Belt-Secured Pouch With Aperture-Loop Fastening

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

The disappearance of inside pockets in casual clothing leaves a need for secure and comfortable storage of valuable items, as traditional belts with small pockets are either too large and uncomfortable or too small and insecure.

Innovation Solution

A belt-secured pouch or wallet with a flexible outer pouch featuring a pocket-portion with a flap that folds over to conceal items, and loops on the front surface that align with apertures on the flap, allowing a belt to pass through and securely affix the pouch.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If the pouch is made larger to store more items, then the storage capacity is improved, but the pouch becomes more ungainly and uncomfortable to wear

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage capacityVSAvoidcomfort to wear

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The pouch is divided into multiple compartments and sections, allowing efficient use of space without increasing overall size. This segmentation enables storage of multiple items while maintaining a compact form that remains comfortable to wear.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of operation

If the pouch is made smaller to be more comfortable to wear, then the comfort is improved, but the storage capacity is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecomfort to wearVSAvoidstorage capacity

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The pouch incorporates flexible materials and adjustable components that allow it to adapt to the wearer's body contours and movement, maintaining comfort while maximizing space utilization through dynamic adjustment rather than fixed rigid structures.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

3Ease of operation

If the pouch is not firmly secured to the user to improve comfort, then the ease of wear is improved, but the risk of loss through accident or theft is increased

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of wearVSAvoidsecurity against loss

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

A belt attachment mechanism serves as an intermediary between the pouch and the wearer's clothing, providing secure anchoring without requiring the pouch to be tightly bound to the body. This intermediary connection maintains both security and comfort by distributing the attachment force appropriately.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

4Reliability

If traditional belts with small pockets are used to carry items, then the security is improved, but the pockets are either too large and uncomfortable or too small and insecure

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovesecurityVSAvoidcomfort

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The pouch design changes key parameters including material flexibility, compartment dimensions, and belt attachment mechanics to achieve an optimal balance between security and comfort that traditional rigid belt pockets cannot provide.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS12295467B2Belt-secured pouch or wallet

Publication Date: 2025.05.13 GAKOVIC LUKA

AI summary

A wallet or pouch designed to be worn on a belt, where at least one flap covering a pocket includes one or more apertures and is secured against opening by loops that pass through the apertures, and which are “locked” by the belt passing therethrough.