Belt with U-Shaped Clips for Shirt Tuck Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Shirt stays cause skin irritation and discomfort due to direct rubbing, are prone to becoming undone, and often damage or discolor shirts.
Innovation Solution
A belt with U-shaped clips that attaches to the shirt tail, utilizing a series of U-shaped clips spaced around the belt, which are inverted and rolled to secure the shirt tail within the garment, featuring a bump to capture the tail and prevent it from becoming untucked.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional shirt stays are used to keep the shirt tucked, then the shirt tail can be kept in place, but they cause skin irritation and discomfort due to direct rubbing against the skin
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a belt as an intermediary carrier that holds the shirt stay away from the skin. The belt with U-shaped clips attaches to the shirt tail and positions it below the waistline, preventing direct contact between the shirt stay and skin, thus eliminating irritation while maintaining the tuck retention function
2Reliability
If traditional shirt stays are used to keep the shirt tucked, then the shirt tail can be kept in place, but they are prone to becoming undone
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the shirt stay function into multiple U-shaped clips spaced around the belt, with each clip independently securing a portion of the shirt tail. This segmentation distributes the retention force and reduces the likelihood of any single point failing, thereby improving overall stability and preventing the shirt stay from becoming undone
3Reliability
If traditional shirt stays are used to keep the shirt tucked, then the shirt tail can be kept in place, but they damage and discolor shirts
Solution Approach 1:
The belt serves as a protective intermediary between the shirt stay and the shirt fabric. By positioning the U-shaped clips on the belt rather than directly on the shirt, the system reduces friction and mechanical stress on the shirt material, preventing damage and discoloration while maintaining effective tuck retention
Data Source
AI summary
A belt with U-shaped clips keeps a wearer's shirt tail tucked into their bottom garment. The belt with U-shaped clips utilizes a series of U-shaped clips attached to a belt. The U-shaped clips have a bump on one leg of the U-shaped clip that functions in a pincer manner against a second leg of the shirt tail clip to help hold the shirt tail within U-shaped clip. The U-shaped clips are spaced around the belt and are attached to the user's shirt tail and then inverted and rolled up within the shirt. After one or more series of rolls, the wearer then tucks the rolled up tail in the bottom garment and buckles and zips up the bottom garment securing the belt with U-shaped clips and the inverted and rolled shirt tail below the waistline of the bottom garment, keeping the shirt tail from becoming untucked.