Submersible Pool Table and Seats With Adjustable Depth and Jets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing outdoor furniture designed for use around swimming pools lacks adaptability to varying water depths and does not effectively utilize the pool environment for added features like massage jets and storage, while also ensuring stability and durability.
Innovation Solution
A submersible table and seat assembly with a hollow base filled with a flowable material for stability, adjustable components for depth accommodation, and integrated fluid passages with jets connected to a pressurized fluid conduit for massage functionality, along with storage compartments and a design resistant to weather and corrosion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If furniture is designed for use around swimming pools, then it provides outdoor seating and table functionality, but it lacks adaptability to varying water depths and cannot effectively utilize pool environment features
Solution Approach 1:
The table and seats are designed with adjustable height mechanisms that allow them to be raised and lowered relative to the base, enabling adaptation to varying pool depths. This dynamic adjustment capability directly resolves the contradiction by making the furniture adaptable without requiring complete redesign for each depth scenario.
Solution Approach 2:
The base is designed with multiple functions: it provides structural support, contains fluid passages for massage jets, and serves as an anchor point for adjustable table and seat components. This multi-functionality allows a single base design to support various configurations for different water depths while integrating pool environment features.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the base is filled with flowable material to enable the assembly to rest on the pool bottom, then stability is improved, but the base structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The base is designed with a hollow interior that can be filled with flowable materials such as water, sand, or gravel. This approach provides stability by allowing the base to rest firmly on the pool bottom while the porous or cavity structure accommodates the flowable material without requiring solid construction throughout.
Solution Approach 2:
The base incorporates fluid passages that are part of the pool's circulation system, allowing water to flow through the base structure. This hydraulic integration provides stability through water filling while simultaneously enabling massage jet functionality, reducing the need for separate stabilization mechanisms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If fluid passages and jets are integrated into the base and seats, then massage functionality is added, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fluid passages for massage jets are integrated directly into the base and seat structures, merging the hydrotherapy function with the structural components. This combination eliminates the need for separate jet systems and reduces overall complexity by utilizing the existing pool circulation infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system utilizes the pool's existing circulation and filtration system to provide pressurized water for the jets, rather than requiring an independent water supply system. This self-service approach reduces complexity by leveraging the environment's existing infrastructure.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the table and seats are made adjustable to accommodate varying depths, then versatility is improved, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustable connection mechanisms between the table/seats and base are designed to allow relatively easy adjustment of height positions. The dynamic nature of these connections enables users to modify the configuration to suit different pool depths and personal preferences without excessive complexity in the adjustment process.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a stable, adjustable, and feature-rich furniture system that accommodates varying pool depths, offers massage jets, and includes storage options, enhancing user experience while ensuring durability and safety.
Implementation Method 1
The base has a hollow interior capable of being filled with a flowable material in an amount sufficient to enable the submersible assembly to rest on the bottom of the swimming pool
Implementation Method 2
a conduit is connected to the fluid passages for flowing a pressurized fluid through the jets
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AI summary
A submersible table and seat assembly suitable for use in a swimming pool. The submersible assembly includes a base, a table, and seats. The base has a hollow interior capable of being filled with a flowable material in an amount sufficient to enable the submersible assembly to rest on the bottom of the swimming pool. The table and the seats are supported on the base and adjustably connected to the base to enable the table and seats to be raised and lowered relative to the base, so that the table and the seats are adjustable to accommodate varying depths of the swimming pool. Fluid passages are present within the base and/or the seats, jets are fluidically coupled to the fluid passages, and a conduit is connected to the fluid passages for flowing a pressurized fluid through the jets.