Cummerbund Belt Assembly with Couplers for Button Engagement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cummerbund devices fail to maintain a stable position on the waist during formal wear, especially when sitting or standing, due to lack of effective engagement with trouser suspender buttons.
Innovation Solution
A cummerbund device with strategically positioned couplers that extend downwardly from the waistband, aligning with and releasably engaging suspender buttons to prevent upward movement, maintaining the cummerbund's position and formal appearance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional cummerbund design without couplers is used, then the device is simple and easy to manufacture, but the cummerbund cannot maintain stable position on the waist during formal wear
Solution Approach 1:
The cummerbund is divided into functional segments: the main band and multiple downwardly extending couplers. Each coupler is a separate element that can be independently positioned and engaged with suspender buttons, allowing the cummerbund to maintain stability through distributed attachment points rather than a single complex fastening system.
Solution Approach 2:
The couplers serve as intermediary elements between the cummerbund and the trouser suspender buttons. These couplers extend downwardly from the cummerbund to bridge the gap and engage with the buttons, providing a reliable connection mechanism that prevents the cummerbund from riding upward while maintaining simplicity in the overall design.
2Reliability
If couplers are added to engage suspender buttons, then the cummerbund position is stabilized, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment system is segmented into multiple independent couplers rather than a single complex fastening mechanism. Each coupler is a simple downwardly extending element that can be separately manufactured and attached to the cummerbund, simplifying the manufacturing process while providing reliable engagement with suspender buttons.
Solution Approach 2:
The couplers serve multiple functions: they extend downwardly from the cummerbund, align with suspender buttons, and provide releasable engagement. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate attachment mechanisms, simplifying manufacturing while ensuring reliable engagement during formal wear.
3Reliability
If multiple couplers are positioned at strategic locations, then the cummerbund prevents upward movement effectively, but the device becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The position maintenance function is achieved through segmentation into multiple couplers positioned at strategic locations along the cummerbund. Each coupler independently engages with suspender buttons, distributing the engagement load and preventing upward movement more effectively than a single attachment point, while each individual coupler remains simple to install.
Solution Approach 2:
The couplers are pre-positioned at strategic locations on the cummerbund during manufacturing, aligned to correspond with standard suspender button positions. This preliminary positioning simplifies installation, as the couplers are already in their correct locations and orientations, requiring only engagement with the buttons during wear.
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AI summary
A cummerbund belt assembly for retaining a cummerbund in a preferred position includes a cummerbund is wearable around a waist of a user to enhance the appearance of formal dress. A plurality of couplers is each coupled to and extends downwardly from the cummerbund. Each of the couplers is positioned at strategic locations along the cummerbund such that each of the couplers is aligned with a respective plurality of suspender buttons in the trousers. Moreover, each of the couplers releasably engages the respective suspender button to inhibit the cummerbund from riding upwardly on the user's waist when the cummerbund and the trousers are worn.