Shower base installation system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Heavy ceramic shower bases are difficult to position and install due to limited space for manual adjustment and the risk of adhesive being wiped off during placement, especially when trying to lower them into position within a shower enclosure.
Innovation Solution
A shower base installation tool featuring a handle, a flexible strap, and a hook that engages with recesses on the shower base, allowing for lifting and maneuvering, with the option to leave the hook in place after installation, ensuring precise alignment and secure positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a heavy ceramic shower base is used, then durability and aesthetic quality are improved, but ease of positioning and installation deteriorates due to limited space for manual adjustment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an installation tool as an intermediary device between the installer and the heavy shower base. This tool includes a handle, a flexible strap, and a hook that engages with recesses in the shower base, allowing the installer to lift and maneuver the heavy base into position without direct hand contact, thus resolving the contradiction between the base's weight/durability and ease of positioning.
2Strength
If a heavy ceramic shower base is used, then durability and aesthetic quality are improved, but risk of adhesive removal during placement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The installation tool acts as a mediator that enables precise control during the placement process. By engaging the hook with recesses in the base and using the flexible strap, the installer can lower the base gently into position without sliding or dragging that would wipe off the adhesive, thus maintaining both durability and adhesive bonding reliability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual adjustment is used in tight spaces, then installation flexibility is maintained, but installation precision deteriorates due to limited hand access
Solution Approach 1:
The installation tool extends the installer's reach into tight spaces where hands cannot access. The flexible strap and hook mechanism allows precise manipulation and alignment of the shower base in confined areas, achieving both the flexibility needed for tight spaces and the precision required for proper installation.
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AI summary
A shower base installation system including a shower base and shower base installation tool. The shower base includes one or more recesses on the bottom surface. The installation tool includes a handle, a strap, and a hook. The tool is used to lift and maneuver a shower base into position by engaging the hook into one of the recesses in the shower base.