Treatment Bed Accessory Bar for Elevated Appliance Storage

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing thermal massage systems for personal wellness lack a convenient and safe method to store and organize accessories, leading to potential damage or injury from scattered appliances and remote controls.

Innovation Solution

A support frame with a horizontal extension and posts is bolted to the bed frame, creating an elevated accessory bar that securely holds treatment appliances and remote controls, keeping them organized and out of the way during user movement.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If accessories are stored on the floor or scattered around the treatment bed, then accessibility is improved, but safety and organization deteriorate due to potential damage or injury

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveaccessibilityVSAvoidpotential damage or injury

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The accessory bar extends horizontally from the bed frame into the space above the user's feet, utilizing the third dimension (vertical space) to store accessories. This eliminates the need for accessories to be placed on the floor while maintaining easy accessibility during treatment sessions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Solution Approach 2:

The accessory bar acts as an intermediary structure between the bed frame and the accessories. It provides a dedicated storage location that is neither on the floor nor attached directly to the user's body, thereby preventing damage or injury while maintaining accessibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If accessories are placed on the floor for easy access, then convenience is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to potential damage

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveconvenienceVSAvoidpotential damage

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

By elevating the accessory storage to a horizontal bar above the user's feet rather than placing items on the floor, the system maintains convenience while protecting accessories from damage that could occur on the floor.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

3Reliability

If a support structure is added to the bed frame, then organization and safety are improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveorganization and safetyVSAvoidstructure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The accessory bar serves multiple functions: it organizes accessories, prevents damage, improves safety, and maintains accessibility. This multi-functionality justifies the added structural element by providing numerous benefits from a single component.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The support structure is divided into modular components (upright support, horizontal bar, mounting brackets) that can be independently assembled and configured, reducing the perceived complexity while achieving the organizational and safety goals.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS9241857B2Accessory bar for a treatment bed

Publication Date: 2016.01.26 COX LARRY E

AI summary

An accessory bar for a treatment bed is disclosed. The bar comprises a bracket releasably mounted, in use, to said treatment bed. An upright extends upwardly from the bracket in use. In one embodiment, an arm extends transversely from the upright. The arm has extending therefrom one or more pairs of posts. The posts extend generally horizontally, towards the area over the bed, in use.