Foldable Small Item Holder With Guide Stitch
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for carrying and retrieving small items like change from clothing pockets or purses are inefficient, leading to items falling or being difficult to access, especially when stored with other objects.
Innovation Solution
A foldable small item holder with a pocket featuring a guide stitch and partition stitch, allowing easy insertion and retrieval of items by guiding them into interconnected compartments and folding to secure them.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If change is stored loose in a clothing pocket, then it is easy to access, but the change falls on the floor when keys are removed
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the pocket into multiple compartments using partition stitches, creating separate spaces for different items. This segmentation prevents change from mixing with keys and other objects, allowing change to remain securely in its designated compartment while maintaining easy access.
Solution Approach 2:
The guide stitch acts as an intermediary element that directs and controls the movement of change within the pocket. By creating a sloped pathway, the guide stitch mediates between the opening and the bottom of the compartment, ensuring change stays contained while remaining accessible.
2Reliability
If change is stored in a tight built-in pocket, then it stays secure, but removing change requires taking out one coin at a time
Solution Approach 1:
The invention creates a dynamic access mechanism where the compartment can be opened flexibly at different points along the partition stitch. This allows the user to access multiple coins simultaneously by opening the compartment along a portion of the stitch, rather than being forced to remove items one at a time as with rigid tight pockets.
3Reliability
If change is stored in a purse, then it is protected from falling, but removing change requires turning over the purse which causes change to fall on the floor
Solution Approach 1:
The guide stitch is pre-configured with a downward slope that automatically guides change toward the opening when the compartment is accessed. This preliminary arrangement of the stitch geometry eliminates the need to turn over the purse, as change naturally follows the sloped path to the opening for easy removal.
4Ease of operation
If a pocket is divided into multiple compartments, then items are organized and easy to access, but the pocket structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The invention uses flexible partition stitches made from thin material that can be sewn directly into the pocket fabric. These flexible dividers create multiple compartments without requiring rigid structures or complex assembly, maintaining simplicity while achieving effective organization and access.
Data Source
AI summary
A small item holder for holding small items that includes a pocket opened on one side and formed from a thin material. The pocket can include a guide stich having a first end in close proximity to a corner of the pocket near the opening and a second end at a centerline of the pocket slightly below the opening. The guide stich can be positioned parallel to or at an angle and with respect to the opening. The pocket can further include a partition stich being partially positioned along the centerline of the pocket. The partition stich can start at the second end of the guide stich and continue to an approximate midpoint of the centerline. The partition stich partitions the pocket into a first compartment and a second compartment with the first compartment and the second compartment being interconnected.