In-Ground Wire Installation Tool With Integrated Feed Channel
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing DIY methods for in-ground wire installation, such as outdoor lighting and electric fence installations, are time-consuming and costly, requiring specialized equipment or manual labor, making them impractical for homeowners.
Innovation Solution
A wire installation tool with a body featuring a channel for dispensing wire, a top portion for attaching a shaft, and a bottom portion with a blade, designed for easy underground wire placement, including a wire assembly for dispensing wire.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If professional in-ground wire installation equipment is used, then installation quality and reliability are improved, but cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs disposable or single-use installation components such as pre-formed channels and sacrificial guide materials that are left in the ground or discarded after use. This eliminates the need for expensive professional equipment while maintaining installation quality through purpose-designed low-cost components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses simplified models or replicas of professional installation techniques adapted for DIY use. The tool design copies the essential functions of professional equipment but in a simplified, affordable form factor that homeowners can purchase and use without specialized training.
2Ease of manufacture
If DIY installation methods are used to reduce cost, then cost decreases, but installation time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates pre-formed channels, pre-attached wire guides, and pre-configured tool components that eliminate time-consuming on-site preparation steps. The wire assembly is pre-loaded onto the tool, and channels are pre-shaped to guide wire installation automatically, allowing homeowners to skip complex preparation phases.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple installation functions into a single integrated tool. The tool simultaneously performs wire feeding, channel formation, and wire placement in one operation, rather than requiring separate steps for each function. This merging of operations dramatically reduces total installation time while keeping the tool simple and affordable.
3Ease of manufacture
If manual labor methods are used for wire installation, then equipment cost is reduced, but labor time and physical effort increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the tool to perform functions automatically without requiring continuous manual intervention. The wire assembly automatically feeds wire as the tool is pulled through the ground, the channel structure self-guides the wire placement, and the tool design eliminates the need for separate operations like trench digging or wire threading, allowing a single homeowner to complete installation efficiently.
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AI summary
An in-ground wire installation tool including a body having a concave-shaped side with a pointed edge; an opposing side including a channel configured to dispense a wire, the concave-shaped side and the opposing side being connected via a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion including an attachment portion configured to house a shaft; and the bottom portion connecting the concave-shaped side and the channel, the bottom portion including a blade.