Shower Rod Light Mounting for Portable Bath Illumination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lighting systems in bathing environments, such as bathrooms, often fail to provide sufficient illumination, especially for areas like showers where light fixtures are distant or obstructed, posing challenges for visibility and safety, particularly for the elderly or disabled, and are not easily adaptable for temporary or non-permanent installations.
Innovation Solution
A portable bathing lighting system that secures to a shower curtain rod with an elongated slot and retention member, featuring multiple lights oriented at oblique angles to provide comprehensive illumination, including a power source and pulse width modulator for adjustable lighting intensity and duration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If additional permanent lighting fixtures are installed within the room, then illumination quality is improved, but installation cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a shower curtain rod as an intermediary mounting structure to attach the lighting device. This allows the light to be positioned close to the bathing area without requiring permanent ceiling installation, thus improving illumination quality while avoiding complex installation procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of installing a permanent ceiling fixture, the patent creates a portable copy of the lighting function by attaching a light source to the existing shower curtain rod, which can be easily installed and removed without permanent modifications.
2Ease of operation
If a portable lighting device is used, then installation ease is improved, but structural stability may worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the lighting device with the existing shower curtain rod structure. By combining these two elements, the portable light inherits the structural support and positioning stability of the rod while maintaining ease of installation and removal.
Solution Approach 2:
The shower curtain rod serves multiple functions: it supports the shower curtain and simultaneously acts as a mounting structure for the lighting device. This multi-functionality provides stable support without requiring additional permanent installation.
3Ease of manufacture
If overhead lighting is used, then installation simplicity is improved, but illumination effectiveness worsens due to distance and obstruction
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of providing general overhead illumination, the patent positions the light source locally at the shower area by mounting it on the curtain rod. This local positioning ensures direct, effective illumination where needed while keeping the installation simple.
Data Source
AI summary
A portable lighting system including a housing having an elongated slot formed in a surface of the housing. The slot being sized to receive a rod therein via an opening in the slot. The system further including a retention member movable between a closed position and an opened position, wherein the closed position provides at least a portion of the retention member blocking at least a portion of the upper opening of the slot and the opened position includes the retention member not blocking the upper opening of the slot. The system also having a light source including a plurality of lights oriented in different directions.