Convertible Tote Bag Jacket Bottom Fastener System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wearable garments that can convert into bags do not allow for simultaneous use of both forms, where each component provides a useful function when separated.
Innovation Solution
A tote bag designed to convert into a bottom portion of a jacket, featuring fasteners such as zippers, buttons, or hook-and-loop, allowing it to attach to a jacket and function as both a tote bag and a jacket bottom, with handles for carrying.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a garment is designed to convert into a bag, then the versatility of the article is improved, but the garment cannot provide simultaneous functionality as both a wearable item and a bag
Solution Approach 1:
The article is divided into a first article (jacket/top) and a second article (tote bag) that can be separated and used independently. The first article includes a first fastener that can attach to a second fastener on the second article, allowing the two segments to connect when needed and function separately when detached.
Solution Approach 2:
The first article serves multiple functions: it can be worn as a jacket or top, it can attach to the tote bag to form a combined garment-bag system, and it provides attachment mechanisms that work with the second article. The second article similarly functions as both a standalone tote bag and as an attached component to the first article.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a tote bag is designed to attach to a jacket, then the multi-functionality is improved, but the complexity of the device increases due to additional fasteners and coupling mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The fasteners are designed to serve dual purposes: the first fastener on the first article and the second fastener on the second article can either attach the two articles together or function independently to close compartments or secure items within each article, reducing the need for separate fastening mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment mechanism merges the functionality of the first article and second article into a unified system when connected, while allowing each article to maintain its own fastening capabilities for independent use, thereby consolidating multiple functions into integrated components rather than adding separate systems.
3Adaptability or versatility
If fasteners are added to enable attachment between articles, then the adaptability is improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fasteners are designed as universal components that perform multiple functions: attaching the first article to the second article, closing compartments within each article, and securing items. This multi-functionality reduces the total number of fastening mechanisms needed and simplifies manufacturing by using standardized components throughout the system.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are embodiments of a multi-function article that can be converted, for example, into a tote bag or a bottom of a garment (such as a jacket). In certain embodiments, a tote bag portion can be unzipped from a jacket, then the jacket can be worn as a jacket and the tote bag can be used to carry items. In one embodiment, a jacket can include a fastener at a hem to form the bottom of the tote bag, and can include another fastener coupled to the jacket for facilitating detachment of the bottom portion from the jacket.