Garment Stretching Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Garment items like shirt sleeves and pant legs often shrink during drying, leading to a loss of length, and existing stretching devices are not effective in restoring their original length.
Innovation Solution
A clip with integrated first weights is designed to stretch shirt sleeves or pant legs, and additional second weights can be attached to increase the weight for enhanced stretching, allowing the garment to be suspended and stretched back to its original length.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing stretching devices are used, then garments can be stretched, but they are not effective in restoring original length
Solution Approach 1:
The device divides the stretching function into separate components: a clip for attachment and removable weights for adjustable tension. This segmentation allows the core stretching mechanism to be simple while achieving effective restoration through configurable weight selection.
Solution Approach 2:
The device changes the parameter of stretching force by allowing users to select and attach different numbers of weights. This parameter adjustment enables the same basic device structure to achieve effective stretching for different garment types and shrinkage levels.
2Force
If fixed weight stretching device is used, then device structure is simple, but stretching force is insufficient for severe shrinkage
Solution Approach 1:
The device transitions from a fixed-weight design to a dynamic, adjustable-weight system. Users can attach or remove weights based on the severity of shrinkage, allowing the stretching force to adapt to different situations without complicating the basic device structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The device combines the clip component with multiple weight units that can be selectively assembled. This composite approach allows the system to provide variable stretching force while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure through modular assembly.
3Adaptability or versatility
If adjustable weight system is added, then stretching effectiveness increases, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the weight system into separate, identical units, the device achieves high adaptability without proportional increases in complexity. Each weight unit is a simple, repeatable component that can be attached or removed based on needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The clip and weight units are designed as universal components that work together in various combinations. The same basic components serve multiple functions: the clip provides attachment while the weights provide adjustable tension, creating a versatile system from simple elements.
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 device effectively stretches shirt sleeves and pant legs to their original length by utilizing the integrated and adjustable weights, providing a practical solution for garments that shrink during drying.
Implementation Method 1
A pair of first weights is each integrated into a respective one of the first wing and the second wing to stretch the shirt sleeve or the pant leg when the clip is attached to the shirt sleeve or the pant leg
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AI summary
A garment stretching assembly for stretching a shirt sleeve or a pant leg includes a clip that includes a first wing that compresses against a second wing. The clip can be suspended from a cuff of a shirt sleeve or a cuff of a pant leg. A pair of first weights is each integrated into a respective one of the first wing and the second wing to stretch the shirt sleeve or the pant leg when the clip is attached to the shirt sleeve or the pant leg. A plurality of second weights is provided and respective ones of the second weights is releasably attachable to a respective one of the first weights for increasing the weight of the clip.