Long-Sleeve Garment Viewing Window for Wrist-Worn Device Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Long sleeves on fitness and sports garments obstruct the view of wrist-worn devices, such as smart watches and fitness trackers, requiring the wearer to move or remove their thumb to access the device.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a wrist worn device opening in the sleeve, which can be transparent or covered by a flap, allowing visual access to the device without needing to move the sleeve, and optionally using elastic material or fasteners for closure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If long sleeves are used to cover the wrist area, then warmth and protection are improved, but visual access to the wrist-worn device is blocked
Solution Approach 1:
The sleeve is segmented by creating a separate opening or window in the sleeve fabric at the wrist area. This allows the sleeve to remain intact for warmth while providing a dedicated access point for viewing the wrist-worn device without removing the entire sleeve.
Solution Approach 2:
A transparent window or opening acts as an intermediary element between the sleeve fabric and the wrist-worn device. This intermediary allows visual access through the sleeve material, enabling the wearer to view the device while maintaining the protective covering of the long sleeve.
2Ease of operation
If the thumb is inserted through a hole in the sleeve for proper fit, then comfort and fit are improved, but the ability to view the wrist device is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The viewing access is segmented as a separate opening distinct from the thumb hole. This allows the thumb to remain inserted through the thumb hole for proper sleeve fit while the separate opening provides unobstructed visual access to the wrist device.
Solution Approach 2:
The viewing opening is positioned in a different spatial dimension or location on the sleeve, allowing simultaneous access through the thumb hole and visual access through the opening without interference between the two functions.
3Loss of information
If the sleeve opening is made larger to view the device, then visual access is improved, but warmth and protection are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The sleeve system is segmented into two functional openings: a small thumb hole for fit and a strategically positioned viewing opening for device access. This segmentation allows the main sleeve structure to remain closed for warmth while providing minimal openings for specific functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The viewing opening is positioned locally at the wrist area where it is needed for device visibility, while the rest of the sleeve maintains its full coverage for warmth. The opening size is optimized locally to provide sufficient viewing access without compromising overall sleeve coverage.
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AI summary
A system for providing visual access to a wrist worn device in at least one sleeve of a garment is provided. The system includes an opening or a window positioned on the sleeve such that when the garment is worn in such a manner that the wearer cannot move their sleeve to view their wrist worn device, the system allows for visual and tactical access to the wearer's wrist worn device.