Portable Urinal Mounting Assembly with Strap-Based Walker Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing portable urinals for bed-ridden or disabled individuals lack support and adjustability, making them difficult to use while standing, and are not easily attachable to standard walkers, nor are they lightweight or easy to clean and sterilize.
Innovation Solution
A portable urinal mounting assembly with side support assemblies, straps, and sleeves that allow for secure attachment to a walker, providing a hands-free, positionally adjustable, lightweight, and easy-to-clean urinal solution for disabled or bed-ridden males.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If a portable urinal is designed to be lightweight and made of non-rigid components, then ease of operation and portability are improved, but structural strength and stability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The urinal assembly is divided into separate components: a lightweight non-rigid urinal body, a mounting assembly with straps, and attachment mechanisms. This segmentation allows the urinal itself to remain lightweight and flexible while the mounting structure provides the necessary strength and stability when attached to the walker.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a portable urinal is designed to be positionally adjustable in height and orientation, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly incorporates dynamic adjustment mechanisms including straps of varying lengths, adjustable attachment points on the walker, and flexible positioning that allows the urinal to be oriented at different angles and heights to accommodate various user needs and walker configurations.
3Ease of operation
If a portable urinal is designed to attach to a standard walker with multiple components, then ease of operation is improved, but ease of manufacture deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly is manufactured as separate modular components including straps, attachment devices, and mounting elements that can be produced independently using simple manufacturing processes, then assembled into a complete attachment system that is easy to operate.
4Ease of operation
If a portable urinal uses non-rigid components for lightweight construction, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The design merges non-rigid lightweight components (urinal body, flexible straps) with rigid attachment elements (clips, fasteners, mounting brackets) to create a hybrid system that maintains both flexibility for ease of operation and sufficient rigidity for reliable attachment to the walker structure.
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AI summary
A portable urinal mounting assembly selectively connectable to a walker having a pair of side support assemblies including upper and lower support braces. The mounting assembly comprises an body sleeve adapted to receive a portable urinal. Front left and right straps and rear left and right straps are attached to the body sleeve. Each of the front and rear left and right straps have an end portion including an attachment device. The end portions of the straps are arranged and designed to be removably secured to the upper and lower support braces of the pair of side support assemblies.