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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional seating solutions often fail to accommodate varying user heights and curvatures effectively, especially in space-constrained areas like waiting rooms, where standard chairs or benches may not provide adequate support or adjustability.
Innovation Solution
A wall-mounted apparatus comprising a receiver, a contoured support that follows the user's buttocks curvature, and an adjustable mechanism allowing height adjustment through a mechanism with protuberances, capture plates, and toothed plates for secure attachment to the wall, ensuring comfortable support for users of different heights.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If standard chairs or benches are placed in waiting areas, then seating is provided, but they do not accommodate varying user heights and curvatures effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The support is designed to be height-adjustable along the wall, allowing it to adapt to different user heights. The mechanism includes a receiver with multiple engagement positions and a support that can be moved vertically to accommodate various users, making the seating dynamic rather than static
Solution Approach 2:
The support features a contoured surface that follows the curvature of the buttocks, providing localized ergonomic support where needed. This contoured design addresses specific anatomical requirements while keeping the overall structure relatively simple
2Adaptability or versatility
If space-constrained areas like waiting rooms are considered, then seating space is limited, but adequate support and adjustability are required
Solution Approach 1:
The seating apparatus transitions from traditional horizontal floor-based seating to vertical wall-mounted seating. By utilizing the vertical dimension and mounting the support on the wall, the invention frees up valuable floor space while providing adequate seating capacity and adjustability
Solution Approach 2:
The height-adjustable mechanism allows a single wall-mounted unit to serve multiple users of different heights, replacing what would traditionally require multiple fixed-height seats, thereby reducing the total number of seating units needed in space-constrained areas
3Area of stationary object
If wall-mounted apparatus is used, then floor space is saved, but secure attachment mechanism is required
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment system is divided into separate functional components: a receiver mounted to the wall with multiple engagement positions, and a support with corresponding engagement elements. This segmentation allows for secure attachment while maintaining relatively simple individual components that can be assembled together
Solution Approach 2:
The receiver is pre-mounted to the wall at specific heights with engagement positions prepared in advance. This preliminary installation allows the support to be quickly attached at the appropriate height without requiring complex real-time adjustment mechanisms during use
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for use with a wall and by a person leaning against the wall and including: a receiver mounted in use to the wall; a support having an operative position whereat the support generally follows the curvature of the buttocks of the person; and a mechanism adapted to suspend the support from the receiver at the operative position.