Loop Straps for Buttock Lifting in Body-Shaping Apparel
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing body-shaping apparel is often too restrictive, bulky, or inadequate in providing support and shaping features, particularly for lifting and shaping the buttocks, and is not compatible with modern fashion styles like hip-hugging jeans and mid-rift shirts.
Innovation Solution
The use of pair of loop straps or closed loop straps with a tacky interior surface, such as silicone, that encircle the upper thigh to lift and support the buttocks, optionally combined with hosiery extensions that can extend down to the knee or ankle, and adjustable straps for customizable fit, integrated into a brief or panty design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional undergarment constructions are used to provide support and shaping, then basic shaping function is achieved, but the garments become too restrictive, bulky, and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the body-shaping function into separate modular components: adhesive strips for buttock lifting, thigh bands for thigh engagement, and optional hosiery extensions. Each component performs a specific function independently, allowing the system to provide comprehensive shaping support without requiring a single complex garment structure. This segmentation eliminates the bulk and restrictiveness of traditional integrated undergarments while maintaining reliable support functionality.
2Reliability
If traditional undergarment designs are used to provide lifting support, then some basic support is achieved, but adequate concentrated support at the juncture of upper thighs and buttocks is not provided
Solution Approach 1:
The invention applies adhesive strips with tacky material specifically at the critical location where the buttock meets the upper thigh - the juncture that requires concentrated support for lifting. This localized application of adhesive force provides targeted support exactly where needed, rather than distributing support uniformly across the entire garment. The thigh bands are positioned to engage specifically at the upper thigh region, concentrating the lifting action at the anatomical juncture for maximum effectiveness.
3Reliability
If traditional undergarments are used for shaping, then basic shaping is achieved, but they are not compatible with modern form-fitting and revealing fashions
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the essential body-shaping function from traditional bulky undergarments and implements it through minimal, discrete adhesive strips and bands that can be applied directly to the skin. These thin, flexible components conform to the body's natural contours and remain invisible under form-fitting clothing such as hip-hugging jeans and mid-rise shirts. The optional hosiery extensions provide additional shaping coverage while maintaining a sleek profile that is compatible with modern revealing fashions, eliminating the need for visible traditional undergarment structures.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Provides a simple, efficient, and practical approach to lifting and shaping the buttocks, creating a higher and more desirable profile without padding, while being discreet under other garments.
Implementation Method 1
The loop straps may include an interior surface that includes a tacky surface. For example, each loop strap may include an interior surface that includes at least one stripe of a tacky material or a tackified material. In certain embodiments, the stripes have width ranging from about 0.5 centimeters to about 1.5 centimeters. In certain suggested embodiments, the tacky surface is formed from a material that includes silicone.
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AI summary
The present invention provides body-shaping apparel designed to lift and support the lower portion of a person's buttocks relative to the top of the person's thighs that include a pair of loop straps that are dimensioned to encircle and engage the top of a person's thigh at the juncture of the thigh and buttock and to lift and support a buttock upwardly relative to the top of the person's thigh.