Disc Concealer for Modesty in Stretch Garments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern swimwear and undergarments often use thin, fine gauge fabrics that provide a high level of drape and stretch but can be less concealing, particularly around reproductive regions, leading to modesty issues for women who prefer not to expose these areas.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a disc concealer, a thin, drapeable, and stretchable fabric layer within the garment's design, specifically positioned to cover reproductive regions without attaching to structural seams, providing additional modesty without bulk or visible creases, using materials like stretchable knitted fabrics or wearable films.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If thin, fine gauge fabrics are used in swimwear and undergarments, then the garment provides a high level of drape and stretch, but the garment becomes less concealing particularly around reproductive regions
Solution Approach 1:
The garment is divided into two distinct fabric layers: an outer layer made of thin, fine gauge fabric for drape and stretch, and an inner layer made of thicker, more concealing fabric positioned at reproductive regions. This segmentation allows each layer to fulfill its specific function without compromising the other.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner concealing layer is strategically positioned only at reproductive regions where modesty is needed, while the outer thin fabric covers other areas to provide drape and stretch. This local application of different fabric qualities optimizes both aesthetics and modesty.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If American swimwear is constructed with padding to cover reproductive regions, then modesty is improved, but the garment becomes overly padded and constructed
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of uniformly padding the entire garment, the invention segments the construction by adding a concealing layer only at specific reproductive regions. This targeted approach provides modesty where needed while avoiding excessive padding and construction complexity in other areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The garment combines two different fabric types into a composite structure: a thin outer fabric for aesthetics and a thicker inner fabric for modesty. This composite construction provides the needed coverage without requiring excessive padding or complex single-layer materials.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If thicker fabrics are used to provide concealment, then modesty is improved, but the garment loses drape and form-fitting properties
Solution Approach 1:
The garment structure is segmented into an outer thin fabric layer that provides drape and form-fitting properties, and an inner thicker fabric layer that provides concealment. This segmentation allows the thin outer layer to maintain aesthetic qualities while the inner layer ensures modesty.
Solution Approach 2:
The thicker concealing fabric is applied locally only at reproductive regions where concealment is needed, while the rest of the garment uses thin fabric to maintain drape and form-fitting properties. This local quality approach optimizes both concealment and aesthetics.
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AI summary
Garments having lightly lined portions with a concealer and related methods are provided herein. For example, a garment can be provided that comprises an exterior fabric that forms an exterior portion of the garment and structural seams that hold the exterior fabric to other sections of the garment. The garment also comprises a disc concealer being secured to an interior portion of the garment without being connected at the structural seams at a position where a reproductive region of a wearer will reside upon the wearer wearing the garment to added an extra layer around the interior area of the garment where the reproductive region is intended to reside.