Rotatable Hang Cap for Floor Cleaning Handle
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing floor cleaning implements lack a handle design that is easy to assemble and use, particularly one with a rotably mounted angled hang cap that can be oriented properly when hung on a wall or surface.
Innovation Solution
A handle design featuring an elongated pole with a fixed end cap and a rotably mounted hang cap that can be snap-fitted in place, allowing rotational movement but not vertical movement, enabling easy assembly and proper orientation of the cleaning head when hung.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the hang cap is fixedly mounted on the pole, then the assembly is simple, but the cleaning head cannot be properly oriented when hung on a wall
Solution Approach 1:
The hang cap is made rotatable relative to the pole through a simple rotational mounting mechanism, allowing the cleaning head to be dynamically oriented in different positions when hung on a wall, rather than being fixed in a single orientation
2Ease of operation
If the hang cap is rotably mounted on the pole, then the cleaning head can be properly oriented, but the assembly becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The handle is divided into separate components (pole, hang cap, end cap) that can be manufactured independently and then assembled together, with the hang cap designed to rotate relative to the pole through a simple interface that facilitates easy assembly
3Adaptability or versatility
If the hang cap can move vertically relative to the end cap, then adjustment is possible, but the structure becomes unstable
Solution Approach 1:
The hang cap is designed to rotate freely relative to the end cap while being constrained from vertical movement, allowing angular adjustment for proper orientation while maintaining structural stability through the fixed radial position
Data Source
AI summary
A handle for an implement for cleaning a surface, such as a floor, includes an elongated pole, an end cap and a hang cap. The elongated pole has a top end and a bottom end. The bottom end of the elongated pole is adapted to be coupled to a cleaning head on the implement. The end cap is fixedly mounted over the top end of the pole and the hang cap is movably mounted over the end cap. The end cap and hang cap are constructed so that when the hang cap is mounted in place on the end cap, the hang cap can rotate relative to the end cap but cannot move up or down relative to the end cap. This construction includes a pair of lateral grooves on the outer surface of the end cap and a pair of lateral ribs on the inner surface of the hang cap which are in registration with the lateral grooves on the end cap when the hang cap is mounted over the end cap. The hang cap has a hole for removably mounting the implement on a hook attached to a wall. In one version of the handle, the hang cap is shaped straight while in another version of the implement the hang cap is angled (i.e. bent). Since the hang cap can be rotated relative to the end cap and the end cap is fixed relative to the elongated pole, the pole can easily be rotated relative to the hang cap so that cleaning the head is at the proper orientation against the wall on which the hook is mounted.