Golf Jacket Collar with Asymmetric Height for Weather Seal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional golf jackets lack an effective water-tight collar construction that balances rigidity and comfort, often sacrificing one for the other, and can interfere with a golfer's movement when addressing the ball.
Innovation Solution
A golf jacket with a collar structure featuring a center section and end sections of unequal heights, where the center section is greater than the end sections, providing a snug and structured fit around the neck while maintaining flexibility and durability, with a zipper system that ensures a secure closure without excessive tightness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the collar is made with uniform height sections, then the collar structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the collar cannot provide effective water-tight seal and comfort simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The collar body member is divided into multiple sections: a center section and two end sections. Each section has a different height, creating a segmented structure that provides both functionality and complexity. The center section has a first height while the end sections have a second height, allowing the collar to achieve water-tight seal while maintaining manageable structural complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
Different sections of the collar are given different local qualities through varying heights. The center section has a greater height to provide enhanced water-tight seal at the critical neck area, while the end sections have a reduced height for comfort and mobility. This local differentiation allows the collar to optimize performance at specific locations without uniformly increasing complexity throughout the entire structure.
2Strength
If the collar is made with greater rigidity, then the collar provides better weather protection, but the collar interferes with golfer's movement when addressing the ball
Solution Approach 1:
The collar incorporates a zipper closure system that allows dynamic adjustment between open and closed states. When the golfer needs full range of motion to address the ball, the zipper can be opened to reduce collar interference. When weather protection is needed, the zipper closes to provide rigidity and seal. This dynamic capability resolves the contradiction between maintaining rigidity for protection and allowing movement freedom.
Solution Approach 2:
The collar's effective rigidity and coverage parameters are changed through the zipper mechanism. By opening or closing the zipper, the collar transitions between different functional states: a more rigid, protected state when closed, and a more flexible, movement-friendly state when open. This parameter change allows the collar to adapt to different operational requirements without compromising either protection or mobility.
3Reliability
If the collar center section height is increased, then the water-tight seal is improved, but the collar may become uncomfortable or distracting during golf activities
Solution Approach 1:
The collar employs asymmetric design where the center section has a different height than the end sections. Specifically, the center section has a greater height to provide superior water-tight seal at the neck's critical area, while the end sections have reduced heights that prevent discomfort and distraction during golf activities. This asymmetric configuration optimizes protection where needed most while maintaining comfort during movement.
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AI summary
Golf jackets having improved collar constructions are provided. The golf jacket includes a shaped collar having lower and upper edges. The height of the center section of the collar is longer than the height of the first and second end sections of the collar. When closed, the collar can provide an effective weather-proof seal around the neck region. The jacket is durable and the collar construction protects the wearer from rain, wind, and other inclement weather conditions. The jacket and collar also are comfortable and sufficiently flexible. The jacket provides the golfer with a complete range of motion so that he/she can play the game more easily.