Clothing-Integrated Carrying Box with Curved Sealing and Attachment
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing first-aid carrying solutions are prone to damage, loss, or separation from users during activities, especially in remote work settings, and lack secure, easy access storage for essential medical items.
Innovation Solution
A carrying box with a curved bottom face and sidewalls, integrated compress element, and sealing mechanism, designed for secure attachment to clothing using Velcro or similar fasteners, ensuring fluid-tight sealing and protection during washing, with a bow-shaped connecting mechanism for easy access and quick detachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If first aid means are carried in a pocket or loose container, then accessibility is improved, but the items are prone to damage, loss, or being left behind during activities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the first aid container with the clothing article by integrating attachment means (Velcro, clips, or loops) directly into the clothing structure. This merging ensures the container remains securely attached during activities while remaining easily accessible, eliminating the risks of loss or being left behind that occur with loose carrying methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary attachment mechanism (Velcro strips, clips, or loops) that mediates between the container and the clothing article. This intermediary provides a reliable connection that maintains security during movement while allowing quick access when needed, resolving the contradiction between accessibility and security.
2Reliability
If a sealed box is used to protect first aid items, then protection from damage is improved, but accessibility and quick retrieval are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the container into a separable lid and base structure with a sealing mechanism. The lid can be quickly opened or detached to provide immediate access to first aid items while the sealed base protects items when closed. This segmentation allows the container to switch between protected storage and quick access states, resolving the contradiction between protection and accessibility.
3Reliability
If the carrying box is made waterproof and sealed, then protection during washing is improved, but the complexity of the sealing mechanism increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs flexible sealing elements (gaskets or sealing lips) that conform to the container's shape and provide waterproof protection. These thin film-based sealing solutions achieve reliable waterproofing during washing without requiring complex mechanical sealing mechanisms, thus maintaining simplicity while ensuring protection.
4Stability of the object's composition
If the container is designed with a curved bottom face to fit body contours, then comfort and stability are improved, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a curved bottom face on the container that matches common body contours (waist, arm, leg). This curvature provides stability and comfort when worn, allowing the container to conform to rounded body surfaces. The design uses practical curvature radii that balance comfort benefits with manufacturability, avoiding excessively complex manufacturing requirements while achieving the desired fit.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a secure, accessible, and durable means to carry first-aid items, preventing damage and loss, while allowing rapid access during emergencies and withstanding exposure to water and cleaning processes.
Implementation Method 1
at least one of the bottom section and the top section is provided with sealing means arranged for fluid tight sealing of the carrying box
Implementation Method 2
The attachment means might be Velcro strips (hook and loop fasteners)
Implementation Method 3
Velcro or similar fasteners
Data Source
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AI summary
Carrying box (1) releasably attachable to a portion (21) of a piece of clothing (2), the carrying box comprising a top section (12) connectable to a bottom section (11) in a sealing manner, the bottom section (11) comprises a curved bottom face (111) with a curve radius (Rb) substantially corresponding with the curve shape of a body part of a human being to be covered by said portion (21) of piece of clothing (2), the carrying box (1) further being arranged for releasable interconnection with said portion (21) of piece of clothing (2) by means of at least one attachment means (14), wherein at least one of a curved inward top face (121 a) of the top section (12) and the curved bottom face (111) of the bottom section (11) is arranged to carry a compress element (128).