Golf Jacket Collar with Unequal Height Sections 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 either feature, and can interfere with a golfer's motion when bending to address a shot.
Innovation Solution
A golf jacket with a collar structure featuring a center section and end sections of unequal heights, providing a snug and structured fit around the neck, combined with a minimal panel and seam design, utilizing a three-layer bonded waterproof fabric for flexibility and durability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a rigid collar construction is used to create a water-tight seal, then weather protection is improved, but comfort and range of motion deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The collar transitions from a rigid structure to a flexible structure through parameter changes in material properties. The flexible collar maintains the ability to create a water-tight seal while adapting to neck movements and providing comfort, resolving the contradiction between seal reliability and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention employs a flexible collar construction that acts as a flexible shell around the neck. This flexible structure can conform to neck movements while still providing weather protection and maintaining a water-tight seal when the jacket is zipped, thus improving both comfort and seal effectiveness.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a high collar is used to improve weather protection, then protection against wind and rain is improved, but interference with golf swing and head movement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The collar height and flexibility parameters are optimized to provide adequate weather protection while allowing sufficient head and neck movement for golf swings. The flexible material and adjusted dimensions enable the collar to protect against elements without restricting the golfer's motion.
3Reliability
If multiple panels and seams are used in collar construction, then weather protection is improved, but complexity and potential leak points increase
Solution Approach 1:
The collar is designed as a unified, simplified structure that merges the protective functions into a single flexible component rather than multiple separate panels. This reduces the number of seams and potential leak points while maintaining effective weather protection through the flexible material's inherent properties.
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AI summary
Golf jackets having improved collar constructions are provided. 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. In one embodiment, the jacket has a minimal amount of panels and stitched seams. The jacket has a lightweight construction, good temperature-regulating properties, high stretch/elasticity, and an outer surface that is highly waterproof. The jacket provides the golfer with a complete range of motion so that he/she is comfortable and can play the game easily.