Wall-Mounted Dressing Aid with Adjustable Angle for Limited Mobility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals with limited mobility face challenges in putting on upper body garments that require significant arm movement, such as after surgery or due to musculoskeletal issues, often needing assistance for tasks like donning shirts, jackets, and coats.
Innovation Solution
A hanging dressing aid device with adjustable, angled arms attached to a base that can be mounted on a wall, allowing garments to be hung and easily put on without assistance, featuring a sliding mechanism for height adjustment and a locking mechanism to secure the angle for comfortable use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the dressing aid body is fixed rigidly to the base, then the structure is simple and stable, but the device cannot be adapted to different user heights and statures
Solution Approach 1:
The dressing aid body is made adjustable relative to the base through a fastening element with a fastening line that allows the body to be positioned at different heights and angles. This dynamic adjustment capability enables adaptation to different user statures while maintaining structural stability through secure locking positions.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is divided into separable components: a base, an adjustable dressing aid body, and a fastening element with a fastening line. This segmentation allows independent adjustment of each component's position and orientation, providing versatility without requiring complete structural redesign for different users.
2Ease of operation
If the dressing aid body is made collapsible for storage, then the device becomes more portable and space-efficient, but the attachment mechanism becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment mechanism between the base and dressing aid body is designed to be dynamically adjustable, allowing the body to be folded or collapsed against the base for compact storage, and easily deployed to an operational position for use. The fastening element enables smooth transitions between stored and operational states.
3Ease of operation
If the continuous parts are positioned at a 90° angle to the base, then the garment attachment area is maximized, but the device becomes difficult to use for persons with limited arm mobility
Solution Approach 1:
The angle between the continuous parts and the base is made adjustable rather than fixed at 90°. This allows optimization of the angle based on user needs and arm mobility limitations, enabling easier garment donning by positioning the continuous parts at a more accessible angle while maintaining adequate attachment surface area.
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AI summary
A hanging dressing aid device for upper body for putting on pull-over or button-up garments, designed in particular for persons with limited mobility of upper musculoskeletal system. The hanging dressing aid comprises a base to which the body of the dressing aid is attached, provided with top rounded continuous parts lying in one plane, serving as dressing aid arms. The body can be folded and attached to the base using an interlocking element. Between the continuous parts, a part is placed on the body of the dressing aid allowing garments to be donned over the head. The plane, in which the continuous parts of the dressing aid lie, forms an angle of less than 90° from the upper part of the plane of the base.