Garment assembly with deployable seat
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Solution Overview
Problem
Hunting vests with detachable seats face noise issues when disconnecting and reconnecting, are time-consuming, and risk seat misplacement during movement, as they require manual handling and frequent buckle engagement/disengagement.
Innovation Solution
A garment assembly with elastic members that interconnect the seat and garment, allowing for deployment without disconnecting, using elastic strap sections that stretch and contract to facilitate pivoting or flipping motions, maintaining contact with the user and eliminating the need for manual handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the seat is disconnected from the hunting vest using straps and buckles, then the seat can be manually moved and repositioned, but noise is generated that may spook nearby game and the process is time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The invention removes the detachable buckle mechanism from the seat assembly, extracting the noise-generating component while maintaining the essential function of seat deployment. The seat is instead retained by elastic straps that eliminate the need for buckle engagement and disengagement, thereby eliminating the harmful noise factor.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic straps automatically retain the seat against the garment without requiring manual intervention for attachment or detachment. The seat deploys and retracts through the elastic tension and compression of the straps, making the system self-servicing and eliminating the need for operator interaction with buckles or fasteners.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the seat is disconnected from the hunting vest, then the hunter can move the seat manually, but the hunter must manually re-attach the seat which is time-consuming and generates noise
Solution Approach 1:
The invention transforms the static attach-detach system into a dynamic elastic retention system. The elastic straps continuously maintain tension between the seat and garment, allowing the seat to move freely within the elastic limit while remaining connected. This eliminates the time-consuming attach-detach cycle while preserving seat mobility.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention combines the functions of seat retention and seat mobility into a single elastic strap system. The same elastic straps that retain the seat to the garment also enable its movement and deployment, merging previously separate functions (attachment mechanism and movement mechanism) into one integrated system.
3Ease of operation
If the seat is disconnected from the hunting vest, then the hunter can reposition the seat, but there is a risk that the hunter will forget the disconnected seat when moving
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic straps serve as an intermediary element that maintains continuous connection between the seat and the garment. This intermediary retains the seat throughout movement and deployment operations, eliminating the risk of the seat being left behind while still allowing easy repositioning through the elastic medium.
4Stability of the object's composition
If traditional straps with buckles are used to retain the seat, then the seat can be secured to the garment, but the buckles must be unhooked to deploy the seat which generates noise
Solution Approach 1:
The invention replaces the mechanical buckle engagement system with an elastic tension-based retention system. Instead of using interlocking mechanical components (buckles and holes), the system uses elastic straps that rely on tensile force to maintain attachment, thereby eliminating the noise-generating mechanical engagement and disengagement actions.
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
Enables quiet, efficient, and convenient deployment and re-deployment of the seat without noise, allowing users to move freely without holding the seat, as the elastic interconnections maintain contact and reattach automatically.
Implementation Method 1
at least one elastic member that interconnects the garment and the seat... Each of these first and second elastic strap sections may be part of a single strap that extends side-to-side through the interior of the seat... Generally, the above-noted first and second elastic strap sections may stretch or extend to accommodate movement of the seat from a stowed position to a deployed position
Implementation Method 2
the elastic interconnections maintain contact and reattach automatically
Data Source
AI summary
A garment assembly includes a garment and a seat. The seat includes a front surface, a rear surface, a first side surface and a second side surface and defines an aperture that extends through the seat from the first side surface to the second side surface. The assembly further includes an at least partially elastic member including a first end section attached to the garment, a second end section attached to the garment, and an intermediate section extending through the seat aperture. At least one of the first end section and the second end section are elastic, and the intermediate section is elastic, such that the seat is deployable between a stowed position and a deployed position and exterior to the garment in the stowed and deployed position. The seat is configured to extend substantially vertical while stowed and substantially horizontal while deployed.