Detachable Garment Bar With Weights for Shape Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional garment hangers lack effective support for the bottom portion of garments, especially for fragile or flimsy materials, and do not maintain a desired configuration during cleaning or manipulation.
Innovation Solution
A detachable garment bar with weights and clips that can be attached to the bottom of a garment supported by a hanger, providing stability and structure, and allowing for adjustable weight distribution and flexible attachment points.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If conventional hangers are used to support garments, then the top portion of the garment is supported, but the bottom portion lacks effective support causing loss of shape and stability
Solution Approach 1:
The garment support system is divided into separate functional components: a top hanger for suspending the garment and a detachable bottom garment bar for supporting the lower portion. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function optimally while maintaining overall system simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable garment bar acts as an intermediary element between the hanger and the garment bottom. It provides the necessary support and stability to the garment's lower portion while being easily attachable and removable from the main hanger structure.
2Reliability
If a detachable garment bar with weights and clips is added to provide bottom support, then garment stability and shape maintenance improve, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The garment bar is designed with adjustable weights and positionable clips that can be dynamically configured based on the specific garment requirements. This dynamic adjustability allows the system to adapt to different garment types and weights, improving reliability without requiring a completely different system for each case.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows changing parameters such as weight magnitude, weight position, and clip location to optimize support for different garments. By adjusting these parameters, the same basic structure can reliably support various garment types from light blouses to heavy coats.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple support points are provided for various garment components, then garment configuration maintenance improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The detachable garment bar serves multiple functions: it supports the bottom of various garment types (dresses, skirts, pants), maintains different configurations through adjustable clips, and works with different hanger systems. This multi-functionality provides adaptability without requiring separate specialized hangers for each garment type.
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
The garment bar maintains the garment's shape and stability during cleaning or manipulation, accommodating various garment types and sizes, and can be used independently or with different hanger systems, enhancing support and usability.
Implementation Method 1
The support also may be weighted to provide additional support to the garment and/or to maintain a garment in a desired configuration
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AI summary
Embodiment of the invention provide a garment support system, which may include a garment hanger and a garment bar physically unconnected to the hanger that can attach to the bottom of a garment supported by the hanger. The garment bar may include one or more clips for attaching the supporting to a garment. The support also may be weighted to provide additional support to the garment and/or to maintain a garment in a desired configuration.