Interior Lining Gusset for Discreet Fluid Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lower body garments with absorbent regions for fluid absorption are often bulky, uncomfortable, and difficult to conceal, lacking discreet and leakproof functionality suitable for wear as outer garments.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates an integral interior lining secured only around the peripheral perimeter of the garment, featuring a fluid retention gusset with a wicking layer, absorbent layer, and moisture barrier layer, positioned to prevent fluid leakage and integrated with the lining to maintain discreetness and comfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If absorbent regions are bonded and/or laminated to the main body of the garment, then fluid absorption capability is improved, but the garment becomes bulky and uncomfortable
Solution Approach 1:
The absorbent functionality is segmented into a separate removable liner component rather than being permanently bonded to the main garment body. This allows the absorbent region to be detached when not needed, eliminating bulkiness while preserving fluid absorption capability when the liner is in use.
Solution Approach 2:
The absorbent liner is extracted as a separate component from the main garment body, connected only through a peripheral perimeter attachment. This extraction allows the bulk of the absorbent material to be removed from the garment structure, reducing overall bulkiness while maintaining absorbent functionality.
2Reliability
If absorbent regions are made bulky to ensure adequate fluid retention, then fluid absorption capability is improved, but the garment becomes difficult to conceal and uncomfortable to wear
Solution Approach 1:
The absorbent liner is segmented as a separate component that can be removed or adjusted, allowing the garment to maintain a sleek profile when the liner is not in use. The liner itself contains the bulk of absorbent material in a concentrated, concealed manner.
Solution Approach 2:
The absorbent liner is nested within the garment structure, attached only at the peripheral perimeter, allowing it to be concealed within the garment's overall shape. The liner's absorbent bulk is hidden within the garment's interior space, maintaining a smooth external profile.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the interior lining is secured to the main body around the entire perimeter, then structural stability is improved, but the garment becomes less flexible and more bulky
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment of the interior lining is segmented to occur only at the peripheral perimeter rather than across the entire surface. This partial attachment provides sufficient structural stability to keep the lining in place while leaving the central areas free to move and flex with the garment.
Solution Approach 2:
The lining attachment transitions from a static full-perimeter bond to a dynamic partial-perimeter attachment that allows the lining to adapt and move with the garment's flexing motions, maintaining stability only where structurally necessary at the edges.
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 provides a discreet, leakproof, and comfortable lower body garment that effectively absorbs and retains fluids without visible seams or bulkiness, allowing for wear as an outer garment without compromising comfort or aesthetics.
Implementation Method 1
a wicking layer, an absorbent layer, and a moisture barrier layer. The wicking layer may be positioned against the wearer when the lower body garment is worn
Implementation Method 2
The absorbent layer may be configured to absorb and retain at least 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of liquid
Data Source
AI summary
Lower body garments include a main body having an integral interior lining that is only secured to the main body of the garment around a peripheral lining perimeter of the interior lining. The interior lining may secure a fluid retention gusset such that the outline of the gusset is not visible on outside of garment. A gusset perimeter of the fluid retention gusset may be secured to the interior lining, but not to the main body of the garment, which may result in a leakproof lower body garment that is not immediately recognizable as having such a function when the lower body garment is worn. The interior lining may not extend around the entire right and left leg portions of the main body, such that right and left lateral leg regions may be positioned to separate anterior and posterior portions of the interior lining from each other.