Elastic Leg Bands for Genital Support and Chafing Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional male underwear types, such as boxers, briefs, and boxer briefs, fail to adequately address the issues of genital support, thigh-to-thigh chafing, and genital-to-thigh chafing, leading to discomfort and pinching during movement.
Innovation Solution
A men's underwear structure comprising a brief with upper elastic leg bands that form a closed loop, providing enhanced genital support and containment, along with lower elastic leg bands that inhibit leg movement, all made from high-stretch elastic fabrics like spandex.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If boxers are used to cover upper thighs and prevent thigh-to-thigh chafing, then thigh coverage is improved, but genital support deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The underwear is divided into distinct functional segments: a brief component for genital support and leg components for thigh coverage. This segmentation allows each part to optimize its specific function without compromising the other.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the brief and boxer leg components into a single integrated garment structure, combining the genital support function of briefs with the thigh coverage function of boxers to eliminate chafing while maintaining support.
2Reliability
If briefs are used to provide genital support and containment, then genital support is improved, but thigh coverage deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The garment is segmented into a brief portion for genital containment and separate leg portions extending to the thighs, allowing each segment to fulfill its specific protective function independently.
Solution Approach 2:
The brief and leg portions are merged into a unified garment structure that simultaneously provides both genital support and thigh coverage, preventing both genital-to-thigh and thigh-to-thigh chafing.
3Area of stationary object
If boxer briefs are used as a hybrid combination, then both thigh coverage and genital support are attempted, but sufficient genital support deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the garment have different functional properties: the brief portion uses higher stretch elastic fabric for maximum genital containment, while the leg portions use standard elastic fabric for thigh coverage, optimizing each region for its specific purpose.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the material parameter (fabric stretch) in different garment regions, using 100% spandex or elastane in the brief portion for superior genital support while using standard elastic fabric in the leg portions for adequate thigh coverage.
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 proposed underwear structure provides improved genital support and reduced chafing, enhancing comfort and security during movement by utilizing high-stretch elastic fabrics and strategically positioned elastic bands.
Implementation Method 1
The brief and leg structures are formed of a 100% spandex or elastane textile, a blend of spandex and one or more other fibers, for example cotton, hemp, or bamboo. The elastic bands, which may generally be braided, knitted, woven, transparent, or some combination thereof. In some embodiments, the elastic bands can stretch up to 2, 3, or 4 times their resting length as compared to the adjacent brief or leg fabric which if made of 100% spandex can stretch up to 8 times.
Data Source
AI summary
A men's underwear assembly may include a waistband, left and right leg portions, left and right elastic bands, and a brief portion. The brief portion may include left and right side panels and. The panels may join at a seam, configured to encircle a waist, with a front portion at least partially defining a genital pocket. Left and right leg portions may be configured to encircle portions of the wearer's left and right legs. Each leg portion may have an upper peripheral edge region and a lower peripheral edge region, with the upper peripheral edge region of each leg attached to corresponding left and right leg openings. Left and right elastic bands may fasten jointly and peripherally to the left and right openings and to the left and right upper peripheral edge regions, defining respective left and right elastic boundaries of the genital pocket.