Shower head hanger
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for hanging wet clothing in a shower are inadequate due to structural weaknesses, rust issues, and incompatibility with small bathroom spaces, leading to water dripping on the floor and frequent maintenance needs.
Innovation Solution
A shower head assembly with a pipe section and hanger arm that securely attaches to a shower pipe, featuring a recess and cross-section design to prevent the hanger arm from falling, allowing for horizontal orientation and supporting clothes hangers without compromising structural integrity or requiring extensive cleaning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a bracket arm is configured to rotate about an axis to allow hanging items in the shower, then the device provides hanging functionality, but the structure becomes weak at the rotation axis and cannot support heavy wet clothing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the rotation axis component entirely from the design. Instead of having the hanger arm rotate about an axis, the arm is directly mounted to the shower pipe, eliminating the weak rotation point while maintaining the ability to hang items at various angles
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of making the hanger arm rotate about an axis mounted to the pipe, the invention inverts the approach by having the arm directly attached to the pipe without a separate rotation mechanism, thereby making the pipe itself the mounting structure rather than a separate bracket assembly
2Adaptability or versatility
If rotation axis components are used in a shower environment, then the device provides hanging capability, but the components will rust and deteriorate in the moist environment, requiring frequent cleaning and replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes all rotation axis components from the design, eliminating the parts that would rust and deteriorate in the moist shower environment. The simplified direct-mount structure has fewer components that are susceptible to corrosion
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the material and structural parameters by using a single-piece or integrated mounting structure that is specifically designed to resist corrosion in wet environments, rather than using multiple separate components with rotation mechanisms
3Adaptability or versatility
If a clothes hanging rack is placed in the bathroom, then wet items can be hung in the shower area, but the rack may be too large and awkward to fit in small or medium sized bathrooms, and require dedicated storage space
Solution Approach 1:
The invention makes the shower pipe serve multiple functions: it continues to support the shower head while also serving as the mounting structure for the hanger arm. This eliminates the need for a separate dedicated hanging rack structure
Solution Approach 2:
The hanger arm and hanger assembly are designed to nest within or alongside the existing shower pipe structure, utilizing the vertical space already present in the shower area rather than requiring additional horizontal storage space
Data Source
AI summary
A shower head assembly includes a pipe section for attaching between a shower pipe and a shower head. The pipe section includes a mounting block disposed thereon. The mounting block has a recess formed therein. A hanger arm is configured to be inserted into the recess to be removably attached to the pipe section and held by the pipe section in a non-vertical orientation. The hanger arm supports hangers for hanging items such as clothes.