Corset with U-Shaped Neckline and Segmented Compression

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current body-shaping corsets with rubber components fail to provide a smooth waist curve and can obstruct lymphatic circulation, leading to uneven fat distribution and potential health issues like acquired accessory breasts.

Innovation Solution

A corset design featuring a U-shaped neckline, air-permeable through holes, and integrated multi-layer fabric with bamboo fiber, graphene, tourmaline powder, and cotton, along with supporting steel ribs and adjustable hook-and-loop fastening for improved comfort and shaping.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Shape

If an elastic body-shaping corset with rubber components is used, then body shaping effect is improved, but fat gathering and uneven fat distribution occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebody shapeVSAvoidfat gathering
Core Design Contradiction:
ShapeVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The corset is divided into multiple functional zones with different tightening forces. The waist portion applies stronger compression for shaping, while the back and underarm portions apply gentler compression to prevent fat gathering. This segmentation allows different regions to serve different purposes: aggressive shaping where needed, gentle guidance where fat redistribution is the goal.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Different portions of the corset have locally optimized properties. The waist area uses higher elasticity and tighter weave for maximum compression, while the back and shoulder areas use lower elasticity and more breathable materials to prevent excessive tightening and fat accumulation. This local quality differentiation resolves the contradiction between overall shaping effect and localized fat gathering prevention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

2Shape

If the upper portion of the corset provides strong tightening force, then waist shaping is improved, but lymphatic circulation is blocked

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvewaist curveVSAvoidlymphatic circulation obstruction
Core Design Contradiction:
ShapeVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The corset incorporates dynamic elements that allow it to adapt to body movements and breathing. The fabric and structural components are designed to flex and expand during physical activity, preventing excessive compression that would block lymphatic flow. The tightening force becomes dynamic rather than static, maintaining shaping effect while accommodating physiological needs for circulation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The corset uses porous and breathable materials that allow air and fluid passage. The fabric structure includes micro-pores and ventilation channels that facilitate lymphatic drainage even under compression. This porous design enables the corset to maintain tightening force for shaping while preventing complete obstruction of lymphatic circulation pathways.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #31Porous materials

3Shape

If rubber components are used for body shaping, then shaping effect is improved, but comfort and air permeability are reduced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebody contourVSAvoidwearing comfort
Core Design Contradiction:
ShapeVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The corset uses composite materials combining rubber elasticity with breathable fabric layers. The multi-layer construction includes an inner breathable layer for comfort, a middle elastic layer for shaping, and an outer decorative layer. This composite structure integrates the advantages of rubber (shaping effect) with breathable materials (comfort and air permeability), resolving the contradiction between shaping performance and wearing comfort.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

Data Source

PatentUS11696605B2Corset
Publication Date: 2023.07.11 GUANGDONG REBITCH PROD DESIGN CO LTD
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AI summary

A corset includes: a left-front portion, a right-front portion, a back portion, a left accessory breast receiving portion, and a right accessory breast receiving portion. A left side of the back portion is connected to a right side of the left-front portion, and a right side of the back portion is connected to a left side of the right-front portion. The left-front portion is provided at a left side thereof with multiple rows of loops, and the right-front portion is provided at a right side thereof with hooks, the hooks and the multiple rows of loops being connected to each other by hooking. The left accessory breast receiving portion, the right accessory breast receiving portion, and the back portion form a U-shaped back neckline, and the left accessory breast receiving portion, the right accessory breast receiving portion, the left-front portion, and the right-front portion form a U-shaped front neckline.