Garment With Integrated Collar Storage Pocket

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Solution Overview

Problem

Households, especially those with young children, face challenges in managing clothing organization due to busy schedules, leading to disorganized and creased clothes that are difficult to store efficiently, often resulting in lost items and wasted time.

Innovation Solution

A garment with an integrated storage pocket positioned inside the collar, allowing the folded garment to be stored compactly within itself, maintaining organization and preventing loss, while the pocket's design ensures easy folding and recognition through color or pattern differentiation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If clothes are folded quickly in a hurry, then folding time is reduced, but clothes become disorganized and creased

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvefolding speedVSAvoidclothing organization

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The garment includes a pre-integrated storage pocket as part of its structure, prepared in advance during manufacturing. This preliminary preparation allows the garment to be stored properly without requiring additional folding actions or external storage containers, thus maintaining organization while enabling quick storage.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Area of stationary object

If clothes are stored in closets without integrated storage solutions, then storage space is available, but clothes are subject to disorder and loss

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage spaceVSAvoidclothing organization

Core Design Contradiction:

Area of stationary objectVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The garment stores itself within its own integrated storage pocket, creating a nested structure where the pocket contains the folded garment. This self-nesting mechanism ensures the garment remains organized and contained without requiring external storage containers or closet space.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The garment includes its own storage pocket as an integral part of its design, enabling it to store itself without external assistance. The pocket is positioned and sized to receive the folded garment, allowing the garment to maintain its own organization independently.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If a storage pocket is added to the garment, then storage functionality is improved, but garment complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage functionalityVSAvoidgarment structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The storage pocket is merged with the garment body as an integral component rather than a separate attachment. The pocket is formed from the garment's own fabric layers, with the front and back portions connected by stitching that becomes part of the garment's existing structure, minimizing additional complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentEP3704975B1Garment with built-in storage pocket

Publication Date: 2021.12.15 PETIT BATEAU

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AI summary

A garment (10, 100, 200) comprises a garment body (12, 212) and a storage pocket (28) located on the inner surface (14) of the back (20) of the garment body (12, 212) towards the collar (23). The storage pocket (28) consists of a portion of the inner surface (14) of the garment body (12, 212) and an added piece (28). The added piece (26) is sized so that the storage pocket (28) can hold the folded garment body (12, 212) inside it. When the garment body (12, 212) is folded into the storage pocket (26), the inside of the storage pocket (28) is defined by the outer face (30) of the added piece (28) and the inner surface (14) of the front (18) of the garment body (12, 212).