Convertible Garment Central Aperture Lash System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing convertible clothing technologies face difficulties in easily transitioning between different configurations due to complex setup requirements and reliance on removable or collapsible components, which can be cumbersome and less versatile.
Innovation Solution
A convertible garment design featuring a front and back panel connected by seam connections away from the lateral borders, with a central aperture and lash system that allows for various configurations by adjusting the central aperture's position and tightening the lash sections, eliminating the need for detachable components like zippers or snap fasteners.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If removable or collapsible components are used to enable configuration changes, then the garment can be converted between different styles, but the setup becomes difficult and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The garment is divided into front and back panels connected by seam connections away from lateral borders, allowing independent positioning and configuration changes without complex fastening systems. The central aperture can be positioned at different levels (neck/shoulder, high torso, waist) to create various styles.
Solution Approach 2:
The seam connections are designed to be adjustable and repositionable, enabling the garment to dynamically transition between configurations. The lash sections can be tightened or loosened to achieve different fits and styles, making the garment adaptable without difficult setup procedures.
2Adaptability or versatility
If detachable components like zippers or snap fasteners are used, then configuration changes are possible, but additional fastening systems increase device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates traditional detachable fastening components (zippers, snap fasteners) from the garment design. Instead, it uses a simplified system of seam connections and adjustable lash sections that achieve configuration changes without complex fastening mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The seam connections serve multiple functions: they join the front and back panels, allow for configuration changes, and provide structural support without requiring separate fastening systems. The central aperture positioning system universally enables all configuration transitions.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the central aperture is positioned at different levels to achieve various configurations, then style versatility is improved, but the garment structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The garment design incorporates asymmetric positioning capabilities for the central aperture, allowing it to be positioned at different levels (neck/shoulder, high torso, waist) relative to the panels. This asymmetric flexibility enables style variety without requiring complex symmetric fastening systems.
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AI summary
A convertible garment intended to be worn in a plurality of wearing configurations by an individual/user, the garment comprising a front panel and a rear panel connected to each other by a left-hand junction and a right-hand junction located to either side of a central opening, extended on the front side by a indentation (teardrop neckline), a strap/lash comprising a central portion attached to the edge of the central opening but not to the edge of the teardrop neckline, and free portions extending the central portion, two symmetrical passages, each comprising a first slit in the front panel, a second slit in the rear panel and a sewn link, linking the front and rear panels close to the slits, the garment being free of stitching linking the side edges of the front and rear panels, the developed length of the edge of the central opening LD excluding the teardrop neckline and the developed length of the edge of the teardrop neckline LF being such that said garment can be worn at least either in tunic configuration, in poncho configuration, in backless dress configuration or in skirt configuration.