Reusable Holding Looping Member for Material Saving Clothing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing absorbent articles for patients with paralysis or using urinary catheters face challenges such as excessive consumable material usage, high cost, skin irritation, urine leakage, and difficulties in attachment and catheter management, particularly due to the need for excessive material and complex installation procedures.
Innovation Solution
A material-saving clothing system featuring a reusable holding and looping member with extendible/retractable sections, anti-skidding glue, and adjustable fastening mechanisms that allows for secure attachment and easy manipulation of absorbent articles from either side, reducing material consumption and preventing catheter entanglement and leakage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of substance
If traditional absorbent articles are used for patients with paralysis or urinary catheters, then absorption function is provided, but excessive consumable material is used leading to high cost and environmental damage
Solution Approach 1:
The absorbent article is divided into a reusable holding and looping member and a separate absorbent article. The holding and looping member can be repeatedly used to secure multiple absorbent articles, eliminating the need for excessive consumable material while maintaining the absorption function.
Solution Approach 2:
The holding and looping member is designed to be repeatedly used and recovered, while only the absorbent article is discarded. This separates the reusable component from the consumable component, reducing material consumption and cost.
2Reliability
If traditional absorbent articles are used, then absorption is provided, but skin attachment is poor leading to urine leakage
Solution Approach 1:
The holding and looping member is designed with a curved shape that conforms to the body's contours, providing secure attachment and preventing urine leakage. The curved design ensures proper contact and sealing against the skin.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening function is extracted from the absorbent article and placed in a separate holding and looping member. This allows the fastening mechanism to be optimized for security without compromising the absorption function, preventing urine leakage through reliable attachment.
3Ease of operation
If traditional absorbent articles are used, then absorption is provided, but installation and catheter management is difficult due to complex procedures
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into a reusable holding and looping member and a separate absorbent article. This separation simplifies installation procedures as the holding and looping member can be easily adjusted and repositioned without complex manipulations, while the absorbent article is simply placed inside.
Solution Approach 2:
The holding and looping member is designed with dynamic adjustment capabilities, allowing it to be easily positioned and secured from either side. The extendible and retractable sections enable flexible installation that adapts to different body types and catheter configurations, reducing procedural complexity.
4Reliability
If traditional absorbent articles are used, then absorption is provided, but catheter entanglement and displacement occur
Solution Approach 1:
The catheter management function is extracted from the absorbent article and integrated into the holding and looping member. The extendible and retractable sections provide dedicated pathways that prevent catheter entanglement and displacement, while the separate absorbent article focuses solely on absorption without interfering with catheter stability.
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 solution effectively reduces material waste, enhances skin comfort, prevents urine leakage, and facilitates easy replacement and adjustment of absorbent articles, improving both environmental and economic sustainability while ensuring secure attachment and catheter management.
Implementation Method 1
catheter anti-skidding glue (that provide flexibility and elasticity and does not detach even being kneaded)
Implementation Method 2
an elastic band arranged therein, and, coupled to each of outer ends thereof is a pulling and holding band
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is material saving clothing including a repeatedly usable general-purpose holding and looping member for replacement with a full-pad type or a partial-pad type absorbent article and an absorbent article. The holding and looping member has a rear waist portion that is provided with a rear opening and a rear clamp section and a front portion that is provided with a front opening and a front clamping section. The front portion is provided, on a lower portion of each of left and right sides thereof, with a side clamp section and anti-skidding glue. The absorbent article is provided, above a rear end thereof, with left and right rear pulling sections positionable into a rear opening and clamped (from opposite sides) by a rear clamp section and a front clamping section provided above a front end to be pulled through a front opening for clamping by a front clamping section.