum formation
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the air replacement function from the bottle system by using a separate collapsible bag design. As water flows out, air can enter the bag through its opening, preventing vacuum formation and enabling continuous water stream without requiring shaking or complex valve mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a compact, portable, and versatile shower system that allows for controlled water flow and adaptability to various container sizes, enhancing usability in outdoor and emergency situations without the need for additional support equipment.
Implementation Method 1
an air evacuator tube for delivering environmental air into the fluid container
Implementation Method 2
hand held gravity impelled portable handheld shower
Implementation Method 3
shower head with fluid distribution holes
Data Source
AI summary
A portable shower apparatus includes a shower head, funnel adapter, mounted on an air evacuator tube, for use with a conventional fluid container. The shower head includes a shower face plate having a plurality of fluid dispensing holes; shower face plate is circumvented by a ring connector having internal threads. The funnel adapter includes two opposing openings having cylindrical connector pieces, a first cylindrical connector piece and a second cylindrical connector piece; first connector piece having a greater diameter than the second connector pieces. The shower head ring connector is threadably coupled to the first connector piece while a preexisting filled fluid container is coupled to the second connector piece. When the portable shower is inverted, fluid, preferably water, flows from the fluid container towards the user. Other embodiments are disclosed including a variety of transitional adapters to use with a variety of sizes of conventional fluid containers.