Integrated Modesty Panel Structure for Smooth-Fit Swim Bottoms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing close-fitting swim and sportswear fails to effectively conceal and support the genital contours, leading to self-consciousness and discomfort, especially during physical activities, and existing solutions like removable inserts or additional linings are inconvenient or ineffective.
Innovation Solution
A fully integrated, shape-retentive modesty panel made of materials like polyurethane foam or silicone is secured within the crotch portion of the garment to smooth the fabric over genital contours, providing discreet coverage and comfort without shifting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If close-fitting swimwear or active wear is used, then the garment provides a sleek appearance and follows current fashion trends, but the garment fails to conceal genital contours and causes self-consciousness
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates a modesty panel inside the crotch portion of the outer garment, creating a nested structure where the inner panel is concealed within the outer fabric. This allows the garment to maintain its sleek external appearance while providing internal contour coverage, directly resolving the contradiction between sleek appearance and contour concealment.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If removable inserts are added to provide contour coverage, then genital contours are concealed, but the inserts shift, fold, and twist during physical activities requiring manual adjustment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the modesty panel with the garment structure by integrating it into the crotch portion during manufacturing. The panel is secured with stitching or adhesive bonding, creating a unified construction that eliminates shifting and folding issues associated with removable inserts. This integration ensures the modesty panel remains in place during physical activities without requiring manual adjustment.
3Reliability
If additional fabric lining is integrated in the interior of one-piece swimwear, then full body support is provided, but the lining shifts or bunches during body movement and water activities creating visible gaps and bulges
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing contour coverage only in the specific crotch region where it is most needed, rather than adding lining throughout the entire garment. The modesty panel is strategically positioned and shaped to match the anatomical contours of the pubic region, providing targeted support and smoothness without the excess fabric that causes shifting and bunching during movement.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If removable pads are inserted into panties, then genital contours are concealed, but the pads require separate cleaning and become uncomfortable when they shift during vigorous activities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the modesty panel with the garment structure so that they function as a single integrated unit. This eliminates the need for separate cleaning of removable inserts, as the entire garment including the modesty panel can be washed together. The integration also prevents shifting during vigorous activities, resolving both the cleaning complexity and comfort issues.
Data Source
AI summary
Modesty-preserving bottoms as swimwear or active wear are provided. In particular, such bottoms comprise a modesty panel immovably disposed along an inside of a crotch portion of the bottoms to smooth fabric over a wearer's genial area in order to prevent the particular shape, size, and appearance of the wearer's genitalia from being discerned through such fabric. The modesty panel may be concave, to approximate the overall shape of the wearer's genitalia, and comprise shape-retentive, molded padding such as polyfoam. Additional layers, linings, and materials may be provided on an inside of the bottoms over the modesty panel to increase air flow and wick moisture from the wearer's body as needed or desired.