Garment assembly with deployable seat
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Solution Overview
Problem
Hunting vests with detachable seats face issues of noise generation and inconvenience when disconnecting and reconnecting the seat, which can spook game and require manual handling, especially when moving short or significant distances.
Innovation Solution
A garment assembly with a deployable seat interconnected via elastic members that allow the seat to pivot or flip from a stowed to a deployed position without disconnecting from the garment, using elastic strap sections and hinging straps to facilitate movement and maintain contact with the user.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the seat is disconnected from the hunting vest using straps with buckles, then the seat can be totally separated for manual handling, but noise is generated that may spook nearby game
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the buckle mechanism from the seat attachment system. Instead of using straps with buckles that require manual engagement and disengagement, the seat is permanently attached to the garment through elastic members that allow automatic deployment and retraction without any connecting or disconnecting actions, thereby eliminating noise generation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical buckle-and-strap system with an elastic member system. The elastic members provide both attachment and deployment functionality through their elastic properties, eliminating the need for mechanical buckles that generate noise during engagement and disengagement.
2Ease of operation
If the seat is disconnected from the hunting vest, then the hunter can manually move the seat, but the hunter must manually re-attach the seat which is time consuming and generates noise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the time-consuming buckle operation from the system. The seat remains permanently attached to the garment through elastic members, allowing the hunter to simply deploy the seat by pulling it forward without any re-attachment steps, eliminating both time loss and noise generation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses elastic members that dynamically adjust to the hunter's movements. When the hunter pulls the seat forward, the elastic members extend to allow deployment; when the hunter returns to standing position, the elastic members automatically retract the seat, providing dynamic, automatic adjustment without manual intervention.
3Ease of operation
If the seat is disconnected from the hunting vest, then the hunter can move the seat, but there is risk that the hunter will forget the disconnected seat when moving
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the disconnection step entirely from the system. The seat remains permanently attached to the garment through elastic members, eliminating the risk of forgetting a disconnected seat while maintaining the ability to deploy and retract the seat as needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic members provide self-service functionality by automatically retracting the seat when the hunter returns to a standing position. This automatic retraction mechanism ensures the seat remains with the hunter without requiring manual attention or memory.
4Reliability
If traditional straps with buckles are used to retain the seat, then the seat can be secured to the vest, but operating the buckles/hooks generates noise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical buckle system with an elastic member system that uses elastic tension rather than mechanical fastening. The elastic members maintain reliable seat retention through continuous elastic force without requiring buckles or hooks that generate noise during operation.
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 and efficient deployment and retraction of the seat without noise, allowing users to move freely without holding the seat, maintaining contact and convenience in various applications like hunting.
Implementation Method 1
at least one elastic member that interconnects the garment and the seat... Generally, the elastic member may be stretched or extended to move the seat from the stowed position to a deployed position
Implementation Method 2
The elastic member may also resiliently bias the seat into engagement with a user when the seat is in a deployed position
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.