Garment Pocket with Spacers for Airflow and Device Security
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pockets in gym or workout attire often fail to securely retain electronic devices during dynamic activities, leading to device loss or discomfort due to moisture accumulation and difficulty in accessing the device.
Innovation Solution
A pocket design with spacers that offset the pocket from the garment, promoting air circulation and allowing easy access and viewing of the device, using breathable or moisture-resistant materials with selective attachment means and an elastic strap for secure retention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a holder is strapped tightly to the user's arm to securely hold the electronic device, then device security is improved, but accessibility and comfort deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The holder is divided into multiple functional segments: a secure retention mechanism (elastic band), a viewing mechanism (flip-up pocket), and a protective mechanism (waterproof casing). This segmentation allows each part to perform its specific function independently, providing security when needed and accessibility when needed without compromising the other.
Solution Approach 2:
The holder transitions from a static strapped configuration to a dynamic system where the pocket can flip-up for viewing and the device can be accessed while remaining secured. The elastic band provides dynamic tension to maintain security while allowing movement for accessibility.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a waterproof casing is used to protect the electronic device from perspiration and moisture, then device protection is improved, but breathability and comfort deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
A breathable waterproof material is introduced as an intermediary layer between the user's body and the electronic device. This material acts as a mediator that blocks moisture from reaching the device while still allowing breathability to prevent moisture accumulation on the user's skin.
Solution Approach 2:
The waterproof casing utilizes porous or breathable waterproof material that allows water vapor to pass through while blocking liquid water. This enables the casing to provide protection from perspiration and moisture while maintaining breathability to prevent uncomfortable moisture accumulation.
3Reliability
If the pocket is positioned close to the garment for secure retention, then device security is improved, but air circulation and comfort deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The pocket is positioned in a third dimension relative to the garment, offset by spacers to create vertical clearance. This dimensional adjustment allows the pocket to remain securely attached to the garment while maintaining air circulation space between the pocket and the user's body.
Solution Approach 2:
Spacers are introduced as intermediary elements between the pocket and the garment. These spacers maintain a consistent gap that facilitates air circulation while ensuring the pocket remains securely positioned on the garment, thus resolving the contradiction between security and breathability.
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 pocket design effectively prevents device loss and discomfort by maintaining air circulation, reducing moisture accumulation, and allowing easy access and operation of the device during strenuous activities.
Implementation Method 1
The one or more spacers offset or displace the pocket a given distance away from the garment. The purpose of the spacers is to promote air circulation between the pocket and the underlying garment and/or the user
Data Source
AI summary
A pocket, a garment, and a method of using the pocket on the garment. A first selective garment attachment interface is disposed at a first end of a pocket. A second selective garment attachment interface is disposed at a second end of a pocket distal from a first end of the pocket. First and second selective garment attachment interfaces are configured to selectively couple a pocket to a surface of a garment.