Garment Storage Pouch With Elastic Opening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing garments lack a dynamic storage system that allows for compact storage of exterior garments like jackets without requiring users to dedicate their hands or arms, especially in changing environmental conditions, and fail to provide adaptable storage solutions that can be deployed in various locations.
Innovation Solution
A garment system with a pouch that has a circular opening with an elastic cord or zipper for storage, equipped with a sound-producing device and a clip for attachment to substrates, allowing the garment to be folded and stored within itself, reducing size and enabling hands-free storage and deployment in multiple locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a garment is removed from the user, then the user can change clothing or adjust to environmental conditions, but the user must dedicate a hand or arm to holding the jacket while it is removed
Solution Approach 1:
The garment storage system nests the jacket inside a pouch that attaches to the user's body, allowing the garment to be stored without requiring the user to hold it manually. The pouch contains the jacket in a compressed state, enabling hands-free storage while maintaining adaptability to environmental changes.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage system serves itself by automatically securing the garment to the user's body through attachable components on the pouch, eliminating the need for manual handling. The system provides self-contained storage that frees the user's hands for other activities.
2Ease of operation
If the jacket is disconnected from the user, then the user can remove it for storage, but the risk of loss or misplacement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The jacket is nested within a pouch that attaches to the user's body, creating a secure storage location that reduces loss risk. The pouch acts as a container that holds the garment safely while allowing easy removal when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The pouch serves as an intermediary between the user and the jacket, providing a secure attachment point that reduces the risk of loss. The pouch can be attached to various locations on the user's body, ensuring the jacket remains with the user during removal and storage.
3Ease of manufacture
If a dedicated hanger loop or strap is provided on the garment, then the garment can be hung for storage, but the storage solution is not adaptable for various locations away from static hanger structures
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system transitions from a static hanger-dependent design to a dynamic attachable pouch that can be secured to various locations on the user's body. The pouch uses attachable components that can be positioned at different locations, providing adaptability while maintaining simple construction.
Solution Approach 2:
The pouch is designed to attach to multiple locations on the user's body, providing universal storage capability across different scenarios. The attachable components enable the same pouch to be used at various positions, eliminating the need for location-specific storage solutions.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the garment is folded into a knapsack style storage, then dynamic storage is achieved, but the engagement with the user is cumbersome and requires dedicating portions of the body for carrying
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is segmented into a pouch component and attachable components, separating the storage function from the attachment function. This segmentation allows the pouch to contain the garment while the attachable components provide simple body engagement, avoiding cumbersome integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment mechanism is extracted from the pouch itself and provided as separate attachable components. This extraction simplifies the pouch design while providing easy body engagement through the separate components, avoiding the need for complex integrated attachment systems.
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 efficient, hands-free storage and retrieval of garments, reducing the risk of loss and providing adaptable storage solutions that can be used in various environments without encumbering the user, while also serving as an interactive toy for children.
Implementation Method 1
an elastic cord is disposed within the circumference of the pouch, wherein the elastic cord reduces the circumference of the circular opening
Data Source
AI summary
A garment system has a body portion in communication with at least two arm portions, wherein the body portion has an anterior and posterior segment, and wherein the body portion is configured to engage the torso of a user. A pouch, having a circular opening into a hollow interior, wherein the circular opening has a circumference, wherein the circumference is affixed to the body portion, wherein the body portion and the at least two arm portions are stored within the pouch in a stored position.