Adjustable Bathing Suit Top with Sliding Strap Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional bathing suit tops for females often lack sufficient support and coverage, especially during active sports, and typically offer only limited adjustable configurations that fail to provide ample fit and appearance.
Innovation Solution
An adjustable bathing suit top design featuring horizontal and vertical straps with sliding loops and rings that allow for customizable positioning, providing multiple fit and appearance options without conventional fasteners like clips, snaps, or hooks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional fasteners (ties, snaps, clips, hooks, hook and loop) are used for adjustment, then the bathing suit top can be adjusted to two separate configurations, but the support and coverage are insufficient during active sports
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic adjustability through sliding loops and rings that can move continuously along the straps, allowing the wearer to adjust the positioning of vertical and horizontal straps in multiple positions rather than fixed configurations. This continuous adjustment capability enables optimization of support and coverage for various active movements during sports.
Solution Approach 2:
The bathing suit top is segmented into multiple adjustable straps (vertical straps and horizontal straps) that can be independently positioned and adjusted. The vertical straps with sliding loops and the horizontal straps with sliding rings allow independent adjustment of each strap component, enabling customized support and coverage configurations that adapt to different body shapes and activity levels.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional fasteners are used for adjustment, then the bathing suit top can be adjusted to limited configurations, but the fit and appearance are not ample for active wear
Solution Approach 1:
The sliding loops and rings are designed to slide freely along the straps without requiring complex fastening mechanisms. The wearer can easily adjust the straps by simply moving the loops and rings to desired positions, and the straps maintain their position through the continuous fabric connection rather than rigid fasteners, making the adjustment process intuitive and operationally simple.
3Strength
If conventional bathing suit tops are designed with fixed adjustments, then the structure is simple, but the support is insufficient during physical activities like beach volleyball, surfing, and water skiing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple adjustment functions into a unified strap system where vertical straps with sliding loops integrate with horizontal straps with sliding rings. This merged design allows simultaneous adjustment of multiple strap positions through a coordinated system, providing comprehensive support for active movements while avoiding the complexity of separate adjustment mechanisms for each strap.
Data Source
AI summary
Some embodiments of the present invention include an adjustable bathing suit top including a frontside configured to cover a wearer's chest and an adjustable backside. The backside may include a horizontal strap attached to the frontside of the bathing suit top and the horizontal strap is configured to fit around the circumference of the wearer's back. A first vertical strap and a second vertical strap are connected to the frontside of the bathing suit top, each of the first vertical strap and the second vertical strap are attached to the horizontal strap by a loop. The loops are capable of sliding along a length of the horizontal strap. A plurality of rings are wrapped around both of the vertical straps to hold the vertical straps together and the rings are capable of sliding along a length of the vertical straps.