Concealing Garment Material With Gray Inner Layer for Light Shades

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional garments, particularly those in light shades, fail to adequately conceal imperfections or undergarments without increasing weight and stiffness by tightening weave or adding layers.

Innovation Solution

A garment design featuring a concealing material with an outer layer in a light shade and an inner layer in a predetermined gray shade, optionally with an adhesive or double knit configuration, to mask imperfections and undergarments while maintaining lightweight and thin structure.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the garment uses increased ply or tightness of weave/knit or multiple layers to improve concealment, then the opacity and concealment are improved, but the garment weight increases and becomes stiff or thick

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconcealment effectivenessVSAvoidgarment weight

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies composite materials by combining an outer layer (light shade) with an inner layer (predetermined gray shade) to create a concealing material that achieves effective concealment without increasing weight. The inner layer is made of a different material composition than the outer layer, allowing each layer to perform its specific function optimally while maintaining lightweight construction.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by having different portions of the garment have different properties - the outer layer provides aesthetic appearance and breathability, while the inner layer provides concealment and opacity. This localized differentiation allows each region to be optimized for its specific function without compromising the overall lightweight design.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #3Local quality

2Reliability

If the garment uses increased ply or tightness of weave/knit or multiple layers to improve concealment, then the opacity and concealment are improved, but the garment becomes stiff or thick

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveconcealment effectivenessVSAvoidgarment flexibility

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSShape

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses composite materials where the inner layer is made from a material that maintains flexibility and softness while providing concealment. The outer layer is made from a material that provides aesthetic appearance and breathability. This composite approach allows the garment to remain flexible and comfortable while achieving effective concealment without the stiffness associated with traditional multi-layer approaches.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

3Illumination intensity

If the garment uses light shade color to maintain aesthetic appearance, then the visual appeal is improved, but the concealment of undergarments and imperfections deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevisual appearanceVSAvoidconcealment effectiveness

Core Design Contradiction:

Illumination intensityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing the garment into two distinct layers: an outer layer in a light shade that provides aesthetic appearance and breathability, and an inner layer in a predetermined gray shade that provides concealment and opacity. This segmentation allows each layer to be optimized for its specific function - the outer layer for appearance and the inner layer for concealment - resolving the contradiction between visual appeal and concealment effectiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12465102B2Garment with concealing technology

Publication Date: 2025.11.11 SPANX LLC

AI summary

A garment including a concealing material having an outer layer and an inner layer and methods of making the same.