Telescoping Cleaning Handle With Forearm Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cleaning tools are inefficient and unstable when used to clean surfaces out of reach, leading to user fatigue and potential re-contamination due to the need for manual extension and leaning against the surface.
Innovation Solution
A cleaning tool handle device with a tubular body and telescoping tubes that can change length, featuring a first end for receiving any cleaning device and a second end with a forearm support for increased stability, allowing users to grip the handle and rest their forearm for improved control and comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Length of moving object
If the user extends their arm to reach out-of-reach surfaces, then the cleaning device can access difficult surfaces, but the user experiences fatigue and reduced cleaning effectiveness due to increased muscle effort
Solution Approach 1:
The handle device incorporates telescoping tubes that allow dynamic adjustment of the handle length. Users can extend the handle to reach distant surfaces and then retract it for comfortable operation, dynamically adapting the device to different cleaning scenarios and maintaining ease of operation throughout the cleaning process.
Solution Approach 2:
The forearm support acts as an intermediary element between the user's body and the cleaning device. By providing a support point for the forearm, it mediates the force transmission and reduces the muscular effort required to maintain the cleaning device in extended positions, thereby reducing fatigue.
2Stability of the object's composition
If the user leans against the surface being cleaned for stability, then the user can maintain position, but the user risks re-contaminating the surface with dirt from their clothing
Solution Approach 1:
The forearm support serves as an intermediary structure that provides stability without requiring direct contact with the surface being cleaned. It transfers the user's weight and stabilizing force through the device itself rather than through the cleaned surface, eliminating the re-contamination risk while maintaining user stability.
3Device complexity
If the cleaning device has a fixed length, then the structure is simple, but the device cannot accommodate surfaces at varying distances from the user
Solution Approach 1:
The handle incorporates telescoping tubes with locking mechanisms that enable dynamic length adjustment. The structure remains relatively simple when retracted but can be extended and locked at various lengths to accommodate different cleaning scenarios, providing adaptability without excessive complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle is divided into segmented telescoping tubes that can slide relative to each other. This segmentation allows the handle to change length in a controlled manner while maintaining structural integrity, balancing simplicity with adaptability.
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AI summary
A cleaning tool handle device is provided. The device is primarily comprised of a body, a first end, and a second end. The first end of the body may receive any cleaning device known in the art. By gripping the handle of the body, the device may be used to clean surfaces typically out of reach from a user. The user may further rest a forearm on the second end of the device thus decreasing the movement experienced at the handle and providing a more stable device from which surfaces may be cleaned.