Crossed Flap Pouch for Male Underwear Support

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing male underwear garments do not adequately support the genitals while maintaining comfort and ease of movement, particularly during physical activities.

Innovation Solution

A male underwear design featuring a front portion with crossing flaps forming a pouch with a top opening aligned with the genitals and a crossed-patterned bottom, providing support and comfort by keeping the genitals inside the pouch without contact with the thighs, allowing for unrestricted movement.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If traditional male underwear garments are designed to allow movement and comfort, then ease of movement is improved, but genital support and containment deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of movementVSAvoidgenital support

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The front portion is segmented into multiple flaps (first flap, second flap, third flap, fourth flap) that can move independently. This segmentation allows the flaps to adapt to movement while maintaining containment, resolving the contradiction between ease of movement and genital support.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The flaps are designed to be flexible and movable rather than fixed, allowing them to dynamically adjust during physical activities. The flaps can move with the body while maintaining the pouch structure, providing both comfort during movement and reliable support when needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Reliability

If the front portion is designed with a pouch structure to support genitals, then genital support is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvegenital supportVSAvoidstructure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The flaps serve multiple functions: they form the pouch structure for support, provide coverage, and allow for movement. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components, maintaining structural simplicity while achieving reliable support.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The flaps are connected to each other and to the garment body to form an integrated pouch structure. By merging these elements into a unified design rather than separate components, the structure achieves complexity efficiency while maintaining support functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Reliability

If flaps are added to form a pouch structure, then genital containment is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvegenital containmentVSAvoidmanufacturing complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The flaps are pre-positioned and connected during the manufacturing process to form the pouch structure before the garment is assembled. This preliminary action ensures proper alignment and containment while simplifying the overall manufacturing process by establishing the structure early.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10905170B2Male garment

Publication Date: 2021.02.02 LES COLLECTIONS HIP INC

AI summary

A male garment and a method of fabrication thereof, the male garment comprising a front portion and a back portion extending into leg openings at a bottom edge thereof, wherein the front portion comprises, on an inner side thereof, a left flap and a right flap crossing at a bottom thereof, at the center of the front portion.