Deployable Garment Seat With Elastic Straps for Quiet Repositioning

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Solution Overview

Problem

Hunting vests with deployable seats face issues of noise generation and inconvenience when disconnecting and reconnecting the seat, as well as the risk of forgetting the seat during movement, due to the need for manual handling and buckling mechanisms.

Innovation Solution

A garment assembly with a deployable seat integrated using elastic members that allow the seat to pivot or flip from a stowed to a deployed position without disconnecting from the garment, utilizing elastic strap sections and hinging straps to facilitate movement and maintain contact with the user without the need for manual reattachment or noise-inducing buckles.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the seat is disconnected from the garment using straps with buckles, then the seat can be manually moved and repositioned, but noise is generated that may spook nearby game

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemanual seat movementVSAvoidnoise from buckles

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The invention removes the buckle mechanism entirely from the seat assembly. Instead of using traditional straps with buckles to attach and detach the seat, the seat is integrated directly into the garment structure, eliminating the source of noise-generating operations while maintaining seat mobility through alternative means.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The mechanical buckle system is replaced with an elastic member system that uses material elasticity rather than mechanical fastening. The elastic members allow the seat to be moved and repositioned without engaging or disengaging mechanical buckles, thus eliminating noise while preserving operational flexibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Ease of operation

If the seat is disconnected from the garment, then the hunter can move the seat manually, but the hunter must manually re-attach the seat which is time consuming and generates noise

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveseat repositioningVSAvoidtime for reattachment

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The seat is pre-integrated into the garment structure during manufacturing, with elastic members already attached to both the seat and garment. This preliminary integration eliminates the need for time-consuming on-site assembly or reattachment operations, as the seat remains permanently connected yet movable within the garment system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The time-consuming mechanical buckling process is replaced by an elastic member system that allows quick, tool-free repositioning. The elastic members naturally accommodate seat movement and automatically maintain connection without requiring manual engagement or disengagement actions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Ease of operation

If the seat is disconnected from the garment, then the hunter can move the seat, but there is risk that the hunter will forget the disconnected seat when moving

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveseat mobilityVSAvoidseat retention

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The seat and garment are merged into a single integrated assembly through the elastic member connections. The seat becomes an inherent part of the garment system rather than a separate detachable component, ensuring that the seat moves with the hunter as part of the unified garment structure and cannot be accidentally left behind.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The elastic members provide automatic retention of the seat to the garment without requiring active management by the hunter. The elastic connection system self-maintains the seat-garment relationship, constantly pulling the seat back into position and ensuring continuous attachment without hunter intervention or awareness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables quiet and convenient deployment and retraction of the seat, allowing users to move without holding the seat, maintaining contact during transitions from standing to sitting and vice versa, and eliminating the need for manual reattachment, thus reducing noise and the risk of forgetting the seat.

Implementation Method 1

at least one elastic member that interconnects the garment and the seat... Each of these first and second elastic strap sections may be part of a single strap that extends side-to-side through the interior of the seat... Generally, the above-noted first and second elastic strap sections may stretch or extend to accommodate movement of the seat from a stowed position to a deployed position

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectElasticity: Elasticity

Data Source

PatentUS8032949B1Garment assembly with deployable seat

Publication Date: 2011.10.11 CABELAS LLC

AI summary

A garment (14) with an associated seat (22) is disclosed. The seat (22) is interconnected with the garment (14) using at least one elastic strap or strap section (56). This allows the seat (22) to be moved from a stowed position to a deployed position by stretching at least one strap section (56). Moreover, the manner in which the strap sections (56) are integrated alleviates the need to disconnect the seat (22) from the garment (14) in any manner when moving the seat (22) from its stowed position to a deployed position.