Faux-Shirt Girdle Elastic Segmentation Midriff Coverage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern fashion trends, such as shorter shirts and lower-cut pants, make it difficult to find clothing that adequately covers the thorax and midriff regions, while existing garments often fail to provide both support and modesty.
Innovation Solution
A girdle with an elastic top and a lower faux shirt portion that can be worn over or under clothing, providing shaping, support, and coverage from the chest-line down to the hip, while giving the illusion of wearing a shirt, thus addressing the migration issue of the girdle and enhancing modesty.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If fashion trends move toward shorter shirts and lower-cut pants to increase bodily exposure, then modern fashion style is improved, but coverage of the thorax and midriff regions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The girdle is divided into distinct functional segments: an upper girdle portion for abdominal support, a lower faux shirt portion for midriff coverage, and elastic components for positioning. This segmentation allows each part to address specific needs while working together to provide both support and coverage despite short clothing trends.
Solution Approach 2:
The lower faux shirt portion acts as an intermediary element between the girdle and the exterior clothing. It provides the appearance of a shirt while actually functioning as part of the girdle system, enabling coverage without compromising the fashionable short-cut style.
2Reliability
If the girdle is designed to provide abdominal support and shaping, then support function is improved, but the girdle migrates toward the upper abdomen or lower torso, reducing effectiveness
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic components are strategically positioned to apply preliminary counteracting forces that prevent the girdle from migrating upward. The elastic at the top prevents upward migration, while the elastic at the bottom prevents downward sliding, establishing stability before the girdle can shift position.
Solution Approach 2:
The girdle utilizes elastic properties and material characteristics to change the physical parameters of the garment, creating tension and friction that maintain the girdle in its intended position. The elastic components modify the girdle's behavior to resist displacement under various conditions.
3Area of stationary object
If the girdle extends to cover the midriff area, then modesty is improved, but the girdle may ride up towards the upper abdomen, compromising coverage
Solution Approach 1:
The girdle is segmented into an upper portion for abdominal support and a lower faux shirt portion for midriff coverage. This segmentation allows the lower portion to extend downward for modesty while the upper portion with its elastic components maintains position stability to prevent riding up.
Solution Approach 2:
The lower faux shirt portion serves as an intermediary that extends the coverage area downward while the elastic components in the upper portion act as a stabilizing intermediary to prevent upward migration, thus maintaining both modesty and position stability simultaneously.
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 solution effectively provides shaping, support, and modesty, maintaining the girdle's position and offering a fashionable accent, suitable for various body types and styles, including post-pregnancy support and recovery, while ensuring the girdle remains in place and covers the midriff area.
Implementation Method 1
elastic attached to the top of the girdle portion... The elastic and lower faux shirt portion act together to reduce the tendency for the girdle to migrate toward the upper part of the abdomen or lower part of the torso
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AI summary
A faux-shirt girdle for use to shape and support the abdomen of a user while also serving to substantially cover a user's midriff and lower back regions is discloses. The girdle comprises a girdle portion and a shirt portion coupled to the bottom of the girdle portion. The girdle portion is configured to provide support to the user's abdomen region. The shirt portion is configured to cover the user's midriff, and to reduce migration of the lower portion of the girdle portion toward the user's chest line. The shirt portion attached to the bottom of the girdle portion and an elastic or resilient band attached to the top of the girdle portion both work to reduce migration or bunching of the girdle portion around the middle of the torso. The shirt portions can be made of any fabric and can be tucked into, or worn over, a user's other external clothing layer.